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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rakel Kling, MD, MSc, November 2015
... mainly via the tick vector  Ixodes pacificus  in British Columbia.[ 1 ] Polymerase chain reaction testing ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH January/February 2015
... to 1.3%) of Canadians are infected with HCV.[ 2 ] In British Columbia, approximately 80 000 people have been ... printable materials. Summary HCV affects a large number of British Columbians and many are unaware that they are ...
News July/August 2015
... Law degree, honoris causa, from the Justice Institute of British Columbia for his contributions to the medical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amanzo A. Ho, BSc, April 2015
... and second leading cause of cancer death in Canada, with British Columbia alone accounting for an estimated 3000 new ... and 1210 deaths from this common malignancy occurred in British Columbia in 2014. Given the excellent diagnostic ... in a nonscreening population at an academic centre in British Columbia ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Victoria J. Cook, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... across the health system to reduce the burden of TB in British Columbia. The strategic plan focuses on five goals ...
Obituaries / BY: Jack Chritchley, MD, FRCPC, June 2015
... Dr Sparling had on the development of cancer services in British Columbia. Dr Sparling was the director of medical ... had a significant influence on cancer patient care in British Columbia. —Jack Chritchley, MD Vancouver Obituaries ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB December 2015
... for (and fear of) physician organizations. A former British health minister once said that Margaret Thatcher, who ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ken Q. Little, MSc, March 2015
... region of both sexes. The prevalence rate of HPV in British Columbian women is between 12.2% and 16.8%.[ 2,3 ] In British Columbian men, the rate is likely comparable.[ 4 ] ...
News September 2015
... 29 000 people to date, and aims to enroll up to 40 000 British Columbians this year. Participants can be in good ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon May 2015
... between WorkSafeBC and researchers at the University of British Columbia fosters occupational health and safety ...