(laÉª) vb (intr) , lies, lying, lay (leÉª) or lain (leÉªn) 1. (often foll by down) to place oneself or be in a prostrate position, horizontal to the ground. 2. to be situated, esp on a horizontal surface: the pencil is lying on the desk; India lies to the south of Russia.
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is the federal government's lead public health professional. Speaking to Canadians, health professionals, stakeholders, and the public about issues affecting the population's health.
Internal medicine doctors, who frequently are called internists, are physicians who care largely for adults and treat a broad assortment of diseases and injuries to the internal organs. Specialists who focus on specific internal organs, such as cardiologists and gastroenterologists, are not considered internists.