Alexis and Noah Beery were misdiagnosed and mistreated for cerebral palsy for 14 years, until genetic sequencing led to a proper diagnosis of dopa-responsive dystonia in 2010 and cured them of the... Read More
MDs To Be
In 2014 the BC Ministry of Health’s report, “Setting Priorities for the BC Health System,” outlined information management and technology as one of seven strategies to enable efforts toward creating... Read More
Introduction The stethoscope has been a part of the physician’s toolkit for over 200 years since its invention in 1816 by French physician Rene Laennec.[1] Binaural, electronic, and more recently... Read More
Harm reduction It comes as no surprise to health care workers that sharing syringes and injection paraphernalia increases the risk of HIV/hepatitis C seroconversion. There is a plethora of evidence... Read More
Daily experiences in the Peruvian Amazon during a rural family-medicine elective. Things are not always what they seem. This summarizes my daily experiences in the Peruvian Amazon for a rural... Read More