In searching the medical literature, one of the dilemmas most frequently encountered is that of being overwhelmed by too much in­formation. For example, in looking for high-quality references in... Read More

  Three of the worst wildfire seasons on record in BC occurred over the past decade, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from communities at risk of fire or hazardous levels of... Read More

In last month’s WorkSafeBC article, we outlined various therapy programs available to injured workers, including physiotherapy and massage. However, sometimes these forms of therapy aren’t enough. If... Read More

Follow-up programs can reduce chronic heart failure deaths A new Cochrane systematic review finds that chronic heart failure patients who are contacted in active follow-up programs after leaving... Read More

Of the almost 5 million seniors age 65 and older in Canada, 7.1% live in care facilities—nursing homes, chronic care, or long-term care hospitals (4.5%), or residences for seniors (2.6%). Census data... Read More