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Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2023
... of modern medicine? These selfless, understanding, loving people are there when we get home from a long, unpredictable ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Tara Lyon March 2023
... choosing in the past, it’s so important. Indigenous people wouldn’t necessarily see themselves in this research ... is traumatizing (and retraumatizing) for many Indigenous people, she found medical school had the same lasting impact, ... forgiveness, and part of the reason I’m here is to help people, to give back, and to provide the care that Indigenous ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD May 2023
... the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923, which barred Chinese people from entering Canada and essentially halted all ... time, more work can be done to promote health equity among people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. As physicians, ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2023
... settler on the territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people in Victoria, where I’ve spent the last year, and ... if not a lifetime.” There are lots of predictors of why people do rural medicine; for me, it was a combination of ... generalism but also a ton to do with being connected to people, which I’ve always really enjoyed. Is there a story ...
Premise / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC September 2023
... Even though the actual costs may be much less because some people make little use of medical services, those costs may ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC April 2023
According to Statistics Canada, there are over 5.3 million people in British Columbia,[ 1 ] and nearly one-quarter of ... question: for a condition that affects nearly 1.3 million people in our province, why aren’t we talking more about ... diagnosis. It is a normal process in the lives of people with ovaries, wherein egg supplies have been depleted, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC October 2023
... editorial. Feminism means different things to different people. It can be alienating and polarizing, particularly to ...
MDs To Be / BY: Madeline McKenzie, BA May 2023
... than in our constituent parts. We should encourage people both to give and to take; both are essential aspects ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2023
... with beta-carotene possibly increasing lung cancer risk in people who smoke or are exposed to asbestos. Regarding single ... their conclusions do not apply to children, hospitalized people, or those with a chronic illness or nutritional ... appealing targets for any intervention intended to improve people’s lives. Canadians spend over $4 billion[ 5 ] ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD April 2023
... the beginning of a meeting or event that acknowledge the people and nations who culturally and physically inhabited a ... of reconciliation—correctly pronouncing names of the people and the lands, sharing details of historical context ... impacts are real and worrisome, especially in younger people. In any emergency, physicians have agency and ethical ...