BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD
March 2024
... with significant reductions in both liver-related[ 1 ] and non-liver-related[ 2 ] mortality. Despite the ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
March 2024
... with psychological safety incidents being more common.[ 1 ] Meanwhile, the increasing complexity of care that ... began paying compensation. This accounts for less than 0.1% of such claims from health care and social services ... you to file a claim with us right away by calling 1 888 967-5377. If you are unsure if you have worker status ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Eiko Waida, MD, FRCPC, FAAP*
March 2024
... including in Canada, the United States, and Germany.[ 1 ] Although the dyadic partnership has become more common in ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Frank X. Scheuermeyer, MD, MHSc
April 2024
... visits involve the evaluation of acute chest pain,[ 1 ] which translates to 90 000 annual visits for chest pain ... in a clinical sense: even the lowest-risk patients have a 1.7% risk of acute coronary syndrome within 6 weeks.[ 8 , 9 ] ... System,[ 17 ] we collected consecutive patients from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2019 who presented with ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM
April 2024
... million citizens, and 20.3% were aged 65 years or older.[ 1 ] With an aging population, a concomitant increase in the ... and meta-analysis;[ 2 ] there is a higher likelihood of 14.1% in those who are institutionalized,[ 3 ] and even higher ... Case study: The mercenary late life partner—Part 1 Jack, a moderately wealthy divorced man with three adult ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
April 2024
... that in 2021 and 2022 I was Mother of the Year (MOTY).[ 1-3 ] In 2023, I was the runner-up, temporarily losing my ... content of her white broccoli brown sugar cookies below 1 gram while mine remained at 4 grams. Nonetheless, you can ... began by making sure the four mandatory criteria were met: 1. Pizza: Pepperoni (if you have to ask what type of crust, ...
Editorials /
BY: Terri Aldred, MD
April 2024
... I have an adverse childhood experiences score of 6/10.[ 1 ] I’m the granddaughter of a residential school survivor, ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC
April 2024
... to be increasingly flooded with false narratives.[ 1 ] In Canada, misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD
April 2024
... matter (PM 2.5 ), all of which can affect health.[ 1 ] However, concentrations of PM 2.5 are typically used as a ...
Back Page /
BY: Adam Zanbilowicz, MS(Medical Education), DPM(Hons)
April 2024
... glasses obscuring the view of gondoliers’ feet [ Figure 1 ] . Discussion The results indicate a notable diversity in ...