Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2022
... an all-time low at 1.4 children per childbearing person.[ 9 ] The media have written about a pandemic-driven fertility ... the vast majority (76.5%) had “no change” in plans.[ 9 ] American research suggests that would-be parents of lower ...
Obituaries /
BY: David M. Lawson, PhD, RPsych
September 2022
... the family of Dr Lindsay Lawson announces that she died on 9 June 2022 at her home in Victoria of myelofibrosis. She had ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Anthony W. Chow, MD, FACP, FRCPC
May 2022
... in Nairobi, Kenya,[ 8 ] malaria research in Bangladesh,[ 9 ] and training and research on tropical diseases in Gulu, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
December 2022
... 2014 and 2018, 12 cases of congenital syphilis, including 9 cases of early congenital syphilis,[ 3 ] were reported in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Omair Arshad, MD
July/August 2022
... ] The inhalational safety of these compounds is unknown.[ 9 ] The presence of diacetyl in e-liquids is a concern ... obliterans, also known as “popcorn lung.”[ 9 ] Of particular concern is the addition of vitamin E ... of Canadians reported ever trying an e-cigarette, while 2.9% had used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days.[ 2 ] Ever use ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Rahana Harjee, MD, FRCSC
April 2022
... within the expected range based on historical cohorts.[ 9 ] Our quality assurance analysis of IVF pregnancies ...
Beyond Medicine, COVID-19 /
BY: Jocelyn Y. Wong
October 2022
... other health care workers in BC remaining unvaccinated.[ 9 ] Several studies have debunked these myths and confirmed ...
Editorials /
BY: Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCP, FACP, MRCP
June 2022
... (12.6 per 100 000), and Ontario (12.5 per 100 000).[ 5-9 ] The third article focuses on Lyme disease, particularly ...
Premise /
BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC
September 2022
... increased general functioning[ 6 , 7 ] and well-being,[ 9 ] as well as decreased body dissatisfaction,[ 14 , 15 ] ... 6 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 14 , 17 , 19 , 21 ] and suicidality.[ 9 , 10 , 15 , 19-21 ] A Canadian perspective is highlighted ... consolidation of gender identity.[ 35 ] After this, only 1.9% to 3.5% of youth receiving gender-affirming medications at ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ava Azhir, BSc Pharm, ACPR
May 2022
... have been one way of reducing demand for hospital beds.[ 9 ] Patients who require IV antibiotics may receive care in ... conducted at home were included. The study identified 131 (9%) patients who had one or more vascular access ...