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Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH, FRCPC October 2025
... in the history of one of the world’s foremost public health institutions, was a direct response to the dismissal ... a tipping point and reflect larger patterns: public health programs and related sciences are under fire. The ... CDC walkout followed months of rollbacks across several US health and scientific institutions. In addition to the CDC, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jia Hu, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC December 2025
... RSV season. A smaller subset of children with certain health conditions will be eligible in their second RSV season ... is not publicly funded in BC; however, the First Nations Health Authority Health Benefits Program will cover it[ 8 ] for the ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD January/February 2024
... lives.[ 1 ] I agree.[ 2 ] There are also environmental and health reasons to eat mostly plant-derived food. It takes 4 ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Tyson A. Boettcher, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... to stay active, which can negatively impact their overall health and weight. Even in highly motivated patients who have ... extend beyond a simple threshold, with a focus on overall health, perioperative risk management, and distribution of ...
Premise / BY: B.R. Ohata, MD, CM July/August 2024
... Columbia face significant disparities in accessing quality health care services and professional supports. These ... a history of inequitable and underprioritized access to health care resources has been observed.[ 1 ] In response to ... timely, video-enabled access to specialty expertise for health care providers, such as on-the-ground family ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Alexander R. Hemy, MD October 2024
... IV criteria.[ 2 ] IBS has negative impacts on patients’ health-related quality of life[ 3 ] and results in a significant direct and indirect socioeconomic and health care burden.[ 4 , 5 ] Clinical cases Case 1 Patient 1 ... carefully reintroduced.[ 16 ] The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) diet is a less restrictive ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Laura Gentile, RD, MHA December 2024
... incidence rate in BC was 8.1 in 100 000.[ 2 ] The World Health Organization has identified the elimination of cervical cancer as a global public health goal. However, the reduction in cervical cancer ... receive cervix screening. HPV primary screening allows for health care provider–collected or patient-collected ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD March 2024
... complexity of care that patients require—for mental health disorders, multisystem diseases, and ... This accounts for less than 0.1% of such claims from health care and social services workers during that time ... and safe workplace All BC employers must ensure the health and safety of their workers and any other workers at ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Amber Sawkins, MSW, RSW July/August 2024
... happen to even the most seasoned professionals—including health care professionals—and can result in irritability, ... for some it can be helpful to get support from a mental health clinician and have their responses to these ... work-related experiences validated and normalized. Mental health professionals are available after a critical incident ...
Letters / BY: York N. Hsiang, MB ChB, MHSc, FRCSC October 2024
... piece of legislation in the last 30 years to affect all health professionals was quietly passed by the government in November 2022. Bill 36, now known as the Health Professions and Occupations Act , was an enormous ... government. Ostensibly to protect patients from harmful health professionals, to update the previous Health ...