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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2023
... and may not fully capture the nature of anxiety in older people, especially among ethnic and racial minority groups. ... need to recognize the prevalence of anxiety, as many people go their entire lives normalizing it without seeking ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2023
... ] What patients can do to protect themselves Actions that people can take (particularly those handling birds and/or ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University October 2023
... ] serve as fundamental sources of mistrust for Indigenous people in Canada today. To get to the heart of this question, ... feel like I’ve seen some really forceful approaches and people being quite aggressive about it, making these kinds of ... a poor track record in Canada when it comes to Indigenous people, and as health care providers, we have a history of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...