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MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Justin Fong, BSc September 2020
... structures for various scenarios in the uncertain time.[ 1 ] Authors in the UK commented on selecting medical student ... the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 will be postponed until September this year or possibly ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kelsey D.M. Kozoriz, MSc, MD, CCFP December 2020
... and hunger back into the international spotlight.[ 1 ] After 2 decades of improvements, the rate of global ... do a simple calculation of the money they’ve spent over 1 week on take-out, coffees, fast food, and grocery store ... ( www.healthlinkbc.ca/dietitian-services ) through the 8-1-1 service. Household food insecurity affects 12% of ...
Letters / BY: Marisa Ponzo, MD-PhD, FRCPC April 2020
The health burden of gout continues to rise in Canada.[ 1 ] Allopurinol, a common urate-lowering medication used to ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 / BY: Priya Manjoo, MD June 2020
... severe disease and death from infection with SARS-CoV-2.[ 1-5 ] Obesity was demonstrated to be an important risk factor ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Alan Woodland October 2020
... age 65 continues to increase and is expected to reach over 1.6 million by 2041.[ 1 ] In a 2017 survey on seniors and driving, 55% of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Henry Lau, RD January/February 2020
... required to help Canadians make healthy food choices.”[ 1 ] Household food insecurity, which is primarily due to the ... are two inequities highlighted in the guidelines.[ 1 ] These are both food security priorities at the BC Centre ...
Letters / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC May 2020
... integrate digital health into mainstream health care. On 1 November 2019, a panel at the Technologies in Emergency ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD September 2020
... and public health emergencies such as pandemics.[ 1 , 2 ] Despite this, their needs are often overlooked.[ 3 ] ... under 19 years of age is being abused or neglected, call 1 800 663-9122 any time of the day or night to reach a child ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Ian Waters, MD November 2020
... children, called Tiers of Cystic Fibrosis Service in BC.[ 1 ] The framework we wrote features the first made-in-Canada ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hilary Drake, BSc March 2020
... officer (MHO) to report a cluster of respiratory illness.[ 1 ] A 56-year-old male had been admitted to hospital with ... rate: 75%). The team interviewed 11 of the 12 players; 1 player was out of the country and could not be reached. Of ...