Letters /
BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI
January/February 2020
... with a first degree family history of breast cancer.[ 9 ] It is known that women who use hormone therapy are at ...
Letters /
BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2020
... of 61 cases of breast cancer of which 48 were early (9 stage 0 cases, and 39 stage I cases), but a reduction of ...
News
January/February 2020
... one fall—half of whom fall more than once. In fact, 9 out of 10 hip fractures result from falls. These falls can ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Hetesh Ranchod, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2020
... Punjabi, Mandarin, and Cantonese languages weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. When someone is referred to First Link by a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Matthew D. Burkey, MD, PhD, MPH
January/February 2020
On 9 May 2019 the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Summit ... patients affected by ACEs or trauma during adulthood.[ 9 ] Trauma-specific treatments such as trauma-focused ... connection. Strengths-based approach and skill-building.[ 9 ] These principles should be considered by physicians and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP
January/February 2020
... “help the survivors along in their grieving process.”[ 9 ] A study from the United States compared grief responses ... prescribers and 3 assessors), for a response rate of 52.9%. The average number of years each respondent worked as a ... death. As earlier studies by Kimsma and van Leeuwen[ 9 ] and by Reid[ 15 ] have noted, in-person or phone contact ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
March 2020
... who are at highest risk of developing iron deficiency.[ 9 ] Stem cell donations and transplantation Canadian Blood ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP
March 2020
... intrusion of existing freshwater wells and aquifers.[ 9 ] Although the water supply for much of the Lower Mainland ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Hilary Drake, BSc
March 2020
... admitted to hospital with acute respiratory distress on 9 February after playing hockey on 8 February at an indoor ... respiratory illness with similar symptoms on 8 and 9 February. A cluster investigation team was struck ... arenas is known to be a source of health complaints.[ 2-9 ] Ice rinks at indoor facilities are typically cleaned and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Matthew Boroditsky, BHSc
March 2020
... resource for interdisciplinary health research, using ICD-9 code 758.32 (velocardiofacial syndrome), ICD-9 code 279.11 (DiGeorge syndrome), and ICD-10 code D82.1 ... PopDataBC search results were inconclusive due to ICD-9 coding deficiencies. These limitations were addressed by ...