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This integrative review examines the growing prevalence of depression, a leading cause of primary care visits in Canada, and the need for accessible treatment options such as telemedicine. Despite substantial evidence supporting the widespread…

Cervical cancer incidence continues to rise across Canada. Unlike some other cancers, cervical cancer is largely preventable through a combination of vaccination and routine screening. Cervical cancer screening was introduced in British Columbia…

Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular health are often associated with healthy diet, physical activity, and smoking cessation. Rarely is psychological stress mentioned or attributed to cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the literature is…

Background Primary care providers face challenges when caring for palliative care patients and their informal caregivers. Many primary care providers have limited understanding and comfort in providing palliative care. The situation is even more…

The Canadian healthcare system is experiencing significant strain due to a growing and increasingly complex patient population, coupled with provider shortages. Consequently, patients are increasingly seeking emergency room care to address their…

Ovarian torsion is a rare gynecological emergency that occurs when the ovary spontaneously becomes twisted on itself. If not recognized and treated, it can result in tissue necrosis and loss of the ovary. Ovarian torsion most frequently affects…

We examine the relationship between stock returns and components of idiosyncratic volatility—two volatility and two covariance terms— derived from the decomposition of stock returns variance. The portfolio analysis result shows that volatility terms…

Archaeology and archaeological theory are currently largely in the era of post-processualism. This has been significant as it has changed the ways that archaeologists interact with communities who are stakeholders in community-based archaeological…

Hatchery enhancement of declining Pacific salmon populations has long been a foundation of salmon management; however, the influence of hatchery release practices on freshwater residence time and survival to estuarine entry is not well-understood.…