Secret letters will show doctors their prescribing habits to reduce...
B.C. doctors will soon be receiving confidential letters, revealing their patterns of prescribing certain antibiotics. The information will allow them to compare their prescribing habits against...
View ArticlePotent flu gaining a foothold in B.C.
A strain of influenza just getting a foothold in B.C. appears to be more potent than last year’s seasonal flu. Although confirmed flu infections are below average for this time of year, one virus —...
View ArticleWhy doctors don’t report Lyme Disease: BCCDC survey results
Doctors are still forgetting or failing to comply with a requirement to report cases of Lyme Disease in their patients, according to a newly published survey showing a persisting problem. Nearly...
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