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Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC October 2025
... Washington’s death in 1799, following the removal of 2.5 L of blood alongside blistering and laxatives, is now thought to have been caused by acute epiglottitis.[ 2 ] Today, therapeutic phlebotomy has a narrow role in ... the practice is no longer the grisly staple it once was.[ 2,3 ] Trepanation One of the oldest neurosurgical operations, ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH, FRCPC October 2025
... 10% of staff from the already-shrinking organization.[ 2 ] The federal government has described this downsizing as a ... following the PHAC’s growth during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the PHAC has ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2025
... know about this issue. Screen for malnutrition risk[ 2 ] using recommended validated tools (e.g., SCREEN-14, Mini ... for protein is 0.8 g/kg/day, most seniors require 1–1.2 g/kg/day due to poorer absorption and other medical ... be higher and wider for elderly people (e.g., 22–29 kg/m 2 ) than for younger adults (18.5–24.9 kg/m 2 ).[ 6 ] ...
Interviews / BY: Tara Lyon October 2025
... of British Columbia, but he decided to complete a 2-year international high school program in Hong Kong before ... the school depends on that information. If you’re on a 2-year wait list for an assessment, it can be years before ...
MDs To Be / BY: A. Gangji, MEd October 2025
... to provide care in the era of climate change.[ 2 ] As highlighted in a 2019 CMAJ news story, medical ... a key component of the UBC MD curriculum in years 1 and 2 is case-based learning, during which students work through ... complexity, multiple times throughout years 1 and 2.[ 7 ] Methods We convened a multidisciplinary team of ...
Review Articles / BY: Adam P. Sage, MD, MSc November 2025
... edible cannabis products such as gummies and chocolates.[ 2 ] Since the introduction of the Cannabis Act, there has ... because the onset of symptoms is often delayed up to 2 hours from the time of ingestion of edible cannabis ... number were published in Italy ( n = 3), Ireland ( n = 2), Algeria ( n = 1), Australia ( n = 1), Portugal ( n = 1), ...
Clinical Images / BY: B. Ng, PharmD, MD November 2025
... mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and liver lesions [ Figure 2 ] . Tumor markers CEA, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, and CA-125 were ... of an exudative process [ Figure 3 ] . After drainage of 1.2 L of serosanguinous fluid, a 3 to 4 cm globular fibrous ...
Letters / BY: Spencer Cleave, MD, CCFP November 2025
... physical abuse, emotional neglect, and sexual trauma.[ 1,2 ] This trauma contributes to profound attachment ...
Letters / BY: Luis Nacul, MD, PhD November 2025
... the severity of ME/CFS, which were nevertheless limited.[ 2 ] The intended conclusion was to point to the chronic and ...
Editorials / BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC November 2025
... ovarian cancer, particularly serous ovarian cancer.[ 2,3 ] As there is no effective screening for ovarian cancer, ...