Simplistic approaches to the treatment of obesity focusing on restrictive diets or increased exercise power the lucrative weight-loss industry and provide endless hours of reality television, but... Read More

Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) continue to be a public-health and infection-prevention and control problem globally. CPOs refer to gram-negative bacteria, normally found in the gut, that... Read More

Between 1990 and 2017, WorkSafeBC accepted 30 170 new traumatic brain injury (TBI) claims, of which 98.4% were diagnosed as a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). The average age of the claimants was... Read More

Scientists at the University of Waterloo have discovered that antidepressant medications can be used to treat Alzheimer disease. A study published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, “Interactions of... Read More

In continued efforts to ensure doctors receive timely and relevant information from the GPSC, the quarterly newsletter, GP Update, is now emailed directly to BC family physicians. The fall 2018... Read More