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News / BY: Jessie Wang March 2019
... I knew that my Doctors of BC membership is free during my 4 years of medical school, but I had forgotten that this ... received free life insurance with Doctors of BC through my 4 years of medical school as well, but as of the 2018–19 ... of BC disability insurance is also free through all 4 years. That’s saving me at least $925 in premiums! I knew ...
News March 2019
... considerably. In a large US population-based study, nearly 4% of women self-reported using cannabis within the past ... use rates were highest during the first trimester (7.4%) and lowest during the third trimester (1.8%). Most ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP March 2019
... in failing, but in failing to learn from our failures.[ 4 ] The health care landscape is full of ambitious ideas and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John Fan March 2019
... hormone (TSH) of 0.08 mU/L (reference range 0.34–4.82 mU/L), free thyroxine (FT4) of 33.2 pmol/L (10.0–20.0 ... to the functioning of various metabolic pathways.[ 1-4 ] It is involved in fatty acid synthesis, catabolism of ... gene expression, insulin secretion, and the Krebs cycle.[ 4 ] The recommended dietary reference intake for biotin is 30 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Monica Dahiya, BSc March 2019
... of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.[ 3 , 4 ] In addition to the hepatic manifestations, acute and ... 1, 2, and 3 being common throughout the world, genotype 4 being common in the Middle East, and genotype 1 being ... poor cure rates reported in cases of genotype 1 and 4.[ 9 ] In the latter half of the 1990s, pegylated ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2019
... uptake among people with a history of injection drug use.[ 4 ] Curing hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Helena Swinkels, MD, MHSc, FCFP, FRCPC March 2019
... and public water systems that the FNHA reports on, 4% of drinking water systems are currently under drinking ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Steven Larigakis, MD March 2019
... activity, nutritional support, and social networking.[ 4 ] How can frailty be assessed? One can start assessing ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David J. Rhine, MD, FRCPC March 2019
... no longer recommended for an indefinite period of time.[ 4 ] After an initial 24 to 48 hours of rest, the worker ... management is recommended. Occupational therapists have a 4-P strategy for assisting return to work: prioritize, pace, ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP April 2019
... We are asking for support to develop team-based care[ 4 ] so we can work together complementarily and practice to ...