Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Anna Mason, MD
July/August 2024
... quality, career experiences, and personal health [ Table 2 ] . These were not mutually exclusive; they exacerbated one ...
Premise /
BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc
October 2024
... weights of White European cisgender men at varied ages.[ 2 , 3 ] His initial goal was to determine the proportions of ... account for the diversity among our patient populations.[ 2 , 3 ] Since the establishment of BMI as a common measure of ... Asian, Black, Chinese, and Arab populations developed type 2 diabetes at significantly lower BMI cutoffs than White ...
Letters /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
December 2024
... the general recommendations for laboratory investigation.[ 2 ] Practically, however, and given the relatively narrow ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS
March 2024
... BC, which was 74 less than the Canadian average of 232.[ 2 ] To keep up with population growth, it was projected that ... data with the original raw data from the 2012 study.[ 2 ] Using the Canadian average of 5.7 surgeons per 100 000 ... by the respondents with those reported in the 2012 study.[ 2 ] Billing data were obtained from the BC MSP payment data ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jae Ford, MD, MPH
May 2024
... of ticks and tick-borne diseases varies by geography.[ 2 ] In BC, Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes angustus ticks are ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Images /
BY: Samantha R. Saravana-Bawan, MD, FRCP
July/August 2024
... and moderate spotting. The patient was gravida 4, para 2 (G4P2) and had had two prior cesarean sections. The ... was 7190 mIU/mL at presentation and rose to 13 484 mIU/ mL 2 days later. Imaging findings Ultrasonography showed a ... in less than 1 in 30 000 naturally conceived pregnancies.[ 2 ] The incidence of heterotopic pregnancy increases with ...
Premise /
BY: Shauna Correia, MDCM, FRCPC
November 2024
... with vulvas/vaginas, genitourinary syndrome of menopause.[ 2 ] Despite this, patients often don’t know which ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM
April 2024
... prevalence of financial abuse has been estimated to be 4.2% for community-dwelling seniors, based on a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis;[ 2 ] there is a higher likelihood of 14.1% in those who are ... Case study: The mercenary late life partner—Part 2 Jack was hospitalized with another stroke and became ...
Premise /
BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM
June 2024
... her weight is 133 kg (293 lb.), and her BMI is 46 kg/m 2 . She carries her weight quite uniformly. An orthopaedic ... of women and 17% of men in Canada live with arthritis.[ 2 ] Between 2020 and 2021, 55 300 total hip arthroplasties ... 1 ] currently defined as a BMI greater than 30 kg/m 2 . Obesity is a risk factor associated with the development ...
Editorials /
BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD
September 2024
... they want to protect and preserve this environment.[ 2 ] Studies have shown that shinrin-yoku can lower cortisol concentrations, pulse rates, and blood pressure.[ 2 ] As forest bathing becomes more popular in Western ... for nature,” asking patients to be present in nature for 2 hours per week, 20 minutes at a time, and a Discovery Pass, ...