Formation of a pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is potentially life-threatening, with an estimated incidence rate of 2.3 cases per 100 000 patients.[1,2] Despite recent advances in the investigation and... Read More
The routine administration of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine has been associated with a considerable reduction in chickenpox-related morbidity. Considering the vast number of vaccine doses... Read More
The Global Initiative for Village Empowerment (GIVE) was created in 2006 by a group of UBC students with the goal of bringing HIV/AIDS education to the community of Kanyawegi, Kenya. The... Read More
When discussing the distributed sites of the University of British Columbia’s Medical Undergraduate Program, people are generally focused on three areas of interest: the number of family doctors... Read More
Norman Jefferis “Jeff” Holter was a pioneer in the field of ambulatory electrocardiography, and the inventor of the portable cardiac telemetry device that bears his name and is used worldwide to this... Read More