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Letters / April 2019

MyoActivation for the treatment of pain & disability

BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in our society. One in five people suffer with chronic pain in Canada. We need alternatives to pharmacologic interventions that are cost effective, safe, and... Read More

Letters / April 2019

Re: Cannabis use by adolescents. Author replies

BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM

I thank Dr Mitchell for his opinion and for standing behind the quote, “There are biochemically distinct strains of cannabis, but the sativa/indica distinction as commonly applied in the lay... Read More

Letters / April 2019

Re: Cannabis use by adolescents

BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP

This article [BCMJ 2019;61:14-19] would be the first in the literature to establish different clinical effects from C. sativa and C. indica strains. While Dr Ocana insists that clinical research... Read More

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Editorials / March 2019

Lessons, priorities, mindfulness, challenges, and epiphanies

BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB

We buried a colleague recently. To be more precise, we said farewell to a now-deceased colleague. He was a true gentleman, an excellent surgeon, and notably, possessed an incredible capacity to make... Read More

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Editorials / March 2019

A laughing matter

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

“Do you have time to come in and say ‘hi’ to your sister?” “I have a sister? Why didn’t anyone ever tell me?” This is a conservation I recently had with my father. He was referring to my mother... 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