News
September 2021
... death in North America. While most people affected will fully recover, new research from ... becoming dangerously ill or dying due to the infection are people ages 65 and older who take antibiotics, along with individuals with a prior C. diff infection and people who are hospitalized or living in long-term care ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 /
BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD
March 2021
... there is another reason why listening is so important. People do not want to follow people who don’t listen. It’s a fundamental human need to ... minutes per day to scan through the viewpoints of credible people, then I could get on with my life. I did have a good ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC
November 2021
... but the principles of cancer pain management apply to people living with many other serious chronic illnesses.[ 2 ] ... to loss of autonomy and the ability do the things that people used to enjoy, and because of fear of a painful ...
Letters /
BY: Mandana Kaviani, MD
September 2021
... the last week of June claimed the lives of more than 300 people. Based on a report from the Asthma and Allergy ...
Letters /
BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH
December 2021
... of BC’s comprehensive physical activity strategy, Active People, Active Places,[ 1 ] and the 2020 update[ 2 ] ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
January/February 2021
... response measures are likely to disproportionately impact people with fewer resources, poorer health, and those already ... over time, particularly for younger populations.[ 4 ] People who use drugs are a subpopulation acutely affected by ... to mitigate these unintended harms and better support people who use drugs during the pandemic.[ 7 ] Not all ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
June 2021
... was watching the Chaoulli case as it bubbled on up, but people will be watching the second case very, very closely. I ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
October 2021
... times and have a hard time hiding this fact. So, do I help people, or do they stay with me because they don’t really ... However, my patients and family members will tell me what people have posted: one guy gave me terrible scores in all ...
College Library /
BY: Niki Baumann
April 2021
... care for patients who have experienced a traumatic event. People who have experienced traumatic events may find the ...
News, COVID-19
July/August 2021
... of COVID-19 immunization for pregnant and breastfeeding people remain largely unknown. To fill the knowledge gap, UBC ... vaccine safety across all populations. How to take part People who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding are ...