I’m in Canada right now for a business trip and just saw a very funny comedy show on TV called This Hour has 22 Minutes. One of the clips was a parody of the FOX TV series House. It seems like Canadians are very aware of the deficits of their healthcare system. Luckily I was [...]

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HDL has long been praised as the “good cholesterol,” as opposed to its evil twin LDL, aka the “bad cholesterol.” Low levels of HDL and high levels of LDL are associated with increased risk of heart disease. High levels of HDL are thought to be protective against heart disease and can offset some of the [...]

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Everyone should have access to affordable care but universal health coverage does not equal universal access to care. Just look at countries like the UK and Canada where almost everyone is insured but you have to wait for months to see a doctor. On a recent trip to Canada, I spoke to a psychiatrist who [...]

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