The BCMJ is pleased to announce the winner of the 2010 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism, Dr Daniel Malebranche. Dr Malebranche won for his humorous... Read More
General practitioners and specialist physicians are working together to develop a new Practice Support Program (PSP) learning module on coordination of care for patients with chronic obstructive... Read More
British Columbians can now call or e-mail Health Link BC’s Dietitian Services with any nutrition or food-related concerns. As part of the province’s Healthy Families BC program, BC dietitians are... Read More
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC now provides members with access to two excellent clinical resources, MD Consult and Access Medicine (www.cpsbc.ca/library). These resources provide... Read More
The finding of acid-fast bacilli in a sputum specimen rightly raises concern for pulmonary tuberculosis. The reality is that most positive smears will grow atypical or nontuberculous mycobacteria (... Read More