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Letters / April 2020

E-cigarettes and youth health

BY: Nilanga Aki Bandara, BSc, Mehara Seneviratne, Senara Wanniarachchi, BSc, Vahid Mehrnoush, MD

Tobacco products in all forms are highly addictive because they contain nicotine, one of the most addictive substances used by humans. High-nicotine content in e-cigarettes poses as a potentially... Read More

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Premise / March 2020

Consciousness

BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC

Anesthesiologists take consciousness away from a patient before a surgical procedure and then bring consciousness back to the patient after the operation is finished. Consciousness has been an... Read More

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President's Comment / March 2020

Amplifying value

BY: Kathleen Ross, MD

Dr Kathleen Ross The practice of medicine is evolving at a pace unimaginable in previous times. As this evolution unfolds, we need to take a hard look at the basic tenets of care that, as... Read More

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Editorials / March 2020

Human nature in times of stress

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

A few months ago, I read something about the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2003 and I remember thinking, it’s only a matter of time until something else strikes. In case you... Read More

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Editorials / March 2020

Scents and sensibility

BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD

It’s 2020 and I’m wearing perfume. I wear Very Irresistible by Givenchy. Very irresistible to some but apparently toxic to others. It took an incident at a friend’s house to make me realize the... 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