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Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find Them in a London Museum

31 Oct 2018

Halloween is breathing down our necks, and with the holiday come frightful creatures. Horror literature is replete with fantastical hybrids and gargantuan beasts, but the real world itself may just...

Doctor vs. Quack

24 Oct 2018

For example, my roommate who is sharp in finance but has no scientific training believes that dish detergent residues on dishes cause cancer, which is why she only washes her dishes with water. ...

Am I Going to Die?

24 Oct 2018

Another case of chest pain. Almost anyone who comes to the ED with complaints of chest pain gets admitted. First task is to rule out ACS or Acute Coronary Syndrome. The differentials for chest pain...

A Man's Last Days

24 Oct 2018

To be fair, he did look very uncomfortable all the time, but we didn鈥檛 know how to make him feel better; until one day, we didn鈥檛 have to worry any more. Let鈥檚 rewind the clock.

Haiti - Flying Bullets

24 Oct 2018

鈥淕et down! Get down! It鈥檚 gunshots!鈥 The local paramedic yelled out....

What You Never Knew About Canadian Doctors Outside Canada

24 Oct 2018

But when I do say that I am a doctor, people鈥檚 reaction is usually 鈥淥h wow.鈥 They think that I must live in luxury on the Upper East Side, drive a Mercedes-Benz or some other fancy vehicle, and...

The Impossible Burger: A Vegetarian Breakthrough Brought to You by Science

28 Aug 2018

I鈥檝e been eating veggie burgers for a long time. If it鈥檚 sold in Canadian grocery stores or fast food restaurants, there鈥檚 a good chance I鈥檝e tried it. There are some I like more, and some I like...

Why Are There so Many Different Body Types?

23 Aug 2018

While this question seems simple, it turns out there are a lot of complex processes behind your development of a particular body size or shape.

Fake Snake News: How Not to Identify a Poisonous Snake

10 Jul 2018

There are almost no poisonous snakes. That鈥檚 because for something to be poisonous means it鈥檚 toxic if ingested. Like hemlock.

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