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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2024
... with direct acting antivirals cures more than 95% of people with chronic HCV infection and is associated with ... Agency of Canada set targets[ 7 ] for the proportion of people living with chronic HBV or HCV infection in Canada to ... of 2023, five working groups were formed, each including people with lived experience of HBV or HCV infection, along ...
News January/February 2024
... over the next 3 years by age group, starting with people 55 and older. All self-collected samples will be ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE June 2024
... costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living with chronic disease is increasing. Among ... incidence (new cases) and prevalence (the total number of people living with a condition) are sourced from the BC ... and Métis Peoples in BC, see other reports.[ 4,5 ] People living with chronic conditions were disproportionately ...
News / BY: Martin Dawes, MD May 2023
... containing B12 and folic acid is recommended for all people who could become pregnant, especially those with a ...
News September 2023
... phrase signifies the palpable strength of the Ukrainian people who have endured ongoing devastation for more than a ... care in northwestern Ukraine, where thousands of displaced people had arrived in the weeks following the Russian ... to continue providing humanitarian assistance to people in crisis situations in Ukraine and around the world. ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Rachel Grimminck, MD, FRCPC July/August 2023
... and social inequalities and poorer standards of care for people with MHSU disorders. Structural stigma is particularly ... and inequity embedded in how we think and act toward people with MHSU disorders and in the fabric of our ... illnesses, and increased mortality. Indigenous people are disproportionately affected, highlighting ...
News / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH June 2023
... Vietnamese, and Korean. We want to hear from as many people as possible. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes ...
Premise / BY: R. Eric Demers, BSc, CCPA, CD September 2023
... population is concentrated in 5% of the land mass.[ 1 ] People living in rural and remote communities often have to ... of health in at-risk populations, including Indigenous people, who have a higher rural representation. Policies ... system-wide innovations when there are shortages of people to fill roles; national coordination of professional ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD March 2023
Poisonings have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 poisoning ... cannabis legalization, more cases of self-harm among young people, and the growing and aging population. The DPIC is ...