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Letters / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD October 2018
... Vancouver neurologist in the past, and his wife on their 5-year-long round-the-world sailing adventure on Astrocite ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brandon Yau, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC October 2018
... in preventing hepatitis C virus and HIV transmission.[ 5 ] Therefore, in 2003, consistent with best practice, needle ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP November 2018
... teams are more creative,[ 1-4 ] achieve better results,[ 5-7 ] act more ethically,[ 8 ] and promote more social ... inclusivity is a culture, and belonging is a feeling,”[ 5 ] then Doctors of BC is committed to model our motto and ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2018
... a 3% higher risk of a crash involving injury, with a 4–5% increase for crashes that result in fatalities.” “For ... incidents in BC in 2017, 163 were younger than age 50.[ 5 ] BC used to have speed enforcement by photo radar. Gordon ...
Editorials / BY: Ehud Ur, MBBS, FRCPC November 2018
... worrying prospect for a disease that shortens lifespan by 5 to 15 years; contributes to 30% of strokes, 40% of heart ... amputations; and is a leading cause of vision loss.[ 3-5 ] BC’s highly diverse population includes many at-risk ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... 4 ] Not only is the prevalence of diabetes increasing,[ 5 ] but the management of patients with diabetes is becoming ... than 7.0% and a target for those who are younger being 6.5% so they may benefit from more years of excellent glycemic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... eating habits that contribute to high rates of obesity.[ 5-7 ] Further, urbanization means that food is no longer ... clinic program has provided consultative care in the past 5 years to over 4000 First Nations patients, many living in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... may have value in predicting islet transplant failure.[ 5 ] Importantly, the availability of human islets for ... 23 ] and peptides derived from beta cell prohormones.[ 5 ] Wet laboratory studies have provided new insight into ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD November 2018
... of a warmer climate may contribute to future outbreaks.[ 5 ] Clinicians are also likely to encounter greater numbers ...
Letters / BY: Geoffrey Ainsworth, MD December 2018
... so the only meaningful conclusion that can be drawn is: 5% of physicians in BC have these views on drug payments. We ...