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.

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8/8/2024
Part two: Should transgender athletes compete with their cis counterparts?
In the second half of this series, Dr. Ted Jablosnki explores the pros and cons of the options available for including trans athletes in competitive sport.

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7/29/2024
Part one: Should transgender athletes compete with their cis counterparts?
What are the parameters that need to be considered to make a good-faith assessment of the question?

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7/14/2024
Water is medicine—but it’s also full of medications
Water quality experts are increasingly concerned about finding traces of prescription and OTC drugs in our water systems.

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6/27/2024
Is mental illness contagious?
What? Of course not! This has been scientifically proven in the last century . . . hasn’t it?

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6/6/2024
Reimagining clinics using current and future technology
There are so many concepts applied to other areas of work, from finance to entertainment, that could be readily applied to medical care. Just imagine . . .

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5/29/2024
When is off-label offside?
What do all of these cases have in common? Therapeutic success, patient satisfaction and drugs being used off-label for treating conditions they have no official indication for.

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5/6/2024
Silly slogans for marketing your specialty
Most specialists have more business than they can handle—but what if you did need to market your practice?

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4/15/2024
Five initial thoughts on the Cass Review
U.K. pediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass just released a systematic review, finding there to be ‘a lack of high-quality research’ that puberty blockers can help young people with gender dysphoria. I work with these patients—here’s what I see as a clinician.

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3/25/2024
My 10 takeaways as a (former) med student advisor
CaRMS season is upon us again and I find myself reflecting on my days as a med student and as a mentor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.

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3/18/2024
When to call up a colleague rather than calling them out
One of my patients—a trans man—told me he left urgent care because of how embarrassing an interaction with the doctor there became. Luckily, his subsequent trip to the ER and laparoscopic appendectomy went well.

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