Apr

14

Zimbabwe on my mind

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[from June 2007]
you are in my thoughts and prayers. miss you, Zim.

Feb

15

A match made in heaven

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… because to me, Canada is heaven.
from this month’s CMAJ: Searching for docs on foreign shores
In a study based on the 2001 census, University of Toronto sociologist Monica Boyd found there were 5400 foreign-trained physicians in Canada between ages 32 and 54, but only 55% of them were working as physicians. Although this could […]

Feb

12

Close to home

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cycling on my way to school yesterday, i came upon a horrific accident on the main road. it was about 2 minutes from my house in the exact location this photo was taken just the day before.
the specific events are unclear, but somehow an H-bus* and a medium-sized cargo truck collided head-on. […]

Jan

7

Even Saskatoonians know about Nevis now!

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it would seem this little island has hit the big-time with a travel feature way up in the Very Cold Flat Prairies… !
If you have never heard of Nevis, you’re not alone. It is the smaller of the two islands in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The 93-square-kilometre sombrero-shaped island lies near the […]

Nov

29

7.3?!

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this is only the second earthquake i have actually felt (experienced, rode, survived — whatever you call it). the first was in Japan over 10 years ago. i have to say it was a bit anti-climatic on this part of the island. i thought i was just experiencing indigestion from the cafeteria […]

Oct

22

Global health

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why do articles like this annoy me so much?
as doctors-in-training, are we really so naive to believe that spending 6 weeks petitioning an organization that has been around for 60 years would be productive use of our medical training? and if UNICEF is doing such a good job of abolishing child hunger and malnutrition […]

Sep

2

Felix & Gabrielle

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[satellite image courtesy of NASA Weather and the Caribbean Hurricane Network]
although another potential threat for the poor Yucatan and offshore oil rigs, “Himmacane” Felix is taking a nice southerly route. far, far from us.
“Herracane” Gabrielle might be another story though… according to the Caribbean Hurricane Network, computer models have plotted a new storm path […]

Apr

16

All about Africa

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for some strange reason, all things Africa are grabbing my attention lately…
last night i caught myself watching the season finale of Survivor: Africa* (muted) to catch some glimpses of what Kenya is like. it looks hot. and dry. that last woman contestant looks positively deep fried.
today, Ian Wright (from Pilot Guides) was in Mozambique** and […]

Apr

16

Witness my constitutional right to kick you in the backside

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i don’t often report medical news stories here… but sometimes they geographically or ethically hit a little close to home.
The Jehovah’s Witness parents of sextuplets born in Vancouver three months ago are heading to court today.They’re appealing the B.C. government’s decision to seize some of their babies for blood transfusions, which is forbidden under their […]