Dr. Ginevra Mills found that throughout her surgical training there was always plenty of 'constructive criticism' but not much positive feedback. Did that make her a good learner when she joined swim club?
I’ve had irate family members of patients whom I was calling to inform of a positive COVID test yelling at me over the phone that I should be ashamed that the medical community has “suppressed” ivermectin as a prophylactic and treatment drug. It’s gotten so bad that at least one spouse of a patient threatened to kill me if their spouse died of COVID.
Dr. Hector Baillie was well into residency when it happened. A patient with liver failure. Gastroenterologist unavailable but said, 'you’ll have to put down a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, and call me back.'
Over 10% of Canadians live with pain in their mouth. People visit emergency rooms for care that could be better delivered in a dental office. Canadians lose teeth that could have been saved, which makes it hard to eat nutritiously and can make it more difficult to find work.
In a study published in the journal Science, researchers found that Epstein Barr virus (EBV)—the virus that causes mononucleosis—is also an environmental trigger for MS. EBV is common, with more than 95% of people being infected during their lifetime.