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

Infantile botulism is a rare condition in children under 1 year of age that begins with ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores.[1] The growing organism colonizes the intestinal tract and then... Read More

On 17 October 2018, it became legal in Canada for adults age 19 and older to smoke products of the Cannabis sativa plant for recreational purposes.[1] Before legalization, according to Statistics... Read More

Background Hemophilia patients, especially those with severe or moderately severe disease, are at risk of developing arthropathy related to recurrent hemarthrosis.[1,2] The most commonly affected... Read More

Background Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema (NCPE) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication associated with opioid overdoses that must be recognized and managed promptly. The typical... Read More