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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2025
... as more evidence links nutrition to frailty, sarcopenia,[ 1 ] and overall health in older adults. Malnutrition is a ... for protein is 0.8 g/kg/day, most seniors require 1–1.2 g/kg/day due to poorer absorption and other medical ...
Premise / BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC January/February 2025
... hospitalizations and minimizing nosocomial complications.[ 1 ] However, with a growing body of literature that has ... In my practice, I follow the same set of principles: (1) there is a safe and effective oral option, (2) the patient ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM May 2025
... mosquitoes collected in Kern County, California.[ 1 ] Human cases of CSG virus infection were initially ... is usually 3 to 7 days. An early symptomatic phase lasting 1 to 4 days may manifest as fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, ... as relapsing fever serology. Cerebrospinal fluid (1–2 mL): should be collected in each of two tubes, without ...
MDs To Be / BY: Taewoong Chae, MD September 2025
... often left patients out of the decision-making process.[ 1 ] This medical model of care has been replaced with an ... of patients live between 30 and 80 km from the clinic; 43.1% live more than 80 km from the clinic. Many of our patients ... indicated a strongly satisfied response, while a score of 1 indicated a strongly dissatisfied response. Next, the 20 ...
Premise / BY: Robin Routledge, MD, FRCPC November 2025
... in and be swept up by colonialism—at great cost.[ 1 ] This example demonstrates the importance of recognizing ... described the omnipotent and supposedly omniscient “Era 1” medical practitioner of the 1950s to be later revealed ... Berwick proposes an “Era 3,” keeping the best of Eras 1 and 2, but adopting humility and power sharing. The ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Annukka K. Lindell, PhD March 2025
... adopt a Mona Lisa pose, offering their left cheek [ Figure 1 ] . From Renaissance paintings[ 1 ] to high-school photos[ 2 ] to selfies uploaded to social ... bias for portraits Fifty years ago, McManus and Humphrey[ 1 ] first noted a left-cheek bias in portraits. Their ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Michael Joseph Lee, PhD June 2025
... and the development of photosynthesis in plants.[ 1 ] Today, cyanobacteria are ubiquitous and perform many ... 3 ] or multiply rapidly, forming blooms[ 4,5 ] [ Figure 1 ] . Such blooms can cause hypoxic water conditions, which ...
Letters / BY: Dean Giustini, MLS, MEd October 2025
... My mentor, former CPSBC Library director Bill Fraser,[ 1 ] emphasized that librarians’ value to medicine was ...
Letters / BY: Charles Krieger, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2025
... using the Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system.[ 1 ] The points raised in the letter, including shifting ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP July/August 2025
... underlying cause and the anxiety need to be addressed. [1,2] In 2023, more than 20% of youth missed school because of ... mental health disorder. Less than half receive treatment. [1-3]   As physicians, we may feel overwhelmed or ... Who it’s for: Anyone in BC Additional resources in BC: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) is the BC suicide prevention ...