The transition of a child from pediatric care to the adult health system is a significant and typically stressful event for young patients and their families. That’s particularly true when there are... Read More

I turned on my computer this morning and clicked on the Google webpage to do a search on aphasia, and, in particular, on Pierre Paul Broca, the celebrated neuroanatomist of the 1850s. To my... Read More

My interest in the origins of publicly funded medical care in BC, and Doctors of BC’s role in it, was renewed when the BC government announced a 50% reduction in Medical Service Plan premiums as of 1... Read More

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian... Read More

A former colleague and ardent reader of the London Times brought my attention to an article in the 2 December 2017 issue: “Gay twin may offer an answer to mystery of our sexuality.” The mystery is... Read More