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Clinical Articles / BY: Brett Baumann, MD October 2020
... has been placed on the pathophysiology and corresponding health effects of vaping, and on the need for product ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Shayda A. Swann, BSc November 2020
... at the table of scientific discovery. Today, participatory health research, community advisory boards, and knowledge ... (MIWA) in the design and delivery of HIV/AIDS services. Health Care Women Int 2015;36:936-964. Kaida A, Carter A, ... A. Greater involvement of people living with HIV in health care. J Int AIDS Soc 2009;12:4. Schnarch B. Ownership, ...
News January/February 2020
A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care found no benefit to routine screening for thyroid ... recommendation, the evidence isn’t there to suggest a health benefit for this type of screening as a routine part ... with other guidelines The British Columbia Ministry of Health and Toward Optimized Practice from Alberta recommend ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD May 2020
... we have been implementing stronger and stronger public health measures to slow the spread. And yet the numbers are ... orders of one of our own, Dr Bonnie Henry, our provincial health officer. I cannot imagine a calmer and more organized physician to lead our health care system and the public through this ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derin Karacabeyli, MD July/August 2020
... to increase in Canada and worldwide, posing a major public health challenge.[ 1 , 2 ] Childhood obesity is complex, with ... across multiple sectors (e.g., schools, media, businesses, health services, community/recreation centres, local ... monitoring children’s weight trajectories and addressing health behaviors/habits given the long-standing relationship ...
News September 2020
The new Royal Columbian Hospital Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre increases access to culturally safe mental health and addictions care. The nearly 37 000-square-metre ... therapy clinic. The centre is the first in the Fraser Health region to offer a specialized unit for seniors dealing ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2020
... CBD (cannabidiol), products by the general population for health-related reasons. Some patients are rubbing CBD creams ...
Obituaries / BY: Rochelle Farquhar December 2020
... medicine, practising in Kerrisdale and at the UBC Student Health Service, retiring as director in 1996. He served as an ...
Letters / BY: Ranita Manocha, MD, FRCPC January/February 2019
... in sports like wheelchair basketball for social and health benefits. The language we as physicians use has a ...
News April 2019
... from getting tested while providing key information about health and wellness. GetCheckedOnline tests for STIs and ... such as HIV and hepatitis C. It is the first online sexual health service in BC and is available to people living in Metro Vancouver and, in partnership with Island Health and Interior Health Authorities, some parts of ...