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Lindsay M. Lawson, MD
Dr Angus Rae In the 30-plus years that I spent at St. Paul’s Hospital I must have gone to more than a thousand medical grand rounds; fewer than a handful of them stand out in my... Read More
I am writing to thank Dr Haigh for her recent editorial [Some stories are heartbreaking, some are heartwarming; this one is both, [BCMJ 2013;55:409]. I also know Margaret Benson through the work I used to do at the... Read More
What profession might you have pursued, if not for medicine? Physiotherapy. Which talent would you most like to have? Being able to carry a tune. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Raising... Read More
As a result of two cases currently before the BC Supreme Court, the question of legalizing assisted suicide is once again in the media. The legal argument is straightforward: if suicide itself is legal then assisting... Read More
By Stewart Jackson. Trafford Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1425184599. Paperback, 132 pages. $14.52. This is a short little book filled with lots of information about life in BC at the end of the 19th century and... Read More
Never before has our society included in its ranks so many individuals over the age of 65; being in your 90s is no longer a feat—over 100 is the new prize. This shift in demographics is partly due to better preventive... Read More
In February the Canadian Thoracic Society published a comprehensive report called The Human and Economic Burden of COPD. The report points out that COPD is the most underdiagnosed chronic disease in our society yet is... Read More
I enjoy traveling, but there is always part of me that looks forward to returning home. Often the attraction is not much more than sleeping in my own bed and using my own shower! However, sometimes there are extra... Read More
by Eileen Nason Cambon, MD, CM Uppity Women We Are! 100-Year History of Medical Women of British Columbia (1893–1993) by Eileen Nason Cambon, MD, CM. Vancouver, Vancouver Desktop Publishing Centre Ltd., 2008... Read More
March and April’s issues of the BCMJ contain a group of articles on one of the most costly of chronic diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD costs society money and scarce hospital beds, but costs... Read More