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Clinical Articles / November 2020

Optimizing fertility Part 1: Evidence-based lifestyle changes

BY: Lisa J. Zhang, Jeffrey Roberts, MD, FRCSC, Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse, and it affects approximately 12% to 15% of couples.[1] Given that most couples achieve pregnancy within... Read More

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Clinical Articles / November 2020

Optimizing fertility Part 2: Environmental toxins

BY: Lisa J. Zhang, Jeffrey Roberts, MD, FRCSC, Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse, and it affects approximately 12% to 15% of couples.[1] Given that most couples achieve pregnancy within... Read More

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MDs To Be, COVID-19 / November 2020

Meaningful community collaboration in research

BY: Shayda A. Swann, BSc, Amber R. Campbell, MSc, Valerie J. Nicholson, Melanie C.M. Murray, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Meaningful community collaboration in research, as we know it today, started during the HIV/AIDS pandemic as a grassroots movement to gain an equal voice at the table of scientific discovery. Today,... Read More

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MDs To Be / October 2020

Palliative care and legacy creation

BY: Jillian Lin, BMLSc, MBiotech

As the global COVID-19 death toll hits a new high every day, our hearts sink together with those of the families and friends of the deceased. For most of us, thinking about death is not a daily... Read More

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Clinical Articles / October 2020

Outpatient treatment of alcohol use disorder

BY: Armon Molavi, MD, Sulara Guruge, MD, Peter Kelly, MD

Alcohol is the most frequently used intoxicating substance in the world and is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality.[1] Numerous resources have been committed to managing health... Read More

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BCMJ Volume 67 Number 10 cover.

BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959