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Clinical Articles / BY: Ingrid Cosio, MD, CCFP January/February 2022
Transgender, gender-diverse, and Two-Spirit people who access gender-affirming care have elevated rates ... harassment, and violence.[ 2 , 4 ] Gender-diverse people report barriers to accessing health care, and lower ... to the health and well-being of gender-diverse people. Improving access to care Accessibility to and quality ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: O. Maheshwari, MD November 2022
... the age of 40 years.[ 2 ] In British Columbia one in four people experience a mental health condition each year.[ 3 ] ... of the pandemic,[ 6 ] which disproportionately affected people who were already experiencing health inequities prior to the pandemic: women, LGBTQIA2S+ people, individuals with likelihood of job loss or inadequate ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rahel Zewude, MD May 2022
... site of inoculation, diffuse rash, or new visual symptoms; people with reported contact to syphilis; or pregnant ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Emily Wiesenthal, BA March 2022
... gender identity. Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people express interest in parenthood at similar rates as ... as transgender or gender-diverse, and 40% to 54% of TGD people desire to be parents.[ 1 , 2 ] Overall, a small but ... it is essential that health care providers counsel TGD people about the options for fertility preservation before ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maggie Wong, PharmD, ACPR June 2022
... effort, antimicrobial resistance is predicted to kill more people than cancer by the year 2050.[ 1 ] The human cost is ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2022
... through learning series and training. Advancing Indigenous people’s representation on its committees. Providing ... the time invested and contributions made by Indigenous people at JCC-initiated meetings and events. Supporting ... Developing linkages to local Indigenous communities and people and ensuring good relationships between physicians and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Purssell, MD, MSc September 2022
... in a health authority with a catchment area of 1.9 million people or more. Royal Columbian Hospital sees approximately ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Rahana Harjee, MD, FRCSC April 2022
... pre- and mid-pandemic. These results are reassuring to people seeking fertility treatment, many of whom might ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patrick Ho Pun Wong, MD, FRCPC June 2022
... B has a worldwide prevalence of more than 250 million people.[ 2 ] Areas with high endemicity include Asia, Africa, ... and parts of South America. In Canada, up to 480 000 people may be infected.[ 3 , 4 ] The population groups with ... include immigrants from endemic countries, Indigenous people, and people who inject drugs.[ 4 ] In BC, local ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2022
... grew up with. There was a great sense of community, great people. We have always had lovely neighbors. Where’s your ... Ladner Pioneer Library; I used to take out more books than people would think I could read, but medicine was my biggest ... life into the world, delivering babies, and then have people take their last breath with you in a palliative ...