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Blog / BY: Alastair McAlpine, MD
... attention to infectious diseases that can spread between people and animals. On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur ... in Canada and dramatically reduced the numbers of cases in people. The devastating death  of a young man in British ... the terrestrial wildlife trade and provided support  for people who had relied on breeding wild animals for income. In ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... building at this level. Such integration will benefit people and help countries move toward the goal of universal ... hearing problems. According to the WHO, nearly 80% of people with disabling hearing loss live in low- or ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... because of the positive subjective experiences that people in general and caregivers specifically may have toward ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... type of active/passive practice style with sick people. This healer’s style remained dominant for thousands ... by religious beliefs and the reacceptance of magic, sick people were regarded as helpless without doctors’ magical ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... along with edible plants used traditionally by Indigenous people, including berries (the list is almost endless), ...
Blog, COVID-19 / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... of a contagious illness that affects a large number of people in a community, region, or defined population. A ... crossing boundaries, and affecting a large number of people. We are now in the grasp of a pandemic caused by a ... to infection. Vulnerable populations also include people living in disadvantaged communities, those suffering ...
Blog / BY: Manisha Jogendran
... recreation, and equality for all genders of Indigenous people of all ages. A performance isn’t complete without an ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... personnel respond rationally and effectively to the people in their care.  Forty years later, an article from ... by asking two questions: what are the intimacy concerns of people over the age of 50, and which interventions are ... and sensitive area.[ 2 ] The reviews confirmed that older people may prefer to view sex as expressions of physical and ...
Blog, COVID-19 / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... auditory, or olfactory stimulation to the point that some people may feel intruded upon and react negatively. Today we ... circumstances the interpersonal distance chosen by people depends on attitudes toward each other, as well as ... neighborhoods, cities, and even countries. Overall, people are resilient to short-term social distancing, ...
Blog / BY: UBC Medicine Spring Gala Publicity Team