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Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
The doctrine of “do no harm” is a central theme in a physician’s duty to care for patients. Typically it refers to situations where doctors might hurt patients with inappropriate treatments, but it also applies to... Read More
Two years ago, I bought a used car. I don’t count myself as an unintelligent man, but my experience gave me, I hope, further wisdom and insight into the ways that we can all be inclined to believe what we want to.... Read More
Our ability to use logic, reason, and evidence has for millennia been woven into the social, legal, and scientific fabric, ensuring we deliver safeguards and dividends ranging from legal protections to research... Read More
Dr Gunn points out that InspireHealth physicians are salaried and that the clinic is a nonprofit society. Our article does not dispute this. Characterizing the approach taken at InspireHealth, Dr Gunn invokes the... Read More
Of the many things that patients fear being told by their doctor, a diagnosis of cancer ranks near the top. Doctors have long recognized that patients with cancer, as with any serious disease, are not always able or... Read More
While Dr Bell rightly points out that the current scientific literature is not perfect, his letter contains a number of statements and misconceptions that require rebuttal. My article focused on the perils of... Read More
In 1925 John T. Scopes, a Tennessee high school teacher, was convicted of teaching evolution to his students. The so-called Scopes Monkey Trial generated intense interest and stimulated debate about the role of science... Read More
Telus World of Science is displaying the Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds and the Brain exhibition until early January. The exhibit is renowned for the human bodies, specially preserved through a method called... Read More
Recent industry concerns over Health Canada’s backlog of roughly 10000 so-called natural remedies awaiting pre-market review[1] have not gone unheeded by Health Canada. In a move reminiscent of a Kafka novel,... Read More
There are many reasons for the physician shortage that now exists, and this medical human resources crisis is likely to deepen as our aging population of doctors moves into retirement. But while cogent explanations for... Read More