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Blog / BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC
... we’re still accepting of discrimination against people who suffer from obesity.   If we’re honest with ... gluttony, or weakness. We can make jokes about fat people and rarely get called on it. We talk about how ... an excellent way to undermine the struggles that these people are going through. The truth is, obesity is a medical ...
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 ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... we started Prior to 1921, a diagnosis of diabetes in young people was a virtual death sentence; the average life ...
Blog / BY: Craig Stevenson
... team of health care professionals, researchers, and people with hearing loss who want improved access to hearing ...
Blog / BY: Jonathan McDonald
“My life is different from most people’s.” That’s what Mandie, a young mother of three ... with one another about their challenges and triumphs. “People who are taking care of their family and friends often ... support or simply to learn about the challenges so many people are experiencing while they’re taking care of ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... , an American not-for-profit organization that honors “people responsible for the great technical advances that make ...
Blog / BY: Jan Hajek, MD
... iron, calcium, and amino acids (except for B12).[ 4 ]  People eating a predominantly or completely plant-based diet ...
Blog / BY: Vivienne Beard, MD
... to roll my eyes, but it is my job to use my eyes to see people with sincere, balanced compassion.   —Vivienne ...
Blog / BY: Javis Lui, BA
... FIT kit. FIT is a routine screening test recommended for people between the ages of 50 and 74 with no symptoms of ... the cause of these symptoms. FIT is not appropriate for people with these symptoms. Labs temporarily suspended the ... in efforts to minimize COVID-19 transmission in healthy people. —Javis Lui Leader, Screening Promotions, BC Cancer ...
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 ...