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Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... Spanish. Since moving to Vancouver I try to care for people in their first language, and in return they correct my ... spot, there is a mismatch between the jobs we are training people for and the jobs that are available. That is why I’m ... their work and personal lives and continue to grow as people and healers. They want models of support that allow ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... rate of type 2 diabetes is 8.8%,[ 1 ] with Indigenous people being disproportionally affected.[ 2 ] In Canada, the ... in women.[ 3 ] It is predicted that one in two Indigenous people in their 20s will develop diabetes at some point in ... communities. This is of consequence, since many Indigenous people have had adverse experiences with authorities who are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... has been highlighted in the media.[ 10 , 11 , 12 ] Young people age 20 to 29 years have higher rates of mental illness ... 15 ] Mental illness is highly detrimental to these young people, delaying or preventing their education, increasing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... and have limited therapeutic options. With 1.4 million people impacted by prediabetes or diabetes in British ... risk in vulnerable populations, including Indigenous people and youth with mental illness. These studies have ... laboratory-based discoveries to improving the lives of people with diabetes. Islet biology is clearly a recognized ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2018
Few people who consider the future of health care can argue that ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD November 2018
... weather events.[ 1 ] As a result, interactions between people, the environment, and pathogens will change. Here we ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... LGV infections are symptomatic, it is more likely that people living with HIV have a higher risk of acquiring LGV. ... MSM who are “out” to their health care providers or people living with HIV) are overrepresented in the LGV case ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2018
... remain the preferred source of health information for many people.[ 1 ] Last year, the CMA’s General Council passed a ... questionnaire, they likely overrepresent the number of people who are adequately physically active. Even if we take ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... can lead to unnecessary stigma for already marginalized people, and for this reason the term poisoning is preferred. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MD May 2018
... of trained personnel.[ 2 ] It is estimated that people living on reserve are 90 times more likely to lack ... and Hudson found that in remote Indigenous communities, people often rely on bottled water even though it is ...