I must admit that I am not sure what to make of Dr Gallagher’s article, “Real doctors treat more than one species,” in the January/February issue [BCMJ 2016;58:44-45]. The analogy of the... Read More
“Do you know anything about DNA?” Retreating to my time-tested defence mechanism, “What?” I answered in a dumb voice. “Well, your DNA and mine are exactly the same. The only difference is that... Read More
Dr Saul H. Isserow Dr Brett Heilbron It is our pleasure to be guest editors for this two-part theme issue on sports cardiology containing articles aimed at health professionals... Read More
The February 2015 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Carter v. Canada will soon result in legal and regulatory changes to how we, as physicians, can legally assist patients, who are experiencing “... Read More
Right now 820 000 seniors live in BC—that’s 17% of our population or roughly one in every six British Columbians. In just 15 short years that number will escalate to 1.35 million seniors—nearly one-... Read More