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Letters / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC March 2024
... that we are setting a very poor example for young people by normalizing drug use. Contrary to the editorial, I ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Curtis May, MD, MPH, CCFP Early online
... not work alone during hot conditions. Working with other people can allow for mutual monitoring for signs of heat ...
Letters / BY: Mark Mallet, MD, CCFP March 2024
... [ BCMJ 2023;65:365-366]: “as many as 225 000 [people] are at risk of poisoning from unregulated drugs, [but] only 4476 people were prescribed safe supply medications in July ... The impression these numbers give is that fewer than 5000 people out of 225 000 are receiving treatment. In both Dr ...
News 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: 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: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University October 2023
... ] serve as fundamental sources of mistrust for Indigenous people in Canada today. To get to the heart of this question, ... feel like I’ve seen some really forceful approaches and people being quite aggressive about it, making these kinds of ... a poor track record in Canada when it comes to Indigenous people, and as health care providers, we have a history of ...
News June 2023
Starting 1 June 2023, people in BC can get prescriptions from their pharmacist for ... system will be similar to the Get Vaccinated system people used to book COVID-19 and influenza vaccination appointments. People will be able to locate pharmacies that offer the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tung Siu, MD, CCFP, ACBOM May 2023
... types of tasks or activities. Tolerance varies between people and over time for the same person, reflecting ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Priya Manjoo, MD March 2023
... of psychological and behavioral interventions is to help people living with obesity to implement sustainable life ...
News July/August 2023
Starting Thursday, 29 June 2023, people will be able to book an appointment to see a ... vaccinations. Through the new online booking system, people can search for available appointment times at nearby ...