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Letters / BY: Luis Nacul, MD, PhD November 2025
... BCMJ for sharing the letter from Cleave and colleagues[ 1 ] about our article and the authors for their perspective ...
Editorials / BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC November 2025
... world to introduce opportunistic salpingectomy in 2010.[ 1 ] Opportunistic salpingectomy refers to the removal of the ... of developing ovarian cancer in the general population is 1.4%;[ 5 ] however, this risk significantly increases in ... in ovarian cancer rates (0% versus 5.27%; 95% CI, 1.78-19.29).[ 3 ] Considering that general surgeons commonly ...
Back Page / BY: BCMJ Staff November 2025
... issue has gone up from 48% in 2022 to 67% in 2025 [ Figure 1 ] . Additionally, respondents are reading the journal more ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brandon Yau, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC November 2025
... and increase in self-harm indicators among youth in BC.[ 1 ] Research indicates that greater availability of and ... hospitalization, particularly among females [ Table 1 ] . External causes of self-harm hospitalization (e.g., ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc November 2025
... amplify health disparities, including racial inequities.[ 1 ] A recent policy statement from Doctors of BC emphasizes ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Cecil Hershler, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2025
... The Hero’s Journey , as described by Joseph Campbell.[ 1 ] Each weekend had a purpose (both real and mythic): the ...
Premise / BY: Robin Routledge, MD, FRCPC November 2025
... in and be swept up by colonialism—at great cost.[ 1 ] This example demonstrates the importance of recognizing ... described the omnipotent and supposedly omniscient “Era 1” medical practitioner of the 1950s to be later revealed ... Berwick proposes an “Era 3,” keeping the best of Eras 1 and 2, but adopting humility and power sharing. The ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC December 2025
... dental, hepatic, osteal, and allergic conditions.[ 1 ] Each 250 mL/day increment of sugar-sweetened beverage ... disease and a 4% higher risk of all-cause mortality.[ 1 ] Sugar-sweetened beverages are the largest source of added sugars worldwide,[ 1 ] and childhood obesity has been independently associated ...
Premise / BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC December 2025
... these misconceptions to optimize patient outcomes. Myth 1: Bactericidal antibiotics are better than bacteriostatic ... greater than 4 characterizes a bacteriostatic agent.[ 1 ] In other words, both bactericidal and bacteriostatic ... infections, bacteremia, and typhoid fever.[ 1 ] In fact, several studies have demonstrated that linezolid ...
Review Articles / BY: Marina Viñeta Páramo, MBBS December 2025
... intra-muscular dose per season; it is available in BC from 1 September to 31 March. In BC, nirsevimab (Beyfortus) is ... and peak from December or January until the end of March.[ 1 ] In northern BC, RSV activity is often delayed, peaking in ... most infants recover within a few days, approximately 1% develop bronchiolitis or pneumonia requiring ...