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Happy patient: Toronto Western Hospital radiologists Drs. Ming-Chai Chiu and Karel TerBrugge, left, examine skull x-rays of Maria Wislohusova with Dr. Pierre Lasjaunias of Paris. Lasjaunias, who specializes in a new technique called embolization, worked with his colleagues to restore Wishohusova's sight.
Happy patient: Toronto Western Hospital radiologists Drs. Ming-Chai Chiu and Karel TerBrugge, left, examine skull x-rays of Maria Wislohusova with Dr. Pierre Lasjaunias of Paris. Lasjaunias, who specializes in a new technique called embolization, worked with his colleagues to restore Wishohusova's sight.

Happy patient: Toronto Western Hospital radiologists Drs. Ming-Chai Chiu and Karel TerBrugge, left, examine skull x-rays of Maria Wislohusova with Dr. Pierre Lasjaunias of Paris. Lasjaunias, who specializes in a new technique called embolization, worked with his colleagues to restore Wishohusova's sight.

Date11/29/1984
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Lasjaunias, Pierre (Dr)
Lasjaunias, Pierre (Dr)
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A Diabetic since childhood, Dr Kenneth Gorman of Toronto must inject himself twice daily with insulin. He specializes in treating diabetics.
A Diabetic since childhood, Dr Kenneth Gorman of Toronto must inject himself twice daily with insulin. He specializes in treating diabetics.
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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.
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Search and sew: Dr. Norman Heath and Dr. Ellen Mak examine x-rays and treat a patient in emergency
Search and sew: Dr. Norman Heath and Dr. Ellen Mak examine x-rays and treat a patient in emergency
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Dr. Elizabeth Tullis shows CF patient John Hoddy his X-rays
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Step four: Colored pictures, developed in one minute are examined by Dr. Mahoney. He also checks x-rays and if the diagnosis is favorable he will tell(...)
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Problem area: Dr. Robert Salter shows x-rays to Bob and Cassandra Greene and daugher Nicole, 9, before surgery
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Torture is routine under the present Korean regime, says Presbyterian minister Dr. Chai Choon Kim, who himself was held under house arrest for a time. He is in Toronto to visit his grandchildren
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