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BC Stories / BY: Lauren Lypchuk, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... medical student in Scotland, who was taking elderly people for free rides in the community on a specialized ... days/week, May through October, with 45 volunteers taking people out for free rides. We have now taken 1000+ seniors on ... out from the confines of their residences. We meet many people along the way (I counted more than 200 one ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS November 2022
... how physicians and their teams deliver care for Indigenous people. We have opened our minds and hearts to recognize the ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2022
... through learning series and training. Advancing Indigenous people’s representation on its committees. Providing ... the time invested and contributions made by Indigenous people at JCC-initiated meetings and events. Supporting ... Developing linkages to local Indigenous communities and people and ensuring good relationships between physicians and ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... diseases. As infections killed thousands upon thousands of people, the early signs and symptoms of illness became recognized. Apart from developing fear, people became disgusted by yellow discharges and other body ... with deadly diseases. The disgust is thought to have led people to avoidance behaviors. Over long spans of time, in ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... (possibly small pox or measles) killed over 5 million people in Asia Minor, Egypt, Greece, and Italy. Roman ... port cities, and devastated Constantinople, where 5000 people died daily. Between 1346 and 1353 another outbreak of ... Death, caused the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people of Europe, Africa, and Asia. The disease is thought to ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... and killing of Jews and other “biologically inferior” people in gas chambers in death camps. The commission will ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... problems but that cosmetic surgery would not be needed if people would just wear sensible, well-fitting shoes. ... foot fetishes), which can be a consideration for some people in choosing cosmetic surgery. In various cultures, ...
Blog / BY: Paige Dean, BSc, UBC MD candidate 2021
... much information available, no one seemed to be answering people’s simple queries about everyday life.  As part of ... inspired by the positive response it received. So far, people in 35 countries have viewed our infographics and tips ...
Blog / BY: Melissa Nelson
... medical information on these sensitive topics and empower people to speak to their providers about childbirth trauma, ... have launched a website and social media campaign to help people to #BePelvicHealthAware at www.bepelvichealthaware.ca ...
Blog / BY: Craig Stevenson
... team of health care professionals, researchers, and people with hearing loss who want improved access to hearing ...