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Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... as a teaching tool in anatomy.[ 1 ] Before the 3rd century BC, exploration of the human body was limited by religious ... rulers to establish Alexandria as a glittering scientific centre overcame cultural habits and bodies of executed ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... and affection?  The Ebers Papyrus dating back to 3500 BC records that ancient Egyptians considered the heart to be ... rested in the heart, which, in their view, was the centre of human emotions and actions. Around 800 BC, Homer agreed, adding that the heart was the source of ...
Dr Danya Fast is a research scientist at the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and an assistant professor in ...
Blog / BY: Javis Lui, BA
The BC Cancer Breast Screening Program will resume screening mammography services in select screening centre sites in June. The introduction of screening ... . —Javis Lui Leader, Screening Promotions, BC CANCER Blog Breast cancer screening to resume in June ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... at a better site.  Next we would pick our way to the city centre, walking by the Hastings Library Institute, which ... on Labour Day! —George Szasz, CM, MD Suggested reading BC Labour Heritage Centre. Labour history walking tours. Accessed 29 August ...
... that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians. We welcome original research, review articles, ... in Word, to the attention of the editor-in-chief, BC Medical Journal ,  journal@doctorsofbc.ca . If you have ... (e.g., oral communication with H.E. Marmon, director, BC Centre for Disease Control, 12 November 2021). Material ...
Mr Guy Felicella is the peer clinical advisor with the BC Overdose Emergency Response Centre. Guy Felicella ...
Blog / BY: Mark Seger, MD
... of a 4-part series about ALS. How will the ALS Society of BC’s Project Hope move the needle? First you need to understand the current landscape in BC. On one hand, we are fortunate to have a dedicated ALS ... by Dr Andrew Eisen decades ago when he saw the need for a centre of expertise. On the other hand, its current location ...
Blog / BY: Jamie Tersago, BSc (Kin)
... Sustainability Committee and the Rae Fawcett Simulation Centre (RFSC) at RIH, were to reduce our hospital’s health ... of equipment donations for use in our on-site simulation centre.  Prior to this initiative, our simulation centre ... this project and its early results were shared with the BC Simulation Network membership to spark discussion on a ...
Blog / BY: Danya Fast, PhD
... to overdose, and many other health and social harms.  In BC and other settings, opioid agonist therapy (OAT) can be a ... A new qualitative study by our research team at the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) sheds light on what can ...