The overall frequency of major inherited dyslipidemias of all kinds in BC and Canada is conservatively estimated to be about 1 in 40 individuals, with a higher incidence found in the French-Canadian... Read More

RRRIIINNNGGG! The alarm bells sounded. Lunch was over and it was time to return to class. As it turned out, our grade 8 biology teacher had a unique activity planned for that afternoon. Our class... Read More

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is increasingly being reported as a cause of severe respiratory illness across North America.[1] Members of the Picornaviridae family, enteroviruses (EVs) are non-enveloped,... Read More

Case data In July 2011, a 49-year-old female patient presented to her family physician with worsening of her long-standing dyspepsia. She had a history of gastroesophageal reflux, hypertension,... Read More

A death occurring instantaneously, or less than 24 hours after symptom onset, in an otherwise healthy individual, without a known cause, is known as a "sudden unexplained death" (SUD), a definition... Read More