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Dr. John Mervin Nooth and His Scientific Connections to Quebec

2 Jul 2025

John Mervin NOOTH (1737-1828) was an obscure British-born medical man and inventor with a Quebec connection.  A distinguished physician, Nooth entered the Royal Society via Benjamin Franklin and...

Does a Previous Overdose Make It Harder to Be "Put Under"?

21 Mar 2025

Anesthesia was my first clinical rotation in medical school and my introduction to pharmacology. One of my initial tasks was to administer a small dose of remifentanil, a fast-acting type of...

Quantum University Misuses Physics to Train Fake Doctors

3 Jan 2025

The current member of the Legislative Assembly for the British Columbia electoral district of Langley-Willowbrook is Ms. Jody Toor. I’m not veering off into political punditry; I’m writing this to...

Can We Get Smarter By Popping a Pill?

27 Mar 2024

We live in a world where people attempt to settle differences with insane wars and acts of terror. We foul our nest with an array of pollutants. We succumb to preventable diseases. We struggle to...

From the Jungle to the Operating Room

9 Feb 2024

This article was first published in the Montreal Gazette....

The Physician is Only Nature’s Assistant

26 Jan 2024

Although warm foods are not likely to cause the production of yellow bile and hot winds are unlikely to be the cause of your digestive issues, Greek physician Galen of Pergamum contributed...

The Power of Belief

20 Dec 2023

Scientifically speaking, it’s not very pleasing....

Not A Laughing Matter

25 Oct 2023

When I was growing up, “looning” meant one thing. You would fill a balloon with water and throw it at a target that usually did not welcome such activity. Today, “looning” has taken on another...

Rooting Out Curcumin Problems

11 Oct 2023

Divide some laboratory rabbits into three groups. Feed one group normal rabbit chow, the second group a high cholesterol diet, and the third group a high cholesterol diet supplemented with 0.2%...

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