Editorials /
BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB
September 2022
... Board colleagues, BCMJ staff, and readers. For the last 4 years, there have been three Davids/Daves on the Editorial ...
Premise /
BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC
September 2022
... evidence for the SOC 7 in her Letter to the Editor,[ 4 ] Dr Joanne Sinai referenced a systematic review by Dahlen ... may be misconstrued as conversion therapy. Bill C-4, an Act to amend the Criminal Code to prohibit conversion ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Sarah Dunn, MPH Practicum Student
September 2022
... immune function, and increased risk of frailty and falls.[ 4 , 5 ] Malnourished older adults are, therefore, less likely ... increased risk of acute hospitalization.[ 3 , 4 ] The health consequences of malnutrition among older ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM
October 2022
... 3 ] C. Menopause: Mood, Sleep, and Cognition[ 4 ] D. Menopause and Sexuality[ 5 ] E. Menopause ... in the chest, rises upward, and lasts an average of 3 to 4 minutes.[ 12 ] Up to 20% of women experience severe ... of vasomotor symptoms during menopausal transition is 7.4 years.[ 15 ] The 2021 guideline reflects this updated ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM
October 2022
... 3 ] Similar to the 2014 guideline on managing menopause,[ 4 ] the 2021 guideline reiterates that there is a complex and ... Assessment. This was not included in the 2021 guideline.[ 4 ] In line with the 2014 guideline, the 2021 guideline ...
Obituaries /
BY: Dan Kalla
October 2022
... they soon fell deeply in love and were married within 4 months. Frank and Judy started a family practice in ...
Letters /
BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC
October 2022
... The increasing numbers of desisters and detransitioners[ 4 ] suggests that gender identity is, in fact, mutable. This ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
October 2022
... him in the recent BCMJ blog post by Dr George Szasz.[ 4 ] Although abortion is not a component of my practice, I ...
President's Comment /
BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD
October 2022
... in per capita greenhouse gas emissions and contributes 4% of Canada’s total emissions. There is plenty of room for ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP
October 2022
... offset sarcopenia have been reviewed in the literature.[ 4 ] Sarcopenia must be recognized as a preventable and ...