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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: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE Early online
... costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living with chronic disease is increasing. Among ... incidence (new cases) and prevalence (the total number of people living with a condition) are sourced from the BC ... and Métis Peoples in BC, see other reports.[ 4,5 ] People living with chronic conditions were disproportionately ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2024
... with direct acting antivirals cures more than 95% of people with chronic HCV infection and is associated with ... Agency of Canada set targets[ 7 ] for the proportion of people living with chronic HBV or HCV infection in Canada to ... of 2023, five working groups were formed, each including people with lived experience of HBV or HCV infection, along ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD April 2024
... whenever wildfire smoke is affecting air quality. Most people spend the majority of their time indoors, so cleaner ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kali Sedgemore April 2023
... connect with a youth outreach team or other supportive people identified by the youth. Youth accessing prescribed ...
News September 2023
... phrase signifies the palpable strength of the Ukrainian people who have endured ongoing devastation for more than a ... care in northwestern Ukraine, where thousands of displaced people had arrived in the weeks following the Russian ... to continue providing humanitarian assistance to people in crisis situations in Ukraine and around the world. ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM December 2023
... medical conditions were added in later years, including people who are homeless, underhoused, or using illicit drugs, ...
News / BY: Martin Dawes, MD May 2023
... containing B12 and folic acid is recommended for all people who could become pregnant, especially those with a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2023
... ] What patients can do to protect themselves Actions that people can take (particularly those handling birds and/or ...