An estimated 115 000 British Columbians have become addicted to opioids (oral communication, Bohdan Nosyk, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 1 August 2018) as a result of unsafe opioid... Read More
Children are widely recognized as a vulnerable population during disasters and public health emergencies such as pandemics.[1,2] Despite this, their needs are often overlooked.[3] Emerging data from... Read More
Large-scale public health crises offer unique challenges in adaptive practices. Medical education in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. SARS in 2003 is one of the most recent examples... Read More
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) started in the city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019.[1] The virus spread... Read More
Background The prevalence of childhood obesity continues to increase in Canada and worldwide, posing a major public health challenge.[1,2] Childhood obesity is complex, with several factors... Read More