Beyond Medicine /
BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC
April 2021
... twentyfold increase in demand for naloxone [ Figure ].[ 15-17 ] A massive scale-up of the program occurred during the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Stephanie Gin, RN, MPH
July/August 2021
... forms of social and economic marginalization. Around 17% of people testing antibody positive in BC between 1990 ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Thomas S. Watson, MD, DPhil
March 2021
... diagnosis found ultrasound to be superior to X-ray.[ 5 , 17-19 , 22 ] Discussion The results of the literature search ... five of the 13 studies identified in our search[ 5 , 15-17 , 21 ] included patients only on the basis of a negative ... of ultrasound-identified fractures and three others[ 17 , 19 , 22 ] that used a repeated ultrasound at 1 to 3 ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: Yvonne Sin, MD
December 2021
... aged 5 to 11 and an increase of 31% in those aged 12 to 17.[ 3 ] This is concerning given the potential long-term ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Hasina Samji, PhD, MSc
June 2021
... of BC individuals infected during the pandemic but only 17% (892 543) of the BC population. Young adults experienced ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Maya de Vos, BSc
January/February 2021
... Health Canada to recycle captured gases for reuse.[ 16 , 17 ] A lack of awareness about anesthetic-related greenhouse ...
Joint Collaborative Committees /
BY: Jiwei Li, MD
September 2021
... has catapulted from approximately 700 000 to over 17 million as of June 2021.[ 1 ] BC doctors have quickly ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Arielle Roberts, MD
July/August 2021
... despite feeling it is relevant to their future practices.[ 17 ] The Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine,[ 18 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Sanya Ranchal, BSc
April 2021
... proliferating cells like that of a developing embryo.[ 17 ] A single dose of methotrexate is administered ... tests because methotrexate can affect liver function.[ 2 , 17 ] The b-hCG level at presentation is strongly associated ... who underwent surgical treatment for ectopic pregnancy.[ 17 ] One study reviewed 594 patients who achieved pregnancy ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Faizan Bhatia, MD
June 2021
... compared to those that were not shared on Twitter.[ 16 , 17 ] In contrast, another randomized study did not find that ...