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Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... abortion for gender selection? After all the work, all the people involved, and all the good luck to actually have a ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... in the 1890s, and with the influx of workers, medical people also found their way to the new towns of Nelson, ...
Blog / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
... there have been many attempts by many well-intentioned people to correct this inequality, it still exists. To a ... have internalized these inequalities, similar to the way people in another age thought of kings and aristocrats as ... side of the mean at 170 cm then you know that 66% of people on the planet will have a height between 160 cm and ...
Blog, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew Assad Joseph Chedrawe, MSc
... COVID-19 pandemic has made it increasingly difficult for people to connect due to physical distancing. This has had a negative impact on people’s mental health, both at the individual and ... distancing has also been shown to exacerbate symptoms for people living with pre-existing psychiatric conditions.[ 3 ...
Blog / BY: Tahmeena Ali, MD, CCFP, FCFP
... are the main stars, while there are countless background people who provide ongoing support for the many hours it will ... workday lengthened, the spirit of collaboration continued. People were open and keen to support each other in their ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... and touch does not vanish. As the article puts it, “people may in fact suffer from the absence of loving and ...
Blog, COVID-19 / BY: Rupinder Brar, MD, CCFP(AM)
... heard anecdotally the terrifying impact this virus has on people. For many of us, our professional roles in the ... trajectory and overall impact on our communities.  Many people with untreated or undertreated substance use disorder ... very least reduce harms associated with drug use and help people self-isolate during this pandemic. Recent Health ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... physical medical issues. Whereas so far younger people seem to be at lower risk of severe health outcomes, ... to mental health.  In a recent Canadian study, 36% of people 15 to 34 years old, 27% of people 35 to 54 years old, and 14.5% of people 55 and older ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... packages from distant relatives living in Vancouver, BC—people I’d never know before. Toothpaste, soaps, candy, and ... a Jamaican accent. Looking back, now I wish the admissions people had asked me to take a Canadian history course. It was ... begin to understand the history of this land—and of the people who have lived here for many thousands of years. I ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... a rise of anti-vaccination movements that pose a threat to people’s health and to the collective community immunity.  ... by many as an attempt to oppose God’s punishments upon people for their sins. Others objected to vaccinations for ... League in London saw its mission to protect people’s liberties from being invaded by compulsory ...