As respected leaders, physicians are well positioned to address community concerns with evidence and to advocate for harm reduction to reduce health inequities and improve the health of marginalized... Read More
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About one in three Canadians will develop shingles (zoster) in their lifetime (with incidence increasing after 50 years of age), and up to 40% of zoster cases are associated with one or more... Read More
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia known for dual therapeutic and toxic properties: at low doses it acts as a stimulant while at higher doses it activates opioid... Read More
The BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (PTC) performs extensive clinical toxicology testing, which includes screening for drugs of abuse and therapeutic drug monitoring for medications with narrow... Read More
Beginning April 2018, BC and other Canadian provinces and territories will begin to use the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5, RotaTeq, Merck Canada) in their immunization programs for infants,... Read More