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Editorials /
BY: Yvonne Sin, MD
May 2023
... the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923, which barred Chinese people from entering Canada and essentially halted all ... time, more work can be done to promote health equity among people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. As physicians, ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA
January/February 2023
... the opioid crisis and provide effective intervention. Many people who die of opioid overdose have recently interacted ... an opportunity for intervention. In one analysis, 77% of people had contact with the health care system in the year ... ( P = .0006). Discussion Our results indicate that people who present with an opioid overdose have frequently ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Jennifer E. Nuk, MSc, CGC, CCGC
July/August 2023
... patients with higher polyp counts at younger ages.[ 21 ] People who have 10 or more adenomas in the colon but no ... variant in BMPR1A or SMAD4 in approximately half of people who have a clinical diagnosis of juvenile polyposis ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Carol-Anne Vallée, MD
May 2023
... of reproductive choice and high-quality abortion for all people in Canada.[ 6 , 7 ] From 1969 to 1988, abortion care ... care providers offers a toll-free phone line to help people in BC who are seeking abortion care connect with their ... at an urban facility. In Canada and throughout BC, people who are seeking abortion may have difficulty finding a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
December 2023
... medical conditions were added in later years, including people who are homeless, underhoused, or using illicit drugs, ...
Editorials /
BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD
June 2023
... of modern medicine? These selfless, understanding, loving people are there when we get home from a long, unpredictable ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Priya Manjoo, MD
March 2023
... of psychological and behavioral interventions is to help people living with obesity to implement sustainable life ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University
October 2023
... ] serve as fundamental sources of mistrust for Indigenous people in Canada today. To get to the heart of this question, ... feel like I’ve seen some really forceful approaches and people being quite aggressive about it, making these kinds of ... a poor track record in Canada when it comes to Indigenous people, and as health care providers, we have a history of ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Tung Siu, MD, CCFP, ACBOM
May 2023
... types of tasks or activities. Tolerance varies between people and over time for the same person, reflecting ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2023
... with beta-carotene possibly increasing lung cancer risk in people who smoke or are exposed to asbestos. Regarding single ... their conclusions do not apply to children, hospitalized people, or those with a chronic illness or nutritional ... appealing targets for any intervention intended to improve people’s lives. Canadians spend over $4 billion[ 5 ] ...