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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2016
... events than immunizing those who are susceptible; in such people, pre-existing immunity will interfere with replication ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2016
... and influenza experts continue to recommend that people get vaccinated against influenza if they are at higher ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Hortense Tabien Nsoh, MD July/August 2016
... Pregnant women. Infants, young children, and elderly people. Are air cleaners effective? Air cleaners with HEPA ... wildfire smoke, so the best defence is to be prepared. People with chronic diseases should carry rescue medications ...
MDs To Be / BY: Patricia Caddy, MD June 2016
... an evening of hell. I looked at Elise, surrounded by people she barely knew, on the very worst day of her very ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ben Chan, BSc, January/February 2016
... specific, meaningful goal for the organization to focus people’s efforts and attract others who are passionate about the cause. If the goal is not clear, people won’t know exactly what you are trying to achieve ... yourself or partner with someone who already has them. People will be hesitant to become involved and lend support ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Patrick Tang, MD, PhD, April 2015
Every year approximately 300 people in BC are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) ...
MDs To Be / BY: Kristel Leung, BSc, May 2015
... so forgiving. She was always good at that, understanding people, understanding me. When I asked how she learned, she ... fought. She knew firsthand what hatred and despair did to people, and she decided that she didn’t want it for us. It ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, June 2015
... physicians in the area. In addition to this, I often see people who I have passed in the street on stretchers in the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH July/August 2015
... oxy,” are now available across Canada.[ 4 ] While some people intentionally seek out fentanyl for abuse, others may ... sites throughout the province. Training is available for people who use drugs, as well as their families, friends, and ... Take Home Naloxone kits can be prescribed only to people at risk of an overdose. As of April 2015 over 200 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rakel Kling, MD, MSc, November 2015
... from such labs are false positives. In BC less than 1% of people tested for Lyme disease have the infection (personal ... = 70%, specificity = 43%[ 6 ]) in a population of 10 000 people with a Lyme disease prevalence of 1% is presented in ...