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Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Elizabeth Burden, MD January/February 2023
... cancer combined and has a 1-year mortality rate of 23.4%. Further, up to 80% of heart failure patients will be ... than cancer patients to die in the inpatient setting.[ 1 , 4-6 ] Prognosis aside, the disease course also brings with it ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA January/February 2023
... care system in the year before they died from overdose,[ 4 ] and nearly 40% had contact within a month.[ 5 ] ... sought treatment specifically for acute or chronic pain,[ 4 ] and the risk of subsequent fatal overdose increases in ... previous analysis of opioid overdose deaths in Vancouver.[ 4 ] We excluded non-opioid-related overdoses (e.g., alcohol, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2023
... those who could become pregnant should take at least 0.4 mg of folic acid daily. I am cognizant that there are many ... because these are Canada’s two leading causes of death,[ 4 ] they are appealing targets for any intervention intended ... to improve people’s lives. Canadians spend over $4 billion[ 5 ] annually on vitamins, minerals, and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP January/February 2023
... or remediable differences among groups of people.”[ 4 ] It is achieved when everyone can attain their full health ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2023
... largely followed direct exposure to infected poultry.[ 4 ] The rising detection among birds increases the potential ... exposure and intermixing of different influenza strains.[ 4 ] Human health risk is currently considered to be low. ... this would be considered a high-impact event.[ 4 ] Early detection of avian influenza viruses in humans ...
Back Page / BY: Tej K. Khalsa, MD, MSc, FRCPC January/February 2023
... healthy, and meaningful life. Multiple large studies[ 2-4 ] with longitudinal follow-up have shown that hope is ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Brendan Tao, BHSc March 2023
... reduction in equitable access to harm reduction services.[ 4 ] The use of stimulants has become a major problem in the ... and initial hospital admissions that lasted between 1 and 4 weeks have been linked to higher risk of conversion.[ 29 ] ... patients with initial hospital admissions between 1 and 4 weeks likely presented with a greater severity of symptoms ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2023
... posters, and departmental emails. Respondents were given 4 weeks to complete the survey. Survey analysis All survey ... Fulfillment Index, respondents could score 0 to 4 for each item, with 0 being complete disagreement with the statement and 4 being complete agreement. Scores for each scale were ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2023
... in a recreational tennis player with a sore elbow after a 4-hour game or a mild case of plantar fasciitis after running ... because of cost issues. A 2012 Ontario study[ 4 ] estimated that the lack of insurance for medications for ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Priya Manjoo, MD March 2023
... loss of only 3% to 5%, which is often not sustained.[ 4 ] The main goal of psychological and behavioral ... in a combination tablet, orlistat, and semaglutide 2.4 mg. These medications can assist in achieving and ...