Oral steroid use in patients with the inflammatory diseases polymyalgia rheumatica and/or giant cell arteritis significantly increased the risk of infection, and the risk increased with higher doses
The family doctor who delivered Elliot Eurchuk as a baby and saw him as a patient until 18 months before his death told a British Columbia's coroner's inquest that teens have the right to privacy about their medical issues.
A landmark 9–0 Supreme Court of Canada decision in 2011 ruled that barring safe injection sites was unconstitutional as it deprived Canadians of life-saving medical care
Most seniors in British Columbia can't afford the public home support system to keep them in their own homes for as long as possible, says a report from the province's advocate for seniors.
