Background Residents of rural communities face unique challenges when accessing health care. Factors that can make access to care difficult include populations that are small or fluctuate in size,... Read More
Myiasis describes the parasitic infestation of a host, such as a human or other vertebrate, with larvae from the order Diptera (flies).[1-3] Cutaneous myiasis, the infestation of a parasite in... Read More
Just over 10 years ago, I was juggling family commitments and running a computer business and an average-sized medical practice. It was what I had expected from my training as a physician and what I... Read More
Case data A 10-year-old boy presented to a regional hospital emergency department with forehead swelling 2 weeks after he had experienced 4 days of upper respiratory tract infection with symptoms of... Read More
Background The Thompson-Okanagan region of British Columbia (population approximately 540 000 in 2015) is an arid part of the province contiguous with north-central Washington state. A warm... Read More