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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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... also known as decarbonization, is imperative to protect people from these harms. One of the most pressing issues in ...
Premise / BY: Lauren Whitehead, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... potential impacts on the economy due to this trend—fewer people entering the workforce than leaving it—are ... the aims of funding, including providing treatment for people experiencing infertility, same-sex and gender-diverse ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... that second victim syndrome often goes unrecognized.[ 15 ] People may also be unwilling to discuss their experiences ...
Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM June 2024
... The weight of the matter Worldwide, more than 240 million people have symptomatic and activity-limiting osteoarthritis ... 1 ] In Canada, arthritis affects more than 6 million people. More than 23% of women and 17% of men in Canada live ... to 56% of patients were women.[ 3 ] More than 650 million people worldwide have obesity,[ 1 ] currently defined as a ...
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 ...
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 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD March 2024
... This month, we address you as workers yourselves: people who face unique physical and psychological risks at ...
News January/February 2024
... over the next 3 years by age group, starting with people 55 and older. All self-collected samples will be ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC April 2024
... emotional reactions. Anxiety, fear, and confusion drive people to accept false information—especially those in ...