Ted Jablonski

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Ted Jablonski

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As an insatiably creative physician, I am captivated by the world in which the right brain intersects with the left. With an artist’s eye, this blog explores the vital, challenging and unpredictable human element that we confront and deal with in the practice of evidence-based medicine.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

2/12/2026
Can a heart be broken?
Valentine’s Day blues: A physician’s look at the physiology of a broken heart.

Ted Jablonski
2/4/2026
Confessions of an addict: From a Canadian MD who should know better
Olympians are just physicians with amazing speed, strength, cardio—and very short shelf lives.

Ted Jablonski
1/25/2026
Hangovers: Is there a medical cure?
There's many a cliché on what to do when you've had too many—but what does the medical literature actually tell us about dealing with overindulgence?

Ted Jablonski
1/6/2026
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I don’t go in for resolutions—but I do like a ‘medical project.’ This year, I’m going to cancel out a lot of noise.

Ted Jablonski
1/1/2026
A New Year’s resolution list for Canada’s MDs
While many don't keep their resolutions, you almost certainly won’t keep them if you don’t make a list. Here’s my advice for making that list stick—and my own ideas for what should be on it.

Ted Jablonski
12/16/2025
’Tis the season: Medical problems that increase during Christmas time
Year after year, the Christmas season brings a predictable set of medical issues through our doors or into the emergency departments. Here’s an informal peek at the medical mayhem underneath the Christmas tree.

Ted Jablonski
11/20/2025
Which Canadian musician represents your specialty?
Medicine and music have a lot in common. For one thing, they both have charts full of notes.

Ted Jablonski
10/16/2025
Why ALL Canadian medical doctors should be concerned about what is happening in Alberta
For physicians, the stakes are not abstract. The proposed legal strategies challenge foundational principles: the sanctity of clinical judgment, the protection of vulnerable patients, and physicians’ moral and professional integrity.

Ted Jablonski
10/1/2025
PRN: A light-hearted jab at specialized medical care
Let's take a stroll through speciality stereotypes through history, landing squarely at the here and now.

Ted Jablonski
9/11/2025
Marking a medical career in anniversaries
From the terror of year one to the golden reflections at 50, each anniversary tells a story of growth, survival and service.

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