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3 months ago

Put some perspective in the Christmas stocking - Prince Albert Daily Herald How many times in 2025 did you complain about something? And with good reason! But this is the time of year for setting aside our thoughts about the issues driving us crazy. Take a step back during the holidays and reflect on what really counts. Health and happiness. That’s the bottom line. My Christmas wish

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5 months ago

Why big science matters - Prince Albert Daily Herald We applaud people solving problems who are focused, efficient, and fast. But I was recently reminded that progress doesn’t always follow a straight line. Before investigators can conduct studies that yield breakthroughs, they often need others to finance and build major research infrastructure. It takes time, with various stops and starts, different collaborations often involving

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5 months ago

It’s Halloween, and here we go again - Prince Albert Daily Herald It is a night when we willfully indulge children in alarming amounts of things we call treats. Halloween is a lot of fun for kids, and for adults too. But otherwise intelligent people are facilitating the celebration of a tradition that has swerved in the wrong direction. What could be high-quality, entertaining time together for

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5 months ago

It’s flu season but it’s not the flu - Prince Albert Daily Herald “The superfluous,” said Voltaire, the French philosopher, “is a very necessary thing.” Alas, his thinking predated our understanding of the norovirus. The norovirus is one of the most common viruses on the planet – yet it seems to be doing nothing useful, let alone necessary. It’s just making hundreds of millions of people worldwide sick

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6 months ago

Getting a boost of energy, naturally - Prince Albert Daily Herald Do you ever find yourself a little low on fuel, right when you could really use some? Men may discover they need a touch of help with their tiger, so to speak. But being low on steam could occur at less exciting moments too, like when walking up the stairs. I’m referring to instances when

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6 months ago

How to protect against uterine cancer - Prince Albert Daily Herald Why do so many women ignore one of the most obvious warning signs of uterine cancer? It’s a cancer that usually announces itself early. But women wait, or brush off the warning signs, and that allows the disease to take hold. Uterine cancer, also called endometrial cancer, is not rare. And it can strike anyone.

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6 months ago

Fights over drugs have enduring meaning - Prince Albert Daily Herald Every so often, history taps you on the shoulder. That happened to me recently when I discovered a book on the science, culture, and regulation of drugs by Professor Lucas Richert, a historian of pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The book devotes its entire first chapter to none other than my father, Dr. Ken

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7 months ago

Why is information so hidden in healthcare? - Prince Albert Daily Herald Several weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of factual debates. This week let’s talk about transparency. It’s one of those words that gets thrown around in health discussions. Politicians promise it. Hospital administrators profess it. Insurance companies advertise it. But when ordinary people go looking for reliable information about their own health, we hit

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7 months ago

Health is the good fortune you make - Prince Albert Daily Herald When it comes to health, my father always told me that good luck is as important, if not more so, than good genes. Like genes, luck is allocated at life’s outset. Watching nightly news on wars, famine, and other disasters has always made me grateful to have been born in Canada. Yet, there’s something to

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7 months ago

Fireworks Still Cause Tragedy We are not setting out to be killjoys. In fact, living it up with special celebrations is a good thing for most people. But every year, we witness foolish peopl

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7 months ago

A healthy debate starts with the facts Starting in 1975, my father, Ken Walker, under the penname W. Gifford-Jones MD, wrote a weekly column first appearing in the Globe and Mail, and subsequently syndicated in Canada and the U.S.

A healthy debate starts with the facts


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7 months ago

Use your head to check on quick health fixes There’s no harm in being gullible when the stakes are low or when you are having fun. Being open to the incredulous is part of being a curious person.

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8 months ago

Causes worth carrying on One should never use the word “crusade” lightly. But if you’ve ever watched someone battle against deeply entrenched systems, close-mindedness, or worst of all, indifference, then there’s no better word for what needs doing.

Causes worth carrying on


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8 months ago

Don’t skip screening tests that may save your life In these final dog days of summer, take a moment to reaffirm the simplest and most powerful tools for staying healthy: timely, evidence-based screening tests. Forget the full-body MRI and the blood test that promises to predict your future.

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8 months ago

The real risk isn’t what you think I have a strong belief in personal responsibility. From an early age, I was taught that my own daily decisions will determine my future. You will know, for example, where I heard that sugar is the “white devil”. It’s a conviction helps me avoid it.

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9 months ago

Losing a Father is a bundle of hurt I was 6 years old when I first calculated how many years I could expect to have with my father. He was 44 when I was born; and therefore 50 when I turned 6. I decided I would be lucky if I got to 35 and still had him.

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9 months ago

Gifford-Jones: The Toughest Column to Write A few days ago, I departed this planet with great reluctance during this, my 102nd trip around the sun. But I offer these final words with readers. I have never

The Toughest Column to Write


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9 months ago

How to live to 101 with a healthy prostate Centenarians get asked, “What’s your secret?” The honest answer is “good genes and good luck.” But for men who have reached old, old age, a fair addit

How to live to 101 with a healthy prostate

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10 months ago

Mental health: The missing pillar in universal health care Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence and often called the father of American psychiatry, pushed for more attention towards “diseases of the mind”. He published his observations in 1812, and here we are in 2025 – still playing catch-up.For decades, we’ve been talking about universal health care. Canada, quite rightly, takes pride in a publicly funded system. But let’s be honest: the “universal” part has long had a blind spot – mental health.

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10 months ago

Don’t play with fire: A warning about skin cancer Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the world. And most cases are preventable. So why are we still seeing over 5 million cases of skin cancer diagn

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10 months ago

The civic duty in our veins There’s an old quote often misattributed to Winston Churchill: “You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.” Whether Churchill sa

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11 months ago

A quarter-sized breakthrough in Parkinson’s care Parkinson’s disease is a thief. It creeps in quietly, often misdiagnosed or unnoticed, and steadily robs its victims of motor control, independence, and quali

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11 months ago

The bacteria fighter in your fridge We’ve always said nature is an excellent physician. The most common item from your garden may be your best medicine. Recent research has proved it. Tomato juice has been shown to kill Salmonella and other harmful bacteria.

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11 months ago

Infections: Friend or Foe? Infections can change the trajectory of a life – and not always in for the worse. Patsy Cline, the celebrated country music singer, attributed her remarkable

Infections: Friend or Foe?


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11 months ago

An appreciation for abundant clean water Everyday, dozens of times, we enjoy ready and easy access to an abundance of clean water. But this is not the case for an astounding number of people around the world.

An appreciation for abundant clean water


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1 year ago

Who is responsible for illegal Fentanyl use? This column is written with deep regret about what’s happening to Canada and the U.S. These two nations have been great friends for many years. Both of us, being Canadians, love the United States for many reasons.

Who is responsible for illegal Fentanyl use?


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1 year ago

North Americans should replicate Japanese lifestyle The Japanese have an expression, “Effort never betrays you.” A visit to Japan this past week has been a reminder that hard work and perseverance are enduring elements of the national identity.

North Americans should replicate Japanese lifestyle


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1 year ago

Religion, rights, and science in kidney transplants If you prefer short history lessons, look no further than medicine. It was not long ago, in 1954, that the first human organ, a kidney, was successfully transplanted.

Religion, rights, and science in kidney transplants


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1 year ago

Are we as old as our arteries? Sir William Osler was a wise old owl in explaining medical matters. He was a professor of medicine at McGill University in Montreal, John Hopkins University in Baltimore, and finally at Oxford University in England.

Are we as old as our arteries?


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1 year ago

Good health is a family affair Helen Keller knew it better than most. She said, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."Good health is often viewed as a personal responsibility, but what if we told you that your friends and family may be the key to success?

Good health is a family affair


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