Canadian doctor heads Bar-Ilan medical school in Safed
The Azrieli faculty of medicine at Bar-Ilan University calls Safed home and a few weeks ago, Dr. Karl Skorecki was appointed as its dean.
Parents of preemies thank the Jewish General Hospital neonatal unit for care
Families of babies who were born prematurely and are now doing well gathered on Nov. 16 at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal for World Prematurity Day.
Israeli doctor comes to Canada to discuss disaster relief
A disaster is any event that exceeds a local community’s ability to meet the demand for medical attention, and Israeli doctor Elhanan Bar-On is often one of the people who comes to help meet that demand.
Israeli doctor apologizes to Canadian Medical Association, after being accused of plagiarism
The Israeli head of the World Medical Association has apologized, after his Canadian colleagues accused him of plagiarizing a speech.
Canadian doctor honoured by Israeli university
Dr. Michael Baker will receive an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Haifa at the Mount Carmel Dinner in Toronto on Nov. 4.
Norma Joseph speaks out about her experience as a caregiver
Norma Joseph is a highly educated university professor, yet she “did not have a clue” about how to be a caregiver to her husband, after he suffered a debilitating stroke.
Canadian med students create international network of peers to foster learning
Two University of Toronto students spearheaded a project to ‘connect medical students from around the world.’
When planning for dementia, be careful what you wish for: medical ethicist
Marcia Sokolowski’s new book, Dementia and the Advance Directive: Lessons from the Bedside, highlights some of the potential issues with living wills.
Lifelong health-care advocate appointed to Order of Canada
Health-care champion Sharon Sholzberg-Gray is one of 105 Order of Canada recipients this year.
Winnipeggers win award for developing new dietary supplement
Erin Goldberg and her partners – who run a company called ViTal Functional Foods, which is developing a new liquid nutritional supplement – have received some help thanks to a $5,000 social entrepreneur award from a non-profit called Mitacs.
