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News / BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH June 2018
... public health threat.[ 1 ] In 2016, about 10 million people fell ill with TB, and about 1.7 million died worldwide ... killer globally and the leading killer of people living with HIV.[ 3 ]  Approximately one-quarter of ... population has latent (or dormant) TB, which means that people have been infected with the TB bacteria but the ...
News May 2018
... neuroinflammation, which destroys neurons in the brains of people with AD. Dr McGeer’s team demonstrated that the ... disease commences at age 65, Dr McGeer recommends that people get tested 10 years prior, at age 55, when the onset ...
News March 2018
... that strive to improve the everyday experiences for people affected by serious illness or who are nearing end of ...
News June 2018
... and a psychologist—to address the common barriers people face in reaching their target glucose levels. Their ... panel’s goal was to help break down and address barriers people may face regarding insulin—to demystify insulin and ...
News June 2018
... 90%. FIT is a routine screening test recommended for people between the ages of 50 and 74 at average risk of colon ... sign of colon cancer. Screening is only recommended for people who are not experiencing symptoms of colon cancer. ... about diagnostic testing they may need. Factors that put people at greater risk include having a first-degree relative ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD October 2018
... the Order of Canada for “her tireless work on behalf of people with kidney disease, both nationally and ...
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 ...