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January/February 2024
... over the next 3 years by age group, starting with people 55 and older. All self-collected samples will be ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD
March 2024
... with direct acting antivirals cures more than 95% of people with chronic HCV infection and is associated with ... Agency of Canada set targets[ 7 ] for the proportion of people living with chronic HBV or HCV infection in Canada to ... of 2023, five working groups were formed, each including people with lived experience of HBV or HCV infection, along ...
Proust for Physicians
March 2024
... science fiction, fantasy, and biographies of interesting people. What is your favorite place? There is no place like ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD
April 2024
... whenever wildfire smoke is affecting air quality. Most people spend the majority of their time indoors, so cleaner ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE
June 2024
... costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living with chronic disease is increasing. Among ... incidence (new cases) and prevalence (the total number of people living with a condition) are sourced from the BC ... and Métis Peoples in BC, see other reports.[ 4,5 ] People living with chronic conditions were disproportionately ...
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December 2023
... aims to replace the insulin-producing beta cells that people with type 1 diabetes lack. Dubbed VC-02, the small ... News Stem cell–based treatment controls blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH
June 2023
... other chronic disease.[ 2 ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day ... 8% of all deaths during the event, even though people with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of ... in the risk of death.[ 2 ] Despite these striking results, people with schizophrenia are not usually at the forefront of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kali Sedgemore
April 2023
... connect with a youth outreach team or other supportive people identified by the youth. Youth accessing prescribed ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
December 2023
... medical conditions were added in later years, including people who are homeless, underhoused, or using illicit drugs, ...