The BC Medical Journal is allowing questionable self-promotion by physicians of qualifications not recognized in Canada. In the January/February issue, the BCMJ printed news that “Three BC physicians... Read More

Dr Eric Cadesky Through the clacking of keyboards and rustling of papers, I hear a sigh emerge from the confluence of doctors in the backroom. “Did anyone else just get 100 new results... Read More

One of my kids has picked up a hobby for which he sometimes appears on stage, in film, and on TV. Believe me, it is not something we even knew anything about until our family was suddenly in it, and... Read More

“Hey Doc, what are you going to do to help me? I’m at risk for obesity, gout, diabetes, gallstones, heart disease, and kidney disease.” “Bob, despite the fact that obesity is already more of a... Read More

I would disagree with Dr Kotaska’s opinion that charging double the cost for medically necessary treatment is a justified social policy. If medical care is a right and not a privilege, then imposing... Read More