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News January/February 2023
... physicians, for her article “Managing menopause part 1: Vasomotor symptoms.” A third-year student in UBC’s ...
Beyond Medicine, COVID-19 / BY: Amritpal Maniani, BSc April 2023
... opioid-related deaths beginning approximately in 2013.[ 1 ] In 2016, opioid-related deaths were highest in Canada and ... including public education and distribution of over 1 million take-home naloxone kits,[ 5 ] illicit drug toxicity ... were Caucasian and self-identifying males [ Table 1 ]. Participants had a mean age of 19.6 years for their ...
Premise / BY: Cara L. McCulloch, MD July/August 2023
... putting enormous strain on the global health care system.[ 1 ] Physical activity is a well-established and highly ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Elisabeth Baerg Hall, MD, CCFP, FRCPC November 2023
... increasing clinical attention over the past 20 years.[ 1-3 ] The prevalence of ADHD in children is estimated to be ... three to four visits in a primary care setting. Step 1: Identify adults at risk Any adult patients who were ... tool that can be used in the contexts described in step 1.[ 17 ] If the patient has no childhood ADHD diagnosis, the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Priya Manjoo, MD March 2023
... or excessive body fat (adiposity) that impairs health.[ 1 ] Like any other chronic disease, it is progressive and ... health care professionals, patients, and policymakers.[ 1 ] The chapters on medical nutrition therapy in obesity and ... and maintaining weight loss ranging from 6% to 15% at 1 year, with associated improvement in overall health. Even ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD September 2023
... is a vital component of the reconciliation process.”[ 1 ] The day is named after the Truth and Reconciliation ...
Letters / BY: Rod Densmore, MD December 2023
... 4800 inmates; between 24% and 28% have FASD.[ 1 ] That is 1300 individuals. I have diagnosed about 14 ... education programs, and 25% of children in foster care.[ 1 ] —Rod Densmore, MD Medical Assessor, Adult FASD Clinic, ...
Letters / BY: Charles Ludgate, MD, OBC July/August 2023
... replacement specialty programs throughout BC in 2018.[ 1 ] This initiative followed the results of a study at ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2023
... and are less likely to report psychiatric symptoms.[ 1 ] This article focuses on generalized anxiety disorder, ... life than depression, with estimated rates ranging from 1.2% to 7.3% for 6- and 12-month prevalence respectively, and ... anxiety codes account for only 0.6% of family practice and 1.5% of psychiatry billings for individuals 60 years of age ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Brendan Tao, BHSc March 2023
... avolition, apathy, affective flattening, and anhedonia.[ 1 ] Approximately 1.5% to 3.5% of the general population is estimated to meet ... diagnostic criteria for psychosis within their lifetime.[ 1 ] However, psychosis is far more common among people who ...