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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: British Columbia COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee May 2022
... if they had mild to moderate COVID-19 and were within 5 (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) or 7 days (remdesivir) of symptom ... placebo (6.3% versus 0.8% for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and 5.3% versus 0.7% for remdesivir ).[ 1 , 2 ] As Omicron causes ... nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. Patients need to be within 5 days of symptom onset to qualify, which can be extended to ...
Letters / BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC October 2022
... study to date of boys found an 88% rate of desistance.[ 5 ] Given evidence of the mutability of gender identity, Ms ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Hilary Spicer March 2022
... Ford in Britain. He continued crossing the Atlantic over 5 years to financially support his racing dream. On one of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Omair Arshad, MD July/August 2022
... tanks (also known as mods), vape pens, and cig-a-likes.[ 5 ] The most recent trend in e-cigarette use involves the use ... US high school students increased from 11.7% in 2017 to 27.5% in 2019,[ 13 , 14 ] which is the largest recorded increase ... cigarette smoking (odds ratio [OR] 3.50, 95% CI, 2.38-5.16, P = 0.03).[ 15 ] Another study showed similar results ...
Letters / BY: Kevin Wade, CD, MD, CCFP December 2022
... statements attached to the annual report show $32.5 million in long-term investments, including $10 million in US equities and $5.8 million in international equities. There are no details ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCP, FACP, MRCP May 2022
... of infectious diseases in BC since 1978 (Chow).[ 5-8 ] The second article describes the evolving roles for ...
Letters / BY: Gail Knudson, MD, MEd, FRCPC September 2022
... of quality of life post-transition is parental support,[ 5 ] so where a youth consents, the process mandates ...
News January/February 2022
... Annalise was on the principal’s honor roll for all 5 years while participating in clubs and playing numerous ...
Editorials / BY: Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCP, FACP, MRCP June 2022
... 192 cases of acute infection (corresponding to a rate of 0.5 per 100 000 population), 4086 cases of chronic infection ... 100 000), Yukon (12.6 per 100 000), and Ontario (12.5 per 100 000).[ 5-9 ] The third article focuses on Lyme disease, particularly ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: O. Maheshwari, MD November 2022
... and highlighted the lack of sustainably funded programs.[ 5 ] By the end of 2021, 37% of Canadians and 41% of British ... and confidence with the skills they learned using a 5-point Likert scale and gave qualitative feedback. The ... sessions, “partial attendance” as attendance for 1 to 5 sessions, and “no attendance” when patients attended 0 ...