Discussing code status is a critical part of the larger goals of care discussion, but code status discussions often happen in emotional and high-stake situations. Directly addressing the high levels ...

Dr. Lou completed his Internal Medicine Residency at UBC and subsequently his Palliative Medicine Subspeciality also at UBC. His interests include serious illness conversation, narrative medicine and ...

Discussing code status is a critical part of the larger goals of care discussion, but code status discussions often happen in emotional and high-stake situations. Directly addressing the high levels ...

Up until recently, pain management with IUDs (intrauterine devices) insertion was not commonly performed, as most users were multiparous women and the insertion was reasonably straightforward. However ...

Dr. Jennifer Robinson (biography and disclosures) Disclosures: Received fees from WorkSafeBC. Mitigating statement: There is no bias. The article is related to sports injury with no mention of work ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) continues to be an important pathogen, associated with peptic ulcer disease, dyspepsia, and gastric cancer. The conventional triple combination of a PPI, clarithromycin ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age. It affects 8%–13% of young women and its symptoms are some of the most prevalent concerns that community ...

Author. Dr. Katarina Wind (biography, no disclosures). Acknowledgments: I would like to thank Dr. Lisa Erlanger, Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz, Maria Oswald, Andrew Brown, and Ljuba Pavlovich for their helpful ...

Healthcare professionals have been hit hard by the consequences of COVID-19. Some are putting in long hours, treating infected patients, and physically distancing themselves from their families.

There are currently no eye drops for presbyopia treatment that have been approved for use in Canada. In December 2021, pilocarpine hydrochloride 1.25% eye drops became the first drug approved by the ...

Authors: Colleen Dy, MD, FRCS(C), NCMP (biography and disclosures), Zerlyn Lee, BSc, BScN (biography, no disclosures), and Adrienne Sim, BHK, MPT, Clinical Physiotherapy (biography, no disclosures) Dr ...

By Gerri Klein RN MScN (biography and disclosures). What I did before. Before the times of COVID and the introduction of continuous glucose monitoring, as a nurse diabetes educator, I instructed ...