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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 ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2015
... I didn’t just fall off my bike—I was hit by a car. Now people wanted to know if I had an investigator, lawyer, hit man, etc. Advice came from all sides. People started telling me about the exorbitant sums of money that I was entitled to. I actually had people responding in anger when they discovered I didn’t ...
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) ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2015
... out there. I don’t mean me, but maybe some of you smart people could figure this out. I’m sure I made Victor Hugo ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD May 2015
... continue, we will begin to see a generation of young people dying before their parents of diseases that have ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2015
... continue to be spread as gospel. I can understand that people want to know more about the safety of genetically ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG June 2015
... was not your fault? And wouldn’t you tend to support the people who understood your concern, and were trying to help ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2015
... patients. Not that we don’t appreciate most of the people we take care of; it’s just that we connect more ... Often, despite numerous hardships and obstacles, these people are happy and content. They face each day with a smile ... try to make the best of all situations. In brief, these people represent the type of individual I aspire to be. I see ...