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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: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH December 2023
Drug poisoning is the leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 59 in BC and takes six lives per day in the ... harms in BC. Due to stigma and risk of legal punishment, people using drugs often avoid contact with the health care ... relative to the need. While approximately 100 000 people in BC have diagnosed opioid use disorder, and as many ...
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, ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2023
... of modern medicine? These selfless, understanding, loving people are there when we get home from a long, unpredictable ...
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 September 2023
... between 2007 and 2015 to document the lived experiences of people who attended residential and day schools between 1876 ... who attended residential schools died.[ 2 ] First Nations people and their communities always knew the graves existed ... schools and to stand in solidarity with Indigenous people in Canada. I also hope it will translate to a lot more ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC October 2023
... editorial. Feminism means different things to different people. It can be alienating and polarizing, particularly to ...
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: Yvonne Sin, MD October 2022
... formula supply as well, given our close proximity and many people crossing the border to look for formula. The lack of ...