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Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD December 2017
... on the process of going to new country, to work with new people, and into a new position—sounds, er, great, ... help? Frankly it was all overwhelming, with support from people I didn’t really know yet, in a place where I was so ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bidu, MBA December 2017
I never thought I would be in the business of making other people’s health better. But that changed when I met Dr Eric ... The face of change   Taking a broad view, medicine helps people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. In doing ... tradition of innovation. There are more than 7 billion people on the planet, over 3 million doctors, and tens of ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2017
... in a cave somewhere in Outer Mongolia, sites exist where people can leave reviews about their physician (or lawyer, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rinette Badker, MSc January/February 2017
... meditative practices with cognitive therapy to teach people how to become more aware of their thoughts and ... way.[ 10 ] While the therapy was originally designed for people in remission from recurrent major depressive disorder ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD January/February 2017
... There is usually passion, and sometimes evidence that people have been thinking about their topic for months. ... close ones in that way. They are such interesting people when they talk about their true passions, and ... up largely without talking or listening much to actual people who are not their teachers. It’s not the same thing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... phase 3 registration trials of mirabegron show efficacy in people older than 65 and 75, with evidence of safety over a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joshua Budlovsky, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... risk are key to prevention. Over 80% of all fractures in people 50 years and older are caused by osteoporosis.[ 5 ] ... use; however, up to half of atypical fractures occur in people not exposed to bisphosphonates, complicating estimates ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2017
... to sleep on the carpet. What I found interesting was that people didn’t even notice us and continued to talk as they ...
Editorials / BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS March 2017
... scenarios in a busy clinician’s practice. While most people in British Columbia and Canada will age with few ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2017
... 98%) for detecting dementia among community dwelling older people.[ 5 ] It has, however, low sensitivity for detecting ... can significantly improve cognition in at-risk older people after 2 years of intervention.[ 9 ] Hence, we ... risks.  The risk posed by polypharmacy is common in older people and can be especially problematic in patients with ...