My mother had a massive heart attack a few years ago and I can’t express enough gratitude to the medical professionals who saved her life. To this day the complexity of the surgery they performed and... Read More

The increase in narcotics use that has led to the current opioid crisis reveals the dire need to re-examine the concept of medical pain management. For many years, the media, pharmaceutical industry... Read More

I read with interest the article by Thorpe and colleagues regarding anxiety and depression in young adults with type 1 diabetes in a university clinic setting [BCMJ 2017;59:310-311]. Mental... Read More

In his May editorial [BCMJ 2017;59:209], Dr Brian Day outlines his trials (no pun intended) and tribulations in the BC Supreme Court. He declares a pursuit of justice. Unfortunately for him,... Read More

Training in the hospital entails learning how to write the discharge summary—a now ubiquitous tool that recaps a patient’s time on the ward and details the next steps to be taken by the patient and... Read More