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Letters / BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC September 2022
... transgender youth, and some are even openly malicious.”[ 1 ] If parents who support their child’s gender dysphoria ...
Letters / BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... care model in BC is unvalidated and outdated.”[ 1 ] Since I drafted this reply, Dr Sinai co-authored a second ...
Letters / BY: Gail Knudson, MD, MEd, FRCPC September 2022
... care in BC series, we thank you for your responses.[ 1-3 ] In reply, we emphasize that the current standards of ... care to transgender and gender-diverse people. Dr Leising[ 1 ] has written a detailed response[ 7 ] to the issues raised ...
News, COVID-19 September 2022
... from symptoms post-COVID-19. Each monthly ECHO session is 1 hour long and starts with a 20-minute presentation from ...
Premise / BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC September 2022
Part 1: Gender-affirming care: Model and evidence Understanding ... to harmful interventions, including conversion therapy.[ 1 ] Transition for TGNC youth and adults is often considered ... consolidation of gender identity.[ 35 ] After this, only 1.9% to 3.5% of youth receiving gender-affirming medications ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jennifer Balfour, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... up-to-date with routine immunizations in 2019 and 2020.[ 1 ] COVID-19 has resulted in further decreases in ... immunization rate in grade 6 girls in BC was 66.1%; this rate dropped to 28.1% in 2020. The rates were similar for grade 6 boys. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Dunn, MPH Practicum Student September 2022
... of adults in BC who are 65 years of age or older exceeded 1 million for the first time in 2021, and those who are over ... of age make up the fastest-growing age group in Canada.[ 1 ] These demographic trends will create additional pressures ... can return substantial cost savings; for every $1 spent on dietitian-led nutrition interventions, the health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM October 2022
... guideline, which officially replaced the 2014 guideline.[ 1 ] The updated version includes seven guidelines within it: ... in women with as few as one or two hot flashes per day.[ 1 ] The 2021 guideline outlines the mechanism of action, ... with menopause. Clinical Articles Managing menopause Part 1: Vasomotor symptoms ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM October 2022
... disease, and premature ovarian insufficiency.[ 1 , 2 ] Hormone therapy and breast cancer After nonmelanoma ... cases and 13% of all cancer deaths. It is estimated that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, and 1 in 31 will die from it.[ 3 ] Similar to the 2014 guideline ...
Letters / BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC October 2022
... transgender youth, and some are even openly malicious.”[ 1 ] If parents who support their child’s gender dysphoria ...