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News / BY: Blake Stitilis, MPH September 2017
... harm reduction options are available.[ 2 ] Incarcerated people are given an HIV test upon admission to prison, and HIV antiretrovirals (ARVs) are available to people who contract HIV inside Canadian prisons. Most incarcerated people return to their communities at the end of their ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2017
... department’s scarce resources with highly intelligent people, such as professors of mathematics, physics, ... put the Vancouver Aquarium on the world map. Over 20 000 people came to see the whale (matching the record crowd that ...
News / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD March 2017
... sources, and an index. Scots, French, and Aboriginal people established the lucrative fur trade in the area under ...
News / BY: Shannon McDonald, MD October 2017
... provided for generations. Health outcomes are better when people are fully engaged in their own health journey and ...
News / BY: Laura McLean March 2017
... to disease. They predict a chilling effect: if people suspect they will be denied insurance, they may avoid ... and to research that depends on genetic testing. If people do undergo testing that reveals risk factors, they may ... privacy advocates worry about potential mishandling of people’s most sensitive medical information. As science ...
News October 2017
... is far from over. Even with the programs in place, 780 people have died of illegal drug overdoses since the ... and other health care workers, as well as loved ones of people who use drugs. But the take-home kits rarely help people who use drugs on their own—a demographic that, ...
News November 2017
... survival from cancer between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in British Columbia, conducted jointly by the BC ... shows a lower incidence of the disease for Indigenous people overall but also lower survival rates for most ... to improve cancer diagnosis and care for Indigenous people in BC, which is why the First Nations Health ...
News June 2017
People with multiple sclerosis can show signs of something ... according to a new analysis of health records from people with the condition. The new research is a first step ... disease. The researchers examined health records of 14 000 people with multiple sclerosis from BC, Saskatchewan, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katarina Wind, BSc (Hons) October 2017
... ), created by Vancouverite Gaby Eirew, that allows people to create their own legacy in the form of a video. ... It is amazing how during the most difficult circumstances people can often feel the most grateful. Lucio talked about ... I’m not planning on dying anytime soon, neither are most people who write wills and purchase life insurance. ...
News April 2017
... select groups, such as social-assistance recipients and people over age 65. Other Canadians may receive drug coverage ...