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As a health care professional of African descent practising in Canada, I often wonder how studies describing morbidity and mortality in African Americans extrapolate back to their Canadian... Read More

In British Columbia, as elsewhere in the world, we have become increasingly protected against the dangers and nuisance of secondhand smoke in many settings, including at work and in public.... Read More

The article “Emergency departments: Are they considered a safe haven from prosecution for impaired drivers involved in fatal or personal injury crashes?” (BCMJ 2010;52[9]:477-479) resonated with... Read More

Whether to accept gifts from patients is a thorny issue, made even more fraught in the psychiatric context. Here is an examination of the issue and a comparison of the policies of Canadian provinces... Read More

With a history spanning at least 3000 years, bloodletting has only recently—in the late 19th century—been discredited as a treatment for most ailments. The practice of bloodletting began... Read More