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Letters / BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP January/February 2020
... long way behind those in Ontario. So, good luck to all the people who want to improve primary care. Babylon Health, pot ...
Letters / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2020
... and provincial levels. I believe we have the right people at the right tables to work through the challenging ...
Letters / BY: Helen Hays, MD, CCFP, FCFP January/February 2020
... are not useful for injured workers unless they help people get back to work. This article [ BCMJ 2019;61:176,179 ...
News January/February 2020
... ). Routine screening for thyroid dysfunction in people without symptoms or risk factors is commonly ordered, ... to heat or cold, hair loss, and irregular heart rhythms. People on medications such as lithium or amiodarone or with ... find evidence of benefits from screening and treatment in people without symptoms, but highlighted that screening ...
News January/February 2020
... Its development was funded by Health Canada to help people living in Canada prepare for their future health care ... and estate planning, to create a kind of safety net for people throughout their lives. The 2019 National Framework ...
News January/February 2020
... campus suggests that ketone monoester drinks may help people with diabetes and prediabetes who are looking for ... dieting. To test the idea, Little and his team asked 15 people to consume a ketone drink after fasting overnight. ...
News January/February 2020
... stress. Sakakibara adds that health care management for people with multiple chronic diseases is traditionally based ... CM in individuals at high risk, as well as efforts to help people with CM better manage their health and well-being. ...
News January/February 2020
... by helping researchers better understand the needs of people living with epilepsy and seizures. Researchers are ... the survey if you are: A health care provider working with people with epilepsy. A person with epilepsy or seizures. A ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Hetesh Ranchod, MD, FRCPC January/February 2020
... Loss. Support groups: In-person and telephone groups for people in the early stages of dementia and groups for ... Minds in Motion: A social and fitness program for people with mild cognitive impairment in the early stages of ... access to community resources. A study has shown that people who were referred directly to First Link by health ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Henry Lau, RD January/February 2020
... food choices As the common first point of contact for people accessing the health care system, physicians play an ... approach to addressing food insecurity is to refer people to charitable food outlets such as food banks; ... a number of systems-level changes to support Indigenous people’s access to both healthy food and their traditional ...