Last year, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article on a scurvy case in Toronto. Scurvy is almost never in advanced countries like Canada. This year we learned of 27 more cases in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published Dec. 4, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/04/Scurvy-Canada-Symptom-Sick-Politics/

Scurvy in Canada Is a Symptom of Our Sick Politics

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