Anesthesiologists take consciousness away from a patient before a surgical procedure and then bring consciousness back to the patient after the operation is finished. Consciousness has been an... Read More

Dr Kathleen Ross The practice of medicine is evolving at a pace unimaginable in previous times. As this evolution unfolds, we need to take a hard look at the basic tenets of care that, as... Read More

A few months ago, I read something about the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2003 and I remember thinking, it’s only a matter of time until something else strikes. In case you... Read More

It’s 2020 and I’m wearing perfume. I wear Very Irresistible by Givenchy. Very irresistible to some but apparently toxic to others. It took an incident at a friend’s house to make me realize the... Read More

The current family doctor shortage is a crisis. It is especially bad where I live, in Parksville on Vancouver Island. Why has the situation become so dire? In my opinion, it has happened because of... Read More