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Letters / January/February 2021

Re: Peer reviewers, editors, experts, and statisticians—do we need them?

BY: Anthony F. Shearer, MB

I would like to congratulate Dr Brian Day on his editorial in the October issue of the journal [BCMJ 2020;62:266]. It clearly lays out a problem that has dogged the medical and scientific community... Read More

Letters / January/February 2021

Re: Impact of school closures on learning, and child and family well-being

BY: James Harris, MD, FRCPC

Thank you for this article [BCMJ 2020;62:338]. It is most interesting and highlights the importance of in-person education for our children. I raise only one point—are we forgetting about our... Read More

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Premise / December 2020

From diagnostics to theranostics, and why better cancer care will always be costly

BY: H.M.K. McGillivray, BSc, C.F. Uribe, PhD, A. Rahmim, PhD, M.M. Muermann, BSc, R.J. Wassersug, PhD

Introduction The rising cost of cancer care is a major challenge to the medical system worldwide. Media coverage typically focuses on drug costs, hospital stays, and medical procedures, while less... Read More

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President's Comment / December 2020

Greetings from my family to yours

BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD

Matthew C. Chow, MD In my first words to you as president, I want to reflect on some of the things I am grateful for, acknowledge the challenges of the past year, and cast our eyes... Read More

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Editorials / December 2020

Private health care will never disappear—it is hardwired into human nature

BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM)

Natura abhorret vacuum (nature abhors a vacuum), a physics concept attributed to Aristotle, generalizes to biology and is strikingly manifest by the tendency of life forms to colonize and inhabit... Read More

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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