Evidentia

I am left wondering whether the Vancouver Games will be a moment when a country of couch potatoes was entertained by Canadian athletes symbolizing the youth of this country, as they got one gold medal after another. Or whether the Vancouver Games will mark a new awareness among every-day Canadians that our health depends, in large measure, on our own efforts.

One of the most interesting interviews I ever conducted, and one of the most astonishing, was with Sir John Sulston, head of the British part of the Human Genome Project. Astonishing, because early on the morning of the interview I called him by telephone, asking what would happen to our appointment if he learned later that day that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

I would like to see the “care” put back in “health care”. Of course, as everyone knows, the real question is how.

When I look at all the bad news on television, I feel anxiety - - I often walk deep in the forest to get away from all the hyped-up buzz; but I also understand the importance of hope, which can motivate positive action

Dr. Rita Charon of Columbia University is one of the leading lights of the Narrative Medicine movement, which teaches health professionals how to listen to their patients, to recognize their personal narratives, and to treat patients with respect and dignity.

I have nothing against wine, but I’ve decided to have just a glass, from time to time. I find water more refreshing. I sleep much better without alcohol.

In this interview with George Tombs, Peter C. Doherty, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, says he would like to see scientists engaging the public more and a higher quality of science journalism devoted to health matters.

Nobel prize-winning biochemist Peter Agre talks to George Tombs about his discovery of water channels, their importance for health, and new research on water channels and malaria parasites.