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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH January/February 2015
... with HCV.[ 2 ] In British Columbia, approximately 80 000 people have been diagnosed with HCV and many are unaware of ... with end-stage liver disease. Most new infections occur in people who inject drugs. Other HCV-affected populations ... immigrants from HCV-endemic countries and Aboriginal people.[ 3 ] The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM March 2015
... rate among HSCT recipients is 186 and among HIV-positive people is 173 per 100 000.[ 3 ] A record linkage study in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Patrick Tang, MD, PhD, April 2015
Every year approximately 300 people in BC are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) ...
MDs To Be / BY: Kristel Leung, BSc, May 2015
... so forgiving. She was always good at that, understanding people, understanding me. When I asked how she learned, she ... fought. She knew firsthand what hatred and despair did to people, and she decided that she didn’t want it for us. It ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, June 2015
... physicians in the area. In addition to this, I often see people who I have passed in the street on stretchers in the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH July/August 2015
... oxy,” are now available across Canada.[ 4 ] While some people intentionally seek out fentanyl for abuse, others may ... sites throughout the province. Training is available for people who use drugs, as well as their families, friends, and ... Take Home Naloxone kits can be prescribed only to people at risk of an overdose. As of April 2015 over 200 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rakel Kling, MD, MSc, November 2015
... from such labs are false positives. In BC less than 1% of people tested for Lyme disease have the infection (personal ... = 70%, specificity = 43%[ 6 ]) in a population of 10 000 people with a Lyme disease prevalence of 1% is presented in ...
MDs To Be / BY: Cynthia Kong, December 2015
... started medical school. But now I think there are too many people, too many cars, and definitely too few cows in the ...