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Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Jan Hajek, MD November 2020
... prohibiting some aspects of the wild animal industry.[ 2 ] Although many Canadians have been quick to call attention ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP March 2020
... people received infected blood products in the 1980s.[ 1 , 2 ] During the past 20 years, the role of Canadian Blood ... of the adult registry with more mixed-race units [ Figure 2 ]. Currently there are more than 3000 cord blood units ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD June 2020
... cohesive response of our profession to the rising SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Together, we worked with our partners to ensure ... is very necessary to slow the community spread of SARS-CoV-2 and keep our patients and ourselves safe. I have every ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Meghan McLennan, BSc, MLT December 2020
... because of its saltiness. This required either waiting 2 hours before trying the saline gargle again or using an NP ...
Premise / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC April 2020
... group selection[ 1 ] and sometimes called cooperation.[ 2 ] Even Darwin had doubts about the completeness of his ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2020
... severity of outcome of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and drug overdose risk. How are people who use ... and single-room occupancy hotels can exacerbate SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk, as has been seen in Toronto where more than 300 cases were identified in shelters.[ 2 ] Furthermore, people who use substances are ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2020
... challenges with work–life integration and gender bias.[ 2 ] And it’s not only the time lost and stressful working ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP January/February 2020
... in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada in June 2016.[ 2 ] Because MAID is a relatively new treatment option, it is ... support. Vancouver Island experience In the first 2 years after MAID became legal, assisted deaths on Vancouver ... were also invited to participate in an in-person, 2-hour focus group. After only one recipient expressed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Sanders, MD June 2020
... the lamina propria and replaced the glands [ Figure 2 ]. Scattered lymphoepithelial lesions were identified. ... level of 187 IU/L, creatinine of 74 μmol/L, and beta-2 microglobulin of 2.4 mcg/mL. Her serum protein electrophoresis showed a ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
... cases in Canada had occurred in only three provinces,[ 2 ] there may be a need for physician deployment and ...