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Review Articles / BY: Tae Won Yi, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2025
... and has potentially life-threatening consequences.[ 1-3 ] Hyperkalemia is more commonly seen in patients with ... and suggested approaches to outpatient management. Case 1 Mr Sharma is a 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes ... estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 80 ml/min/1.73 m 2 , urine albumin:creatinine ratio was 40 mg/mmol, and ...
News April 2025
... them 2.8. Psychologists rated the least reliable videos at 1.1 out of 5, while young adults rated them 2.3. This suggests ...
Premise / BY: Goldis Mitra, MD, CCFP April 2025
... the problem is even worse in British Columbia, at 27%.[ 1 ] Despite the introduction of the Longitudinal Family ...
MDs To Be / BY: Catherine Joanne Binda, MD April 2025
... to promote social accountability in medical training.[ 1-4 ] The field of refugee health offers an opportunity for ... 6 ] and an understanding of the health advocate role.[ 1 ] Health advocates support “patients in navigating the ... families were accessing a median of 4 out of 10 (range: 1 to 7) community resources highlighted by the Vulnerability ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christie Wall, MPH April 2025
... claimed 2253 lives in 2024, with fentanyl present in 85.1% of deaths.[ 1,2 ] Even when a drug toxicity event is survived, it can ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP April 2025
... threats, known as “manufactured insecurity,”[ 1 ] which can have harmful health effects. These range from ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM April 2025
... WorkSafeBC Medical Services by leaving a message at 1 855 476-3049. If you prefer to speak with a medical advisor ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC April 2025
... higher than the 12% rate in the general population.[ 1 ] A 2024 review on physician infertility highlighted that ... infertility rates are uniquely high among physicians.[ 1 ] Key concerns include financial pressures and the conflict ... training are major factors in childbearing decisions.[ 1,2 ] Many related studies have focused on surgeons, who have ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB April 2025
... also very likely to be exposed to health misinformation.[ 1 ] Before a patient comes to see us, they have often ...
Letters / BY: Vanessa Kong, BA April 2025
... to minimize the risks associated with substance use.[ 1,2 ] We outline three lessons learned during the development ... Committee of Doctors of BC and the BC government. Lesson 1: There was a gap in knowledge about substance use care and ...