Professor of Medicine, UBC
Past President, VMDAS
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Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
As a father whose son once played hockey, and as a lifelong follower of the game, the tragic accident involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team filled me, along with most Canadians, with a deep sense of sadness... Read More
Prior to January 2004, nontraditional herbal medications were classified as food under the Food and Drug Act, which exempts Health Canada from providing any safety or efficacy data.[1] The Natural Health Products (NHPs... Read More
Recently, two major medical journals have published papers on herbal medicine products. The Annals of Internal Medicine published a statement from CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)[1]... Read More
Background Liver transplantation has been available in British Columbia since 1989, with a growing number of transplants performed each year. In 2005, 31 liver transplants were performed in BC. Only 10 years later, in... Read More
Dr Stanley Hashimoto passed away on 3 December 2016 surrounded by his loving family at Vancouver General Hospital, where he served as a neurologist for 45 years. He is survived by his wife, Terrie; his daughters,... Read More
Background Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy and second leading cause of cancer death in Canada, with British Columbia alone accounting for an estimated 3000 new cases and 1210 deaths in 2014.[1]... Read More
Background Corticosteroids are commonly prescribed by physicians in various medical specialties for a number of disorders. Gastroenterologists typically use relatively high doses and for longer periods, and often... Read More
The first successful human liver transplant was performed by Dr Thomas Starzl and his colleagues in 1968 in Colorado on an 18-month-old child who survived 400 days. Despite improved technical aspects of... Read More
Background The past few years have seen shortages of family physicians in urban and remote areas throughout Canada. Problems caused by the projected shortfall in the number of family physicians practising over the... Read More
The global health of Aboriginal people is suboptimal when compared with the health of the general North American population, and many disease processes, some with a genetic component, appear to be more prevalent. The... Read More