MDs To Be, COVID-19 /
BY: Leilynaz Malekafzali, BSc
September 2020
... some support for the ocular transmission of COVID-19.[ 9 ] The authors consider how liquid in the eye can be ... to the nasopharyngeal space through the lacrimal duct.[ 9 ] This liquid can then be transferred to the lower ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Hilary Drake, BSc
March 2020
... admitted to hospital with acute respiratory distress on 9 February after playing hockey on 8 February at an indoor ... respiratory illness with similar symptoms on 8 and 9 February. A cluster investigation team was struck ... arenas is known to be a source of health complaints.[ 2-9 ] Ice rinks at indoor facilities are typically cleaned and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Lisa J. Zhang
November 2020
... pregnancy or live birth following infertility treatments.[ 9 ] Conversely, some studies have demonstrated significant ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 /
BY: Priya Manjoo, MD
June 2020
... or critical care, and may be less likely to survive.[ 7-9 ] The largest study to date, evaluating the association of ...
News
January/February 2020
... one fall—half of whom fall more than once. In fact, 9 out of 10 hip fractures result from falls. These falls can ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Brett Baumann, MD
October 2020
... (4.6 million) reported having tried an e-cigarette, and 2.9% (~863 000) had used an e-cigarette in the previous 30 ... no link between statins and interstitial lung disease.[ 9 ] Therefore, other inhalation exposures were considered, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: T. Justin Dhinsa, BSc
May 2020
... had subclinical metastases that went undetected.[ 8 , 9 ] The current treatment protocol for osteosarcoma is ... medicine physician. In addition, this patient received 9 weeks of physiotherapy. Another patient saw all the ... were seen by three of the six patients for 4 to 9 weeks. On average, patients were seen 1.5 days after ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 /
BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD
December 2020
... We have made more advances in virtual care over the past 9 months than in the previous 9 years. There is one more reason for my optimism. I know ...
Premise, COVID-19 /
BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc
September 2020
... provide care across multiple Canadian jurisdictions.[ 8 , 9 ] In line with this, the Canadian Medical Protective ... a physician’s typical province or territory of work.[ 9 ] This has been a laudable and agile response to COVID-19, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Matthew Boroditsky, BHSc
March 2020
... resource for interdisciplinary health research, using ICD-9 code 758.32 (velocardiofacial syndrome), ICD-9 code 279.11 (DiGeorge syndrome), and ICD-10 code D82.1 ... PopDataBC search results were inconclusive due to ICD-9 coding deficiencies. These limitations were addressed by ...