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Letters /
BY: Rita K. McCracken, MD, PhD, CCFP (COE), FCFP
December 2023
... physician organizations to stop observing the differences[ 1-3 ] and instead make real change to remove the burden of ... Does working part-time mean I’ve failed as a feminist? (1) ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Eytan David, MD, FRCSC
March 2023
... consistently report no effective treatment for tinnitus.[ 1 ] Many reviews consider all patients together without ...
Obituaries
April 2023
... 22 December 1961–22 January 2023 Dr Lee-Anna Huisman 1 August 1981–3 November 2022 Dr Chong Won Lim 20 June 1932–4 June 2022 Dr James Robert MacLean 1 July 1925–14 March 2022 Dr Michael Mbuye Mthandazo 7 ...
Letters /
BY: Colette Davis, MD
July/August 2023
... like to thank Dr Gordon for her well-intentioned article,[ 1 ] which advocates for improved screening of breast cancer, ... system. Dr Gordon’s well-referenced article[ 1 ] admirably sets out an idealized end goal for our ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University
October 2023
... Act, anti-Indigenous racism in the health care system,[ 1 ] and the shameful history of Indian hospitals[ 2 ] serve ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Elizabeth Burden, MD
January/February 2023
... 000 Canadians are currently living with the condition.[ 1 , 2 ] Through improvements in diagnostics and treatment of ... for patients with advanced stages of cardiac decline.[ 1 , 3 ] Heart failure mortality has long exceeded deaths from lung, breast, and prostate cancer combined and has a 1-year mortality rate of 23.4%. Further, up to 80% of heart ...
News /
BY: Martin Dawes, MD
May 2023
... with risk factors for B12 deficiency. Patients can call 8-1-1 to speak with a HealthLink BC registered dietitian. B12 ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: A. Cherukupalli, MD, MHSc
September 2023
... reactions to NSAIDs (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen).[ 1 ] The triad of symptoms is also referred to as Samter’s ... in arachidonic acid biosynthesis. Through the COX-1 and 5-lipoxygenase pathways, there is an overproduction of ... prostaglandin E2. Without the inhibitory effect of the COX-1 pathway by-products, a pro-inflammatory environment is ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports /
BY: Jordanna Roesler, MD
December 2023
... One week later, he developed erythema migrans [ Figure 1 ] , followed by fatigue. He presented to a walk-in clinic ... of 338 m/s. Repeat ECG showed sinus rhythm with a 2:1 heart block. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a ... per minute was found on ECG and again upon repeat. A 2:1 atrioventricular block occurred the next day, which ...