Letters /
BY: Rashmi Chadha, MBChB, MScCH, CCFP (AM), FASAM
May 2025
... per capita in national health care emissions.[ 9 ] The BCMJ has an opportunity to raise awareness by making ...
Original Research /
BY: Amrish Joshi, MBBS, MSc Pal Med, LLM, CCFP (PC), FCFP, FRCPC
June 2025
... take a family-based approach to decision making.[ 8,9 ] These taboo conversations may result in family members ...
Original Research /
BY: Emily Meagher, MPH
June 2025
Background Complex chronic diseases affect approximately 2.9% of Canadians, or approximately 855 000 people 12 years ... return to their premorbid functional or activity levels.[ 9 ] In the absence of curative therapies, current treatment ... better well-being).[ 13 ] Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)—assess ...
Premise /
BY: Catherine Joanne Binda, MD
June 2025
... linked to better self-advocacy and social well-being.[ 7-9 ] A 2017 study asked over 54 000 children in 16 countries ...
Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
June 2025
... weird, and should generally be avoided: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 days. Also, 3.14159265 days.[ 5 ] The takeaway ... study investigators can choose any numbers they desire.[ 9-11 ] The fixation on these numbers can be quite strong, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Michael Joseph Lee, PhD
June 2025
... neurotoxic, dermatoxic, and cytotoxic effects.[ 8,9 ] Exposure can occur via ingestion (e.g., drinking ... agriculture, sewage, urban runoff, and waste facilities.[ 9,10 ] These sources of nutrients are likely to increase as ... due to nonspecific, self-limiting symptoms.[ 9 ] Nevertheless, from 2012 to 2024, the BC Drug and Poison ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
June 2025
... removing speed limiters postmarket), and safe road users.[ 9 ] Improving our understanding of the injury risks ...
Letters /
BY: Rebecca Z. Xu, MD
June 2025
... a combination of prescribed and nonprescribed opioids.[ 9 ] While this is an important finding, the toxic drug crisis ...
Original Research /
BY: Tandi Wilkinson, MD, CCFP-EM, FCFP
July/August 2025
... and actively learning whatever is needed to do so.”[ 9 ] The HOUSE program teaches a wide variety of POCUS ... and actively learning whatever is needed to do so”[ 9 ]—can guide us in building a better, kinder, and more ...
Original Research /
BY: Olivia F. Hunter
July/August 2025
... and reduced capacity to engage in daily activities;[ 8,9 ] economically, they can lead to lost wages and increased ...