Prescribing opioids for pain has not always been as controversial as it is today. In the 1980s and ’90s, the harms of prescribing opioid medications for noncancer pain were not fully recognized. We... Read More
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that is becoming more common in British Columbia, with predicted prevalence rates rising from 8.3% in 2013 to 10.3% in 2020.[1] The complications of diabetes... Read More
The estimated global prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes is 8.8%,[1] with Indigenous people being disproportionally affected.[2] In Canada, the prevalence rate in Indigenous adults younger than age 35... Read More
Worldwide prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on the rise, yet we remain without a cure for this metabolic disease and have limited therapeutic options. With 1.4 million people impacted... Read More
British Columbia is experiencing one of the greatest public health emergencies in its history. Opioid-related deaths continue to climb because opioid use is increasing and illicit drugs are being... Read More