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Murnaghan is in the midst of one of the delicate and dangerous spinal operations he will assist in today, under the supervision of orthopedic staff su(...)
Murnaghan is in the midst of one of the delicate and dangerous spinal operations he will assist in today, under the supervision of orthopedic staff su(...)

Murnaghan is in the midst of one of the delicate and dangerous spinal operations he will assist in today, under the supervision of orthopedic staff su(...)

Date2/16/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Murnaghan is in the midst of one of the delicate and dangerous spinal operations he will assist in today, under the supervision of orthopedic staff surgeon Dr. Ensor Transfeldt. Murnaghan and Transfeldt have uncovered an evil-looking fibrous tumor crouched like a malevolent spider on a 40-year-old man's spine.[Incomplete]
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Innovator: Toronto urologist Dr. Mel Sutton worked painstakingly for three years to perfect the microscoop he displays here. The delicate surgical tool offers new hope to men who've been sterilized by vasectomy operations, but now want families, by taking the uncertainly out of the reversal operation and making it an easier task for surgeons.
Innovator: Toronto urologist Dr. Mel Sutton worked painstakingly for three years to perfect the microscoop he displays here. The delicate surgical tool offers new hope to men who've been sterilized by vasectomy operations, but now want families, by taking the uncertainly out of the reversal operation and making it an easier task for surgeons.
9/12/1981
Canadian peace observer, Capt. Frank Bryant of Belleville, Ont., was one of four International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) members su(...)
Canadian peace observer, Capt. Frank Bryant of Belleville, Ont., was one of four International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) members su(...)
2/15/1973
Murnaghan and Transfeldt discuss the delicate hand surgery they'll be performing on their fourth surgical patient of the day, a young foreign student (...)
Murnaghan and Transfeldt discuss the delicate hand surgery they'll be performing on their fourth surgical patient of the day, a young foreign student (...)
2/28/1987
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
11/18/1983
A heart specialist at the Hospital for Sick Children said he told another physician at the hospital the night before the death of Justin Cook that, if this baby dies we have a murderer in our midst. Dr. Robert Freedom, a senior staff cardiologist, said
A heart specialist at the Hospital for Sick Children said he told another physician at the hospital the night before the death of Justin Cook that, if this baby dies we have a murderer in our midst. Dr. Robert Freedom, a senior staff cardiologist, said
9/8/1983
Man in charge: Lloyd Berney, 63, TTC's chief general manager of operations, retires today after 39 years with the transit system. He's proud of the TTC's safety record.
Man in charge: Lloyd Berney, 63, TTC's chief general manager of operations, retires today after 39 years with the transit system. He's proud of the TTC's safety record.
6/29/1988
Magnifying spectacles were worn by surgeon during delicate transplant operation as he sliced away corneal tissue that was only tiny fractions of an in(...)
Magnifying spectacles were worn by surgeon during delicate transplant operation as he sliced away corneal tissue that was only tiny fractions of an in(...)
11/6/1968
Progress recorded: Dr. Mark Mandelcorn of Mount Sinal tests eyes of Michel Paquet of Timmins, who was blinded in a mining accident. Mandelcorn, who says he has rarely seen such badly damaged eyes, performed the operations that have given Paquet normal vision in one eye.
Progress recorded: Dr. Mark Mandelcorn of Mount Sinal tests eyes of Michel Paquet of Timmins, who was blinded in a mining accident. Mandelcorn, who says he has rarely seen such badly damaged eyes, performed the operations that have given Paquet normal vision in one eye.
4/11/1987
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
9/10/1971
John Gordon Inglis, general manager of operations for TTC, stands in front of one of the streetcars he has made provide such good service that experts from many cities come to see how it's done
John Gordon Inglis, general manager of operations for TTC, stands in front of one of the streetcars he has made provide such good service that experts from many cities come to see how it's done
6/14/1968
Murnaghan relaxes briefly in the tiny bedroom the hospital provides for residents on call during the long, lonely hours of the night. He's spent more (...)
Murnaghan relaxes briefly in the tiny bedroom the hospital provides for residents on call during the long, lonely hours of the night. He's spent more (...)
2/28/1987
Official documents relative to the operations of the British army employed in the reduction of the Canadas under Majors-General Wolfe, Amherst, &c., i(...)
Official documents relative to the operations of the British army employed in the reduction of the Canadas under Majors-General Wolfe, Amherst, &c., i(...)
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