Letters

Prior to January 2004, nontraditional herbal medications were classified as food under the Food and Drug Act, which exempts Health Canada from providing any safety or efficacy data.[1] The Natural... Read More

I really appreciate rural colleague Dr Larsen Soles’ comments on this elephant in the room [“How do you deal with a wounded mind?” BCMJ 2017;59:349]. I was a sessional, then contract GP... Read More

Hip fractures are common injuries among the elderly, often requiring some form of surgical intervention.[1,2] Hemiarthroplasty is a good choice for older, less-active patients without extensive... Read More

I applaud the College’s efforts to improve asynchronous communication between physicians for consultations [BCMJ 2017;59:256]. I find inordinate delays in health authority transcription to be... Read More

The editorial titled “Discharge Summaries” (BCMJ 2017;59:293) suggests that frustrations of dictation have changed little in the past 40 years, since I graduated from medical school. Thank you,... Read More