Status update: Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, marries Dr Priscilla Chan. Their marriage represents the ongoing integration of social media and medicine—for better or worse, for richer or for... Read More
Background General surgeons play an essential role in both urban and rural settings in British Columbia. In urban settings, they perform procedures such as liver transplants and oncology and... Read More
Background Laparoscopic colon resection (LCR) is a well-documented and standard practice in many centres throughout the world. A Cochrane Collaboration review of 25 randomized control trials... Read More
Background According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), between 2004 and 2007 the number of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations per 1000... Read More
Click image to enlarge Drs William Hawes and Thomas Cogan, who practised medicine in London, England, around 1774, formed The Institution for affording immediate Relief to Persons apparently... Read More