Sunday, 16 June, is Father’s Day. On that day I will raise a glass of fine red wine to celebrate the 2484th birthday of Hippocrates, the Greek physician of ancient times, who is considered to be the... Read More
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Dear reader: you may have noticed the placement of the apostrophe in the title of this blog post makes “Mothers” a plural possessive. Anna Jarvis, who in 1905 started the campaign for an official... Read More
Roger Angle, a longtime contributor to the New York Times, died 2 years ago at age 101. Just a few years earlier (at age 93), he contributed to an article in the New York Times titled “Summers end... Read More
The recent closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Library brought back all sorts of library-related memories. My mind went to 1949 when I was a penniless second-year premed student... Read More
The UBC Medicine Spring Gala is a yearly celebration of the visual and performing arts, where UBC medical students from all 4 years come together to showcase their talents and passions from outside... Read More