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News June 2018
BC Cancer and its Laboratory Services have identified an issue with the test used to screen for colon cancer. Recent ... A new reagent has been in use since mid-December 2017, when testing resumed after a 3-month suspension due to ... should talk to their doctor about diagnostic testing they may need. Factors that put people at greater risk include ...
News July/August 2017
The April 2017 theme issue of  CNS Spectrums  offers guidelines on ... not be the correct course of treatment.  Antidepressants may not alleviate depressive symptoms, and instead may pose a ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... explicit shaming of physicians. The so-called evaluations may be based on time spent in the doctor’s waiting room, ... appear to be particularly well attended. The bothersome issue is that neither the good nor the shaming comments are ... reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA 2017;318:1439-1440. 2. Mackay B. RateMds.com nets ire of ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Times brought my attention to an article in the 2 December 2017 issue: “Gay twin may offer an answer to mystery of our sexuality.” The ...
Blog / BY: Shelina Babul, PhD
... visits in British Columbia for concussions in 2016/2017, 40% of patients were under 19 years of age. It is ... brain injury, and experts suspect this significant health issue is still widely underreported. The BC-specific data do ... for high performance sport in Canada. Accessed 24 May 2019. ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... a patient presenting with stepwise symptoms A, B, and C may represent the specific algorithm of condition D, ... at the cost of patient privacy. Automation is the second issue. While the use of AI promises more time to attend to ... 1.    Harari YN. Homo Deus. Penguin Random House; 2017. p. 380-381. Suggested reading   Harvard T.H. Chan ...
Blog / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
... distribution.[ 2 ] Inequality has become a hot button issue in the politics of Western liberal democracies. It has ... does. Competing interests None declared. Resources 2017/18 - Distribution of Physicians By Payment Range 2017/18 ... amplify results. Farnum Street [blog]. Accessed 15 May 2019. https://fs.blog/2017/11/power-laws .  2.   ...