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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Dunn, MPH Practicum Student September 2022
... Malnutrition is a common yet often overlooked health issue among older adults. It is defined by the Canadian ... impose considerable costs on the health care system. A 2017 study of adults admitted to Canadian hospitals found ... and other community-based primary care practitioners may be well positioned to offer preventive nutrition ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP March 2020
... and limited land availability in BC, displaced residents may find themselves competing with others for valuable land ... ground. Displacement also has long-term health impacts. A 2017 study from the United Kingdom found a significant ... While sea level rise may look like an environmental issue, it has the potential to impact many of 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
... 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: 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: 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: 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.   ...