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Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2023
... with beta-carotene possibly increasing lung cancer risk in people who smoke or are exposed to asbestos. Regarding single ... their conclusions do not apply to children, hospitalized people, or those with a chronic illness or nutritional ... appealing targets for any intervention intended to improve people’s lives. Canadians spend over $4 billion[ 5 ] ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD January/February 2023
The In Plain Sight report recognized that Indigenous people experience racism in our health care system. The ... biased behavior without shaming the other person. Shaming people is not an effective social justice or educational ... But when I read a couple comments about how “stupid” people are, I didn’t end up posting the comment or reaching ...
Back Page / BY: Tej K. Khalsa, MD, MSc, FRCPC January/February 2023
... in a decline in hopefulness.[ 1 ] In 2021–2022, 64% of people in Canada were hopeful about the future, down from 75% ... hopefulness has been outmatched by British Columbia, where people have experienced a more marked decline of 14%. The ... to me that the vast majority of transgender and nonbinary people do not feel hopeful about the future.[ 1 ] In my ...
Letters / BY: Rick Potter-Cogan, MB BCh BAO April 2023
... good evidence for adding vitamins or supplements to most people’s diet [ BCMJ 2023;65:4 ]. People are misled to believe there is a benefit and fall ... scam that wastes the precious income of too many people. People would be healthier with a better ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC April 2023
According to Statistics Canada, there are over 5.3 million people in British Columbia,[ 1 ] and nearly one-quarter of ... question: for a condition that affects nearly 1.3 million people in our province, why aren’t we talking more about ... diagnosis. It is a normal process in the lives of people with ovaries, wherein egg supplies have been depleted, ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD April 2023
... the beginning of a meeting or event that acknowledge the people and nations who culturally and physically inhabited a ... of reconciliation—correctly pronouncing names of the people and the lands, sharing details of historical context ... impacts are real and worrisome, especially in younger people. In any emergency, physicians have agency and ethical ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD April 2023
... identify them, then we can become unsustainable, both as people and as professionals. When we step away from our ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2023
... reassure my patients that miscarriage is not their fault. People cannot be blamed for a pregnancy loss because they ... I think that miscarriage, like any loss, can affect people differently. I encourage my patients who have endured ... the faster we will reduce the shame and stigma that people face when Mother Nature errs. My heart goes out to ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD May 2023
... the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923, which barred Chinese people from entering Canada and essentially halted all ... time, more work can be done to promote health equity among people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. As physicians, ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD May 2023
... but it does give me pause to think about how I recognize people in my professional life. Am I someone who takes a lot ...