BC Centre for Disease Control

A number of factors common in the elderly make them vulnerable to acute kidney injury and subsequent digoxin toxicity. Case An 85-year-old female presented to emergency after a syncopal episode.... Read More

The finding of acid-fast bacilli in a sputum specimen rightly raises concern for pulmonary tuberculosis. The reality is that most positive smears will grow atypical or nontuberculous mycobacteria (... Read More

BC physicians are playing an active role in rethinking antibiotic use. No doubt, our motivation increases as we see the problem of antibiotic resistance, once largely confined to hospitals, affect... Read More

BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) has recently joined Environmental Health Services (EHS) at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). Together we provide comprehensive medical and public... Read More

Using wireless mobile communication technology to aid health services delivery (m-health) is a rapidly emerging concept around the world. Last year, the number of cell phone subscriptions... Read More