November

The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning points in the treatment of disease. By Michael Bliss. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4426-4175-4. Hardcover: 104 pages. $21.95. 

We’re pleased to announce that Ms Ivy Woo John has joined our in-house insurance advisory team to work exclusively with BCMA members and their families. 

I had the pleasure of sitting down with my long-time mentor to learn about what makes her tick. She is a woman extraordinaire, who always finds the time to answer my calls and give me advice. She is well respected by her peers as a leader, and also as a colleague.

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Global health gap
The current global state of health is one of great disparity: on one end of the spectrum, science and technology is advancing at astonishing speeds; on the other end, infectious disease is consuming the lives of millions of human beings.[1] The 20th century welcomed the application of science and technology to revolutionize the scope of health care, thus improving the quality of life and its expectancy.[1] 

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This letter is not a criticism of the wait time for specialist appointments; rath­er, it is a criticism of specialist booking protocol. I believe that the routine used by (I am told) an increasing number of specialists antagonizes patients unnecessarily.