Criteria for bariatric surgery Great strides have been made in the field of bariatric surgery, with procedures that are relatively free of complications and provide effective treatment for obesity... Read More

Patients who have undergone sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass are typically discharged from hospital 1 to 2 days after surgery and followed closely by a multidisciplinary team of health care... Read More

Background British Columbia, like other provinces in Canada, continues to struggle with poor access to orthopaedic care as a result of rationing in the publicly funded health care system.[1,2,3,4,... Read More

The adverse effects of obesity impact every aspect of the health care system. Studies have demonstrated that diet, lifestyle modifications, and currently available pharmaceutical agents are... Read More

Harm reduction It comes as no surprise to health care workers that sharing syringes and injection paraphernalia increases the risk of HIV/hepatitis C seroconversion. There is a plethora of evidence... Read More