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Home is where the heart is

“Receiving a transplant is a huge reward. Life gets to start over. I am incredibly grateful to the heart donor family and to my care team at St. Paul’s Hospital.” – Jason Gray-Stanford, Grateful heart transplant patient As a professional actor for over 25 years, I’ve played a doctor on NCIS and the father of … Continued

Are antibodies the key to long COVID?

This article originally appeared in The Daily Scan. Autoimmunity may be the driver of long COVID, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal. Roughly 10 to 20% of people who recover from COVID-19 experience lasting symptoms after their initial infection, including fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, and cognitive impairment. Yet much is still unknown … Continued

Melville E. Ives: A citizen of the world

Melville Edward Ives was born in Bristol, England but for him, Bristol was simply the starting point. It would not be unfair to describe this gentleman as a citizen of the world – in terms of both his travels and his interests. As a young man, Melville volunteered with the British Army in the early … Continued