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At Scarborough general: Leeches, used by doctors since time immemorial, play an important role in surgeon Tim Sproule's operative treatment
At Scarborough general: Leeches, used by doctors since time immemorial, play an important role in surgeon Tim Sproule's operative treatment

At Scarborough general: Leeches, used by doctors since time immemorial, play an important role in surgeon Tim Sproule's operative treatment

Date8/16/1988
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Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
2/4/1986
Dr. Joseph Dawson, registrar of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, admits college's patient complaint procedure is unsatisfactory. A doctor's incompetence is now judged by fellow doctors.
Dr. Joseph Dawson, registrar of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, admits college's patient complaint procedure is unsatisfactory. A doctor's incompetence is now judged by fellow doctors.
9/23/1970
On the Job: Dr. Mory Gutman saw patients as usual at his office in the Toronto General Hospital yesterday because all the doctors at the clinic had decided earlier to put their patients first and boycott the doctors' walkout.
On the Job: Dr. Mory Gutman saw patients as usual at his office in the Toronto General Hospital yesterday because all the doctors at the clinic had decided earlier to put their patients first and boycott the doctors' walkout.
4/27/1982
AIDS' Doctor awaits college verdict, Dr. Staniey Bain, left, and Rochelie Pittman, right, are to hear today what penalty the College of Physicians and Surgeons will Impose on him for professional misconduct in treating Pittman's husband.
AIDS' Doctor awaits college verdict, Dr. Staniey Bain, left, and Rochelie Pittman, right, are to hear today what penalty the College of Physicians and Surgeons will Impose on him for professional misconduct in treating Pittman's husband.
1/27/1993
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
4/2/1984
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
Morley Sproule: MOdel railroader used his 66 locomotives and 745 feet of track to raise money for charities and to delight the many schoolchildren who visited his Scarborough home over the past 25 years
Morley Sproule: MOdel railroader used his 66 locomotives and 745 feet of track to raise money for charities and to delight the many schoolchildren who visited his Scarborough home over the past 25 years
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Research team: From left, doctors Bernard Leibel, Walter Zingg and Julio Martin are experimenting at Hospital for Sick Children with transplant technique that has cured diabetes in rats
Research team: From left, doctors Bernard Leibel, Walter Zingg and Julio Martin are experimenting at Hospital for Sick Children with transplant technique that has cured diabetes in rats
1/5/1987
Dr. Ralph Masi: Ontario's co-ordinator of multicultural health says doctors need to be more sensitive to different cultures - beginning in medical school [Incomplete]
Dr. Ralph Masi: Ontario's co-ordinator of multicultural health says doctors need to be more sensitive to different cultures - beginning in medical school [Incomplete]
3/13/1991
Dr. Bruce Merrick and his 20-year-old doctor's bag
Dr. Bruce Merrick and his 20-year-old doctor's bag
3/19/1981
Office closed: Dr. Louis Myers closes up shop on Brunswick Ave. as doctors across the province start an open-ended strike. This latest move intensifies their protest against extra billing and officials hope for at least the 60-per-cent response they got in last month's two-day walkout.
Office closed: Dr. Louis Myers closes up shop on Brunswick Ave. as doctors across the province start an open-ended strike. This latest move intensifies their protest against extra billing and officials hope for at least the 60-per-cent response they got in last month's two-day walkout.
6/11/1986
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