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Premise / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2020
... mortality rate was markedly higher in Black women at 28.9 (per 100 000) versus 20.6 in White women (rate ratio ... lags behind other nations in collecting racial data.[ 9 ] In the article, it was postulated that our “Canadian ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jan Klimas, MSc, PhD September 2020
... strongly correlated with rates of opioid overdose death.[ 9 ] More than 70% of men and nearly 50% of women in BC who ... higher risk of developing disordered use (approximately 14.9% to 32.9%). However, since he does not have a psychiatric history ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD September 2020
... long-term effects on child health and development.[ 8 , 9 ] At baseline, maltreatment is a common experience among ...
Obituaries / BY: Ann Skidmore, MBChB, FRCPC September 2020
Dr Angus Ian Rae passed away peacefully on 9 July 2020, in Victoria, British Columbia, at the age of 91. ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Leilynaz Malekafzali, BSc September 2020
... some support for the ocular transmission of COVID-19.[ 9 ] The authors consider how liquid in the eye can be ... to the nasopharyngeal space through the lacrimal duct.[ 9 ] This liquid can then be transferred to the lower ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
... provide care across multiple Canadian jurisdictions.[ 8 , 9 ] In line with this, the Canadian Medical Protective ... a physician’s typical province or territory of work.[ 9 ] This has been a laudable and agile response to COVID-19, ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Justin Fong, BSc September 2020
... that will ultimately shape their final residency match.[ 9 ] This is even more pertinent for specialities that are not ... residency, which ranges from a 2- to 6-year commitment.[ 9 ] It is also the sole opportunity for programs to assess ... to the field may potentially lose out on applicants.[ 9 ] Finally, significant restructuring of curricula for ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Li Rita Zhang, MPH September 2020
... 6 ] demographics,[ 7 , 8 ] and socioeconomic status.[ 9 , 10 ] To provide local insights into screening service use ...
Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Kristina Jenei, BSN September 2020
... Americans made up 81% of coronavirus-related deaths.[ 9 ] This isn’t simply because of biology, but due to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brett Baumann, MD October 2020
... (4.6 million) reported having tried an e-cigarette, and 2.9% (~863 000) had used an e-cigarette in the previous 30 ... no link between statins and interstitial lung disease.[ 9 ] Therefore, other inhalation exposures were considered, ...