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says Dr. Alan A. Roe, 53, a physician in general practice in Etobicoke. [Incomplete]
says Dr. Alan A. Roe, 53, a physician in general practice in Etobicoke. [Incomplete]

says Dr. Alan A. Roe, 53, a physician in general practice in Etobicoke. [Incomplete]

Date2/7/1972
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Medical heretic: Dr. Robert Mendelsohn has few kind words for his fellow physicians. Doctors in general, he says, should be trusted about as much as used-car salesmen. Chicago MD came to town to promote his best-selling book.
Medical heretic: Dr. Robert Mendelsohn has few kind words for his fellow physicians. Doctors in general, he says, should be trusted about as much as used-car salesmen. Chicago MD came to town to promote his best-selling book.
10/7/1980
Stan Boone, physician, The supervisor of emergency medicine at Toronto Western Hospital, says that Until I was 15 I was serious about a career in music, as a pianist. At the same time I was reading the biography of Albert Schweitzer [Incomplete]
Stan Boone, physician, The supervisor of emergency medicine at Toronto Western Hospital, says that Until I was 15 I was serious about a career in music, as a pianist. At the same time I was reading the biography of Albert Schweitzer [Incomplete]
2/16/1983
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
11/27/1991
The Joe jobs men will have to take on if they accept the liberation of women concept are not appealing, says Dr. Sy Silverberg, head of the Education and Growth Opportunities program at York University. Men may be able to accept the idea intellectully but not be able to put it into practice and women should understand this, he says.
The Joe jobs men will have to take on if they accept the liberation of women concept are not appealing, says Dr. Sy Silverberg, head of the Education and Growth Opportunities program at York University. Men may be able to accept the idea intellectully but not be able to put it into practice and women should understand this, he says.
9/4/1974
An inquisitive young physician at the Hospital for Sick Childrn carried out a series inquiries on his own to satisfy his curiosity about the digoxin relatd deaths of several babies. [Incomplete]
An inquisitive young physician at the Hospital for Sick Childrn carried out a series inquiries on his own to satisfy his curiosity about the digoxin relatd deaths of several babies. [Incomplete]
10/5/1983
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
7/27/1989
A tailor for 53 years, Louis Stekel is retiring Wednesday, insisting I'm only 79 although his son says he's 80
A tailor for 53 years, Louis Stekel is retiring Wednesday, insisting I'm only 79 although his son says he's 80
12/2/1973
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
2/20/1985
Eddie Roe
Eddie Roe
8/25/1997
John Roe with Karen Calvert - Spaniel Dylan
John Roe with Karen Calvert - Spaniel Dylan
12/2/1995