Clinical Articles /
BY: Omair Arshad, MD
July/August 2022
... use is increasing at an alarming rate among young people. Hammond and colleagues found that in their ... that e-cigarettes may be a risk factor leading people toward combustible cigarette use. A meta-analysis ... meaning that there are common factors that drive people to use both combustible and e-cigarettes, but the two ...
President's Comment /
BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD
July/August 2022
... a harmonious way. While there will always be conflict and people who disagree, imagine a world with more awareness, ...
News /
BY: Sandy Zhang, MPH
July/August 2022
... of cancer death in Canada and worldwide. In BC, seven people die of lung cancer every day. With 70% of all cases ... and who are not experiencing any symptoms. This includes people who: Are 55 to 74 years of age. Currently smoke or ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Elizabeth Purssell, MD, MSc
September 2022
... in a health authority with a catchment area of 1.9 million people or more. Royal Columbian Hospital sees approximately ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC
September 2022
... has become a popular umbrella term for whatever distresses people in their work.[ 26 ] Recently published studies ...
Obituaries /
BY: Jack and Ruth Albrecht
September 2022
... He didn’t like the name Dealtry as it was difficult for people to pronounce, let alone spell, so he asked to be known ...
Obituaries /
BY: David M. Lawson, PhD, RPsych
September 2022
... is . . . one of the kindest, most supportive and courteous people you will ever meet . . . her patient care, ... until shortly before she died because she didn’t want people to worry about her. She never complained or shed a ...
Letters /
BY: Ruth Habte, MD
September 2022
... my own opinion today—an opinion informed by caring for people who found themselves in the working poor and in need ... are taking. My opinion is also informed by taking care of people in abusive relationships, who may be in ... seeing the impact on reproductive health care. All these people, and more, would benefit from universal free ...
Letters /
BY: Gail Knudson, MD, MEd, FRCPC
September 2022
... the provision of medical care to trans and gender-diverse people is controversial in some quarters, but it is the ... competent health care to transgender and gender-diverse people. Dr Leising[ 1 ] has written a detailed response[ 7 ] ...
News
September 2022
... Rena Caron of Prince George is one of 14 exceptional people being appointed to the Order of British Columbia in ... to improve cancer outcomes and wellness among Indigenous people by examining the stories and needs of Indigenous ...