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Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
Dr Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915) It is my wish to disembark from a time machine in Tubingen, ... Alzheimer moved to Munich to supervise completion of a new hospital, which included a spacious and modern ... J Clin Neurosci 2016;31:47-55.   Blog Dr Alzheimer and my wish for a time machine ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... condition. Some estimates suggest that within 30 days of hospital discharge 25% of patients are readmitted, and 45% are back in hospital 3 months after discharge.  Heart failure patients ... gratefully acknowledge comments from Dr Mark Szasz during my preparation of this post. Suggested reading Chan YK, David ...
COVID-19, Blog / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB
... this rate, who will be left to swab us when we get sick? My office is down 40% in physicians due to quarantine. More of my colleagues in the community are away from their offices ... We had our first COVID-19–related death at our hospital. It’s time.  —David Chapman, MBChB COVID-19 ...
Blog / BY: Annette D’Souza, MD
... hungry? I am an ophthalmologist, recently retired. In 2011 my husband and I started working in Kamakwie, a village in ... during the Blood Diamonds war. He wanted to build a better hospital in Sierra Leone. We partnered up. Now we have a 48-bed general hospital and a fully equipped eye-care clinic and surgery, ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... its door. Many memories came to mind, including that of my brief meeting with Dr W.D. Keith. He was the pioneer ... years, the final time as board chair for 10 years, making my stay with the library 41 years long. I retired from the ... workshops was welcomed by privately practising doctors and hospital staff. He managed new initiatives such as Docline ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... the first organized Pap smear program in the world. My patient’s report came back indicating the presence of ... examination I thought things were fine, I was shocked. My patient went on to have a hysterectomy and lived well for ... that in 1843 Walter Hayle Walshe of the University College Hospital in London reported seeing malignant cells under the ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... after I woke up in the recovery room the surgeon came to my bedside and explained that I could go home, but that I ... inguinal area, which worried me a bit. I checked with my family doctor, who called the surgeon, who then asked me ... natural part of healing when I was discharged from the hospital. That experience came to mind when I read a recent ...
Blog / BY: Stephen Routledge, MPH
Medical errors can be costly for both patient and hospital. As defined by the Joint Commission: In order to ... do I need to keep taking, and why? 3. How do I take my medication, and for how long? 4. How will I know if my medication is working, and what side effects do I watch ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... journey “with grace, love, and laughter.” Walking with my wife, who is being cared for at home through her deep ... going, even our plumber puts a kiss on her hand. I too do my best to be cheerful. There are, however, some evenings ... In his early days as a doctor he worked in a New York hospital for patients with incurable neurological disorders. ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Political Advocacy Committee . As I was reading the post, my mind turned to the life and work of a former UBC medical ... in the OB/GYN residency program at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, then in 1972 he returned to Vancouver as ... of his residency at Ward 41 of the Chicago Cook County Hospital—the septic obstetrics ward. Up to 30 patients were ...