Beyond Medicine /
BY: Annukka K. Lindell, PhD
March 2025
... 2 ] and is reversed in artists’ self-portraits.[ 9 ] Alternately, the left-cheek bias could reflect a ... bias is reversed in artists’ self-portraits[ 6 , 9 ] or is stronger for females than males.[ 1 ] Instead, it ... also explains the reversed bias seen in self-portraits:[ 9 ] prior to the advent of photography, artists offering ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
October 2025
... the toxic global impacts such as through fish exposure.[ 9 ] Is the future of medicine less scary? Bygone examples of ...
Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
June 2025
... weird, and should generally be avoided: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 days. Also, 3.14159265 days.[ 5 ] The takeaway ... study investigators can choose any numbers they desire.[ 9-11 ] The fixation on these numbers can be quite strong, ...
Premise /
BY: Eris Nyx, BA
December 2025
... based on specific paramedic impression codes, as well as 9-1-1 dispatch codes.[ 3 ] The 2019 BCCDC knowledge update on ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2025
... per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.[ 8,9 ] This change acknowledges that short, frequent bursts of ...
Obituaries /
BY: Kevin Elwood, MD
September 2025
Dr Raja Abboud passed away on 9 January 2025 in the confines of Vancouver General Hospital, ...
Premise /
BY: John A. Cairns, MD, FRCPC
May 2025
... progress and even sustainability. A November 2024 report[ 9 ] acknowledged significant funding (over $3 billion to ... the mean age has risen to about 25 years, only about 9% have no university degree (27% in 2012), and 57% attended ...
Back Page /
BY: BCMJ Staff
November 2025
... +/− 3.42% Response rate: 3% Conducted by TWI Surveys, 9 June to 4 July 2025 Back Page BCMJ 2025 reader survey ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP
July/August 2025
... is the BC suicide prevention and intervention phone line. 9-8-8 is the national suicide crisis phone and text line. ...
Original Research /
BY: Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, MSc
April 2025
... against SARS-CoV-2 were first approved by Health Canada on 9 December 2020, less than 1 year after the novel virus was ... with the arrival of the Omicron wave in December 2021.[ 9 ] We examined COVID case and case fatality data among ... case fatality rate across waves 1 to 6 was 9.9% ( n = 338) [ Table 2 ] . Even though the rate during ...