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Holiday cookies, cupcakes, and candy canes.
Editorials / December 2025

Merry or scary? Managing sugar without spoiling the holidays

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

Happy holidays! December is upon us, and with it come the familiar, tempting smells of cinnamon, hot chocolate, and fresh cookies. Holiday lunches and office parties are full of tasty foods, abundant... Read More

Letters / December 2025

An invitation to explore a Probus club near you

BY: Hugh Chaun, MA, BM BCh

Dear friends and colleagues, those of you who are planning to retire or have recently retired may consider joining one of the Probus (“professional and business”) clubs in the province. Typically,... Read More

Letters / December 2025

Re: Fewer patients per family physician in BC is the result of intolerable working conditions

BY: Ben Schwartzentruber, MD

I read with interest my colleague Dr Gerald Tevaarwerk’s article on the ongoing pressures facing family physicians [BCMJ 2025;67:273-274]. I wanted to reply to his comment regarding consulting... Read More

Letters / December 2025

Re: Beyond Kelowna

BY: Tahmeena Ali, MD, CCFP, FCFP

The recent editorial by Dr Kristopher Kang [BCMJ 2025;67:234] highlighting the shortage of pediatricians—particularly in rural BC—is an example of a larger challenge facing all of medicine: the death... Read More

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Back Page / September 2025

Taking the pulse of reader preferences

BY: BCMJ Staff

Preliminary results from the BCMJ survey, 9 June to 4 July 2025. Methodology... 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