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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Emma Cumming, MSc January/February 2018
... Beach on English Bay. Crowds have grown from around 10 000 people in 2012 to 40 000 in 2017.[ 2,3 ] After noticing a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC March 2018
... naloxone by providing no-cost take-home naloxone kits to people at risk of witnessing or experiencing an overdose. ... supportive-housing staff, and those who work directly with people at risk of overdose. This interactive, self-guided ... and pharmacies. Patients, friends, or family of people at risk of opioid overdose can complete a thorough ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ryan Danroth, BSc March 2018
... . . . [as] the evidence strongly suggests that countless people have become infected with HIV as a result of sharing ...
News March 2018
... that strive to improve the everyday experiences for people affected by serious illness or who are nearing end of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2018
Few people who consider the future of health care can argue that ...
MDs To Be / BY: Justin Burton, MSc, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 January/February 2018
... services to approximately 15 000 predominantly Indigenous people spread throughout roughly 100 villages. The Missionary ... affected by cataracts or pterygium, and showed that the people in the Napo region had to contend with more than ... the comparisons are not limited to rural populations; the people in the Napo region struggle with the same issues of ...
News January/February 2018
... women between the ages of 50 and 74. FIT is designed for people who do not have symptoms and are considered at average ...
News / BY: Channelle Sawyer January/February 2018
... since they can be difficult to qualify for, especially as people age. By insuring your spouse, you could answer some of ...
News / BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH June 2018
... public health threat.[ 1 ] In 2016, about 10 million people fell ill with TB, and about 1.7 million died worldwide ... killer globally and the leading killer of people living with HIV.[ 3 ]  Approximately one-quarter of ... population has latent (or dormant) TB, which means that people have been infected with the TB bacteria but the ...
News June 2018
... and a psychologist—to address the common barriers people face in reaching their target glucose levels. Their ... panel’s goal was to help break down and address barriers people may face regarding insulin—to demystify insulin and ...