Clinical Articles /
BY: Matthew Boroditsky, BHSc
March 2020
... are de novo, with both parents being unaffected.[ 3 , 4 ] Patients diagnosed with the syndrome have a diverse array ... deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disorders,[ 4 ] and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).[ 5 ] Although the ... such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.[ 3 , 4 , 6 ] Anticipatory guidance and early developmental ...
Letters /
BY: Nilanga Aki Bandara, BSc
April 2020
... is a golden opportunity for a “teachable moment,”[ 4 ] and engaging adolescents about their desire to change ...
Letters /
BY: Marisa Ponzo, MD-PhD, FRCPC
April 2020
... to eliminate the risk of SCARs in this population.[ 4 , 5 ] Unfortunately, HLA-B*58:01 genotype testing is ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM)
April 2020
... 2019, claiming 3300 lives—0.00024% of China’s 1. 4 billion citizens—then quickly died out in the world’s ... Italy’s eastern neighbor, Slovenia, has announced 4 deaths, while Austria has had 28. In short, this current ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Derek C. Chang, MD
April 2020
... of People Who Use Drugs,[ 3 ] and the City of Vancouver,[ 4 ] have called for a change in drug policies, including drug ...
Premise /
BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
April 2020
... how group selection trumps individual selection.[ 4 ] Let’s say you have groups of hens in cages (10 to a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: J. Connell, BSc, MPH
April 2020
... or one rheumatologist for every 140 000 residents.[ 4 ] Guidelines recommend a rheumatologist-to-patient ratio of ... that wait times for nonurgent consults were longer than 4 months, suggesting that the shortage of rheumatologists was having an impact on patient outcomes.[ 4 ] To address these service shortages, rheumatologists in BC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: T. Justin Dhinsa, BSc
May 2020
... most commonly occur in the metaphyses of long bones.[ 4 , 5 ] One large population-based series suggested that as ... proximal humerus, middle femur, and proximal femur.[ 4 ] Patients often present with chronic localized pain that ... were seen by three of the six patients for 4 to 9 weeks. On average, patients were seen 1.5 days after ...
News, COVID-19 /
BY: Roxanne Joyce
May 2020
... Our general office line is 604 398-4300 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M–F). Website: www.physicianhealth.com . ...
News
May 2020
... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7682-4 . News Heart disease, stroke, and diabetes all at once: A ...