Editorials

I am rethinking carpe diem (seize the day). We who have a career in medicine have a clear understanding of the long haul—planning years in advance the steps we need to take, where we need to be,... Read More

Morale of the average family physician of the longitudinal full-service variety is at a very low level in our province. In fact, fatigue from the pandemic, demands from stressed patients, increased... Read More

Dr Yazdan Mirzanejad Infectious diseases are the most common diagnoses in inpatient and outpatient medicine.[1,2] We are facing many emerging infectious... Read More

While the two leading health crises in BC remain opioids and COVID-19, a third—the declining access to primary care—is rapidly gaining ground. Statistics Canada figures from 2019 indicate that 17.... Read More

The questions my patients ask me have changed subtly over the years. Initially it was “Do you know you look too young to be a doctor?” Then that became “Why are you always so weird?” And lately it’s... Read More