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Murray Allen, MD
Nostalgia. I could feel it in my bones as I read Work hours, sleep deprivation, and fatigue: A British Columbia snapshot (BCMJ 2007;49:387-392), and remembered with pride how we used to work ourselves to a frazzle... Read More
Moral hazard is a trite topic among insurers and economists, but the concept is not commonly known in the medical profession.[1] The concept of moral hazard suggests that the simple act of obtaining insurance... Read More
This is part 2 of two on the enigma of whiplash, which in the meantime is still an enigma. The first edition (BCMJ June 2002) broached the issue of incidence, costs of whiplash, the role of X-rays, and... Read More
Despite the new evidence about the mechanics of whiplash and the overriding social and legal implications of whiplash, physicians still are called upon to offer practical self-help advice to their patients on what they... Read More
No longer is whiplash a pain in the neck, but rather an enigma, a puzzling riddle that has grown beyond the simplistic popular model that states, “If it hurts and it’s in the neck, it must be whiplash.” As with any... Read More
The work of Dr Charles Galasko and colleagues in this issue of the BCMJ outlines some of the claims rates in various parts of the world. However, a claims rate is difficult to estimate, partly due to different... Read More
The current Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine injection methods are simple: withdraw from the vial 0.30 mL of fluid, insert the needle into the deltoid muscle, inject, withdraw the needle, discard the syringe/needle into the... Read More