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Laboratory specimen collection containers
News / June 2018

Sensitivity of early colon cancer screening tests

BC Cancer and its Laboratory Services have identified an issue with the test used to screen for colon cancer. Recent fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results show an increase in the number of positive... Read More

Dr David Esler and Dr Robert Vroom
News / June 2018

Goodbye, Bob. Hello, David

By: David R. Richardson, MD

As the saying goes, “time waits for no one,” or something like that. I wish it had waited a little longer as, not without a little sadness, the BCMJ Editorial Board is saying goodbye to Dr Robert... Read More

A vial of insulin and a syringe
News / June 2018

Resource on insulin use helps Canadians with type 2 diabetes maintain healthy blood-glucose levels

An estimated 1.5 million Canadians living with diabetes can’t achieve their glycemic targets. Sanofi Canada brought together a panel of Canadian experts—including GPs, nurses, nurse practitioners,... Read More

A chest X-ray of a patient with tuberculosis
News / June 2018

Latent tuberculosis infection: Update on provincial treatment guidelines

By: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH, Victoria J. Cook, MD, FRCPC

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that typically affects the lungs and is spread from person to person through the air by droplets expelled when coughing or sneezing. This disease poses a... Read More

Kathleen Ross
News / June 2018

Dr Ross president-elect

Dr Kathleen Ross Dr Kathleen Ross has been elected president-elect of Doctors of BC, and will serve as the association’s president in 2019–20. A GP for more than... Read More

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BCMJ Volume 67 Number 10 cover.

BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959