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Doctor on call: Dr. Hugh Siddell examined Ali Shariff three times while court was being held in his bedroom to make sure his heart could take the strain.
Doctor on call: Dr. Hugh Siddell examined Ali Shariff three times while court was being held in his bedroom to make sure his heart could take the strain.

Doctor on call: Dr. Hugh Siddell examined Ali Shariff three times while court was being held in his bedroom to make sure his heart could take the strain.

Date9/23/1985
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A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
5/29/1974
Dr. J. A Little (front) is project director of a heart research program in St. Michael's hospital. Ari Haukioja runs on treadmill of ECG machine while Dr. Joseph Bruni (left) takes his blood pressure.
Dr. J. A Little (front) is project director of a heart research program in St. Michael's hospital. Ari Haukioja runs on treadmill of ECG machine while Dr. Joseph Bruni (left) takes his blood pressure.
1/16/1974
It's difficult, but Dr. Yury Pelech makes his phone call. Doctors broke his neck deliberately to help correct an arthritic condition in his spine. Fra(...)
It's difficult, but Dr. Yury Pelech makes his phone call. Doctors broke his neck deliberately to help correct an arthritic condition in his spine. Fra(...)
11/11/1970
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
Doctor arrives: Dr. Norman Jones, 68, is welcomed as he makes a house call. Jones who admits he now prefers to see most of his patients in his office,(...)
Doctor arrives: Dr. Norman Jones, 68, is welcomed as he makes a house call. Jones who admits he now prefers to see most of his patients in his office,(...)
4/16/1987
Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday
Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday
8/13/1963
Like father, like son, like father . . . Generations of doctors to graduate from the University of Toronto in medicine, from left, Dr. J. E. Cooper Cole, his son, Dr. John Dyce Cooper Cole, and his father, Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, attended graduation ceremonies yesterday for the Faculty of Medicine. The elder Coles were at the ceremonies, held in Convocation Hall, to see John receive his honors degree. Diplomas and degrees were awarded.
Like father, like son, like father . . . Generations of doctors to graduate from the University of Toronto in medicine, from left, Dr. J. E. Cooper Cole, his son, Dr. John Dyce Cooper Cole, and his father, Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, attended graduation ceremonies yesterday for the Faculty of Medicine. The elder Coles were at the ceremonies, held in Convocation Hall, to see John receive his honors degree. Diplomas and degrees were awarded.
5/23/1973
Herculean task: Paul Mitchell of Halifax grits his teeth and strains in the car-pull, part of challenge fitness tests being held yesterday and today at the CN Tower
Herculean task: Paul Mitchell of Halifax grits his teeth and strains in the car-pull, part of challenge fitness tests being held yesterday and today at the CN Tower
8/9/1980
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
5/30/1966
Archdeacon A. C. McCollum With Dr. Ray Heimbecker, Transistor-powered disc keeps his heart beating 73 times a minute
Archdeacon A. C. McCollum With Dr. Ray Heimbecker, Transistor-powered disc keeps his heart beating 73 times a minute
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Sign of times: Cyclist Tomasz Banaszak, 5, takes a break among signs urging voters to turn down a plebisicite that could make the west end wet for the first time since 1904
Sign of times: Cyclist Tomasz Banaszak, 5, takes a break among signs urging voters to turn down a plebisicite that could make the west end wet for the first time since 1904
11/2/1988
Terrifying ordeal: Manuel De Mendonca, at home after being held captive for 99 hours while his abductors drove his van across the country, weeps in the arms of his daughter Nancy, 5, as her recounts the terror of his ordeal.
Terrifying ordeal: Manuel De Mendonca, at home after being held captive for 99 hours while his abductors drove his van across the country, weeps in the arms of his daughter Nancy, 5, as her recounts the terror of his ordeal.
9/9/1983