Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
November 2020
... the increased rates of infertility (32.0% versus 10.9%) and pregnancy complications (35.3% versus 14.5%) that ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Anita Weng, BSc
December 2020
... OAT treatments that greatly reduce illicit drug use.[ 9 ] The use of buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone is also ... could not tolerate buprenorphine/naloxone and methadone.[ 9 ] Obtaining these evidence-based medications for opioid use ... patients on either methadone or buprenorphine/naloxone.[ 9 , 22 ] Physical assessments are crucial to identify signs ...
Letters /
BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI
January/February 2020
... with a first degree family history of breast cancer.[ 9 ] It is known that women who use hormone therapy are at ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Antonia Hyman, MSc
April 2020
... to Indigenous peoples. Specific health authority policies[ 9-14 ] and programs such as the San’yas Indigenous Cultural ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Naomi Dove, MD, MPH, FRCPC
November 2020
... children under 19 years accounted for approximately 9% of total BC cases (but 20% of the population) and no ... ongoing school food programs expanded considerably.[ 9 ] Adverse effects related to extended school closures ...
Obituaries /
BY: Ann Skidmore, MBChB, FRCPC
September 2020
Dr Angus Ian Rae passed away peacefully on 9 July 2020, in Victoria, British Columbia, at the age of 91. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP
March 2020
... intrusion of existing freshwater wells and aquifers.[ 9 ] Although the water supply for much of the Lower Mainland ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Lisa J. Zhang
November 2020
... seafood, poultry, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.[ 9 ] A recent prospective study of 357 women undergoing IVF ... higher pregnancy rates with medical fertility treatments.[ 9 ] There is conflicting evidence regarding the effects on ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD
June 2020
... die each day, so the vast majority of people who died on 9/11 did so in the more usual way. That day, approximately ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Sofía Zhang-Jiang, BHSc
December 2020
... with its soul—its blood—you must not eat” (Genesis 9:3-4); “[You must] pour its blood out and cover it with ... been described in more detail in a previous case report.[ 9 ] Prior to surgery, the surgeon consulted with the ... drugs that affect the coagulation cascade.[ 3 , 9 ] Postoperative care includes noninvasive techniques, such ...