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Letters / BY: Rod Densmore, MD December 2023
... need to identify, diagnose, and appropriately support people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and their ... families. We need to become FASD aware. When we diagnose people with FASD we can also learn about their family and ... (FASD), and to develop, in collaboration with Aboriginal people, FASD preventive programs that can be delivered in a ...
Premise / BY: Jan Hajek, MD October 2023
... large extent within their jurisdiction.” Our concern for people faced with unjust oppression or systemic violence ... on well-planned plant-based diets.[ 7 ] Yes, there are people in the world who still depend on raising animals like cows for their sustenance. There are also people who currently depend on the trade of endangered wild ...
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 ...
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: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2023
... reassure my patients that miscarriage is not their fault. People cannot be blamed for a pregnancy loss because they ... I think that miscarriage, like any loss, can affect people differently. I encourage my patients who have endured ... the faster we will reduce the shame and stigma that people face when Mother Nature errs. My heart goes out to ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH December 2023
Drug poisoning is the leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 59 in BC and takes six lives per day in the ... harms in BC. Due to stigma and risk of legal punishment, people using drugs often avoid contact with the health care ... relative to the need. While approximately 100 000 people in BC have diagnosed opioid use disorder, and as many ...
Letters / BY: Rick Potter-Cogan, MB BCh BAO April 2023
... good evidence for adding vitamins or supplements to most people’s diet [ BCMJ 2023;65:4 ]. People are misled to believe there is a benefit and fall ... scam that wastes the precious income of too many people. People would be healthier with a better ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD November 2023
... shape the future. This is your opportunity to ensure the people you want representing you in leadership roles at ... who is doing well, long arms to give hugs to one or more people when they are struggling, and high heels to be seen at ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD June 2023
... I come, and I appreciate the privilege I hold having these people in my life. In my human doing, I am a family ... as physicians whose profession lies in healing and helping people, it is important that we understand the impact of colonialism and its lasting effects on Indigenous people’s health and well-being. We should, as encouraged by ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD January/February 2023
The In Plain Sight report recognized that Indigenous people experience racism in our health care system. The ... biased behavior without shaming the other person. Shaming people is not an effective social justice or educational ... But when I read a couple comments about how “stupid” people are, I didn’t end up posting the comment or reaching ...