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Interviews /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2024
... with in your practice. The feeling I got from a lot of people was that they were at their wits’ end, there was no ... your approach to spreading that optimism to get more people helping you on that journey? I can start at the micro ... ever changed anything in the world is a group of committed people committing to make a difference along a common path. ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC
April 2024
... emotional reactions. Anxiety, fear, and confusion drive people to accept false information—especially those in ...
Premise /
BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM)
January/February 2024
... there is a crisis in primary care. Almost one-third of people who want a family doctor can’t find one, and even people who have a family physician generally find them quite ... and emotionally. We believe greater availability to the people who count on us for care is the critical, needed ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2023
... settler on the territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people in Victoria, where I’ve spent the last year, and ... if not a lifetime.” There are lots of predictors of why people do rural medicine; for me, it was a combination of ... generalism but also a ton to do with being connected to people, which I’ve always really enjoyed. Is there a story ...
News
December 2023
... aims to replace the insulin-producing beta cells that people with type 1 diabetes lack. Dubbed VC-02, the small ... News Stem cell–based treatment controls blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH
June 2023
... other chronic disease.[ 2 ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day ... 8% of all deaths during the event, even though people with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of ... in the risk of death.[ 2 ] Despite these striking results, people with schizophrenia are not usually at the forefront of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kali Sedgemore
April 2023
... connect with a youth outreach team or other supportive people identified by the youth. Youth accessing prescribed ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP
January/February 2023
... of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people.”[ 4 ] It is achieved when everyone can attain their ... care can be critical to reducing disparities. Low-income people have greater prevalence of chronic illness and fewer ... Health systems should alleviate challenges that people face, not add to them, and facilitate access to the ...
Interviews /
BY: Tara Lyon
December 2023
... nonstop and prolonged nature of it was not something that people anticipated, and that it would be so immersive.” Dr ...