September

Dr Maheswaran raised the concern of clean-water insecurity for the Indigenous peoples of Canada (BCMJ 2018;60:195). The effects include infections, mental and physical stress, diabetes, and dental caries.

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While on social media one night, I was scrolling through photos of food adventurers, fashion bloggers, and exotic travelers, when suddenly a photo of a surgeon holding up a large mass in the OR showed up on my feed. The photo included blood, IV lines, the intubated patient, and all. I took a second look and of course could not resist clicking into the comments. The 25 kg ovarian mass had been removed from a patient who had suffered from abdominal pain for years. What was more shocking is that the photo got 14 000 likes in 1 day.

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“Hey DRR, we did a study and the conclusion is that you are incompetent.”

“While this may be true, can I enquire as to your study design?”

“We did a survey study and 67% of respondents agree that you aren’t fit to be the editor of a journal. We did all the statistics and the P value is < 0.001.”

“I’m curious how you decided who to survey?”

“Well, Bob and I don’t like you and my wife thinks you are okay, mostly because she doesn’t really know you.”