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Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2017
... completing my PhD in genetics. I wound up in a class with people for whom I’d been a microbiology TA as a grad ... But I wanted to do something that was more involved with people and was more of a demonstrable helping profession. ... get in now. The entrance process is different. There are people who’ve done Nobel Prize–worthy things just to ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katarina Wind, BSc (Hons) October 2017
... ), created by Vancouverite Gaby Eirew, that allows people to create their own legacy in the form of a video. ... It is amazing how during the most difficult circumstances people can often feel the most grateful. Lucio talked about ... I’m not planning on dying anytime soon, neither are most people who write wills and purchase life insurance. ...
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 ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2017
... department’s scarce resources with highly intelligent people, such as professors of mathematics, physics, ... put the Vancouver Aquarium on the world map. Over 20 000 people came to see the whale (matching the record crowd that ...
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 ...
Obituaries / BY: Meryl Begert January/February 2017
... they discovered their life-long delight in meeting new people and facing new adventures. Herb graduated from the ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD January/February 2017
... and the BCMA before it, has been blessed with many special people who have contributed to the success of the ... doctors of the province and protects the health of the people of BC. One such person is Mr Jim Gilmore, the ... They believed such laws unnecessarily intruded into people’s lives. The BCMA organized a petition that was ...
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 ...
Obituaries / BY: Brian John Morgan, MBChB March 2017
... photography and birding to the fullest extent. Paul loved people and always sought ways to be with those who were his ...