BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monica Durigon, RN(C), MSc
December 2024
... In 2012, BC saw 369 cases (8.1 per 100 000).[ 1 ] In the 4-year period from 2018 to 2022, rates of infectious syphilis ... Officer declared an outbreak of syphilis in the province.[ 4 ] Subsequently, the syphilis team at BCCDC (composed of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE
June 2024
... Nations and Métis Peoples in BC, see other reports.[ 4,5 ] People living with chronic conditions were ...
Premise /
BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc
October 2024
... is now recognized as a foundational element of eugenics.[ 4 ] Accordingly, the use of BMI in clinical settings can have ... contributed to worse health outcomes for people of color.[ 4 ] Authors of one population-based cohort study in England ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
April 2024
... brown sugar cookies below 1 gram while mine remained at 4 grams. Nonetheless, you can understand my confidence ... to facilitate tech support and bubbly water refills). 4. Bedtime: Begin with an opening offer of 8:00 p.m. to give ...
Letters /
BY: Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education
July/August 2024
... stark for structurally marginalized illicit drinkers.[ 2-4 ] The Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education, a ...
Letters /
BY: Liz Ewart, MD, FCFP
November 2024
... 45.7 days prior to the clinic’s establishment and 24.4 days after its establishment),[ 1 ] and this could be used ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2024
... how they might contribute to their well-being.[ 3 , 4 ] Bryant and colleagues suggest that sociocultural ... social relations, collective practices, and identities.[ 4 ] Considering both the people and the context, a population ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Tyson A. Boettcher, MD, FRCSC
May 2024
... 85.5%.[ 2 ] In addition, the all-cause revision rate was 5.4% for the entire cohort of 1283 total knee replacements at a ... 82% of total knee replacements lasted 25 years or more.[ 4 ] It is important to discuss revision rates in patients ... at 15 years, 81.9% at 20 years, and 72.0% at 25 years.[ 4 ] These estimates further support unicompartmental knee ...
Letters /
BY: Xi Yao Gui, MD
September 2024
... as the Emergency Physician Online Support program in BC,[ 4 ] has become a vital resource. Paramedics can now receive ... guidance from physicians before they reach the hospital.[ 4 ] However, signal connectivity in rural areas can be poor, ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Eiko Waida, MD, FRCPC, FAAP*
March 2024
... and reducing the per capita cost of health care.[ 4 ] To achieve this, resources are provided to ensure the ...