Introduction In 1888, Samuel Gee described the clinical features of childhood celiac disease.[1] After the Second World War, Dicke and colleagues from Holland noted that certain cereal grains,... Read More

Editor’s introduction In October 2000, Dr Henderson worked with the BCMJ staff and Editorial Board on a medical publishing internship. She was keen to write for the... Read More

Introduction National attention has recently focused on the need for more physicians in Canada.[1] Cardiologists in British Columbia have noted signs and symptoms of an acute and chronic shortage... Read More

Introduction Bioethics and medical ethics are academic terms for a very practical activity: making the right decisions for our patients. All physicians are practising bioethicists.... Read More

Introduction The relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry is a difficult one. There is ambiguity from both the point of the physician and the industry, and interpretation of... Read More