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Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc November 2025
... intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into health care, it is essential for clinicians to remain ... oversight, AI can inadvertently perpetuate or amplify health disparities, including racial inequities.[ 1 ] A ... suffer from availability bias, often mirroring present-day health care inequities. One study found that AI chest X-ray ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Ali Okhowat, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2025
... times and is an emerging concern for ornamental tree health.[ 12 ] This is likely due in part to recent heat and ... Instructor and Co-Lead, R3 Enhanced Skills in Global Health Program, Faculty of Medicine, UBC —Christopher ... Natural Resources Canada —David McVea, MD, PhD Public Health Physician, Environmental Health Services, BCCDC BC ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB April 2025
... the pandemic, patients seem to be more anxious about their health. There seems to be a higher level of somatization in ... according to the Canadian Medical Association 2025 health and media annual tracking survey, they are also very likely to be exposed to health misinformation.[ 1 ] Before a patient comes to see us, ...
Letters / BY: Dean Giustini, MLS, MEd October 2025
... losing the Library, we’ve lost a valuable member of our health care team.”[ 2 ] Other physicians, such as Dr Margo ... Rachael Bradshaw, Melissa Caines, and Jane Jun from the Health Libraries Association of BC said that equating library ... with UBC’s medical school and without access to BC’s health authority libraries, the CPSBC closure has created ...
Review Articles / BY: Marina Viñeta Páramo, MBBS December 2025
... are identified in hospital perinatal units or by public health teams in community settings. Clinicians should verify eligibility and refer through their health authority pathways. RSVpreF (Abrysvo) is an adult ... be available for purchase out-of-pocket or using extended health coverage, with RSVpreF (Abrysvo) priced at ...
News March 2025
... investigator at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, discovering the highly specialized neuron upends ... that would reshape how scientists approach and treat brain health and disease. The study is published in Nature ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD May 2025
... an important role in providing effective and informed health care decisions in the future.  It gave me the ... the BCMJ group has also encouraged my collaboration with health professionals in my community. As a solo family ...
Obituaries / BY: Eugene Leduc, MD July/August 2025
... He also learned to fly and completed master’s degrees in health administration and international affairs. When their ... and sought his wisdom and experience. Despite his failing health in recent years, he managed to fly to the UK many ...
Letters / BY: Luis Nacul, MD, PhD November 2025
... been “stigmatized and profoundly underserved by our health care system” and that they deserve appropriate care. ... that there were some improvements in mental and physical health indicators and the severity of ME/CFS, which were ... prioritizes the biological as well as the psychosocial health of patients and has a full team of interprofessionals, ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Angela Hu, MD, FRCPC January/February 2025
... the Medical Services Commission of the Ministry of Health publishes a public online financial statement that ... Payment Model that was implemented by the BC Ministry of Health in 2023. It was part of an overhaul of family ...