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Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Nickie Mathew, MD, MSc, ABPN, FRCPC, ABPM January/February 2021
... parts of heroin, sugar, and other substances. He has seen people make fentanyl twice by mixing carfentanil with other ... Another downside was dealing with overdoses: “Some people can’t take it because you are killing people. What you’re selling can kill someone.” ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Tonia Tauh, MD, FRCPC March 2021
... A rapid vaccine rollout has many roadblocks, from some people’s initial hesitancy to receive a novel vaccine to ... supply, our society must balance vaccinating as many people as possible in short order with the strict timing ... there was no difference in vaccine efficacy between the people who got their second dose at day 19 and the people who ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB January/February 2021
... those of us who do to keep them safe. I suspect that the people who do not wear masks are also the people who do not avoid gatherings. Do they do so out of ... illness. The pandemic has also brought out the best in people. So many health care workers and frontline workers of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC January/February 2021
... response measures are likely to disproportionately impact people with fewer resources, poorer health, and those already ... over time, particularly for younger populations.[ 4 ] People who use drugs are a subpopulation acutely affected by ... to mitigate these unintended harms and better support people who use drugs during the pandemic.[ 7 ] Not all ...
Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Mandy Ruthnum, MD, FCFP January/February 2021
... 15 minutes. During that time, I spoke with three different people. I was booked in by a clerk, who requested my son’s ... numerous conversation with others, I was amazed how few people are aware of this number, including doctors. I suspect ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD March 2021
... that offers us inexpensive face-to-face access to other people allows us to feel closer to those we can’t be close ... anxiety, for most of us. It’s interesting to hear what people dream of doing when the pandemic is so-called ... can express grief, compassion, and care where words fail. People let into a circle of compassionate touch know that ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD March 2021
... there is another reason why listening is so important. People do not want to follow people who don’t listen. It’s a fundamental human need to ... minutes per day to scan through the viewpoints of credible people, then I could get on with my life. I did have a good ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2021
... Significant numbers of vaccine refusals are likely as people worry about potential adverse health outcomes. ... terrible virus. It is estimated that roughly 300 million people died from smallpox in the 20th century. Its case ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... and youth. Among 10- to 17-year-old Canadians, 2140 young people were hospitalized due to self-poisoning during the ... provide free mental health services for children and young people up to 18 years old in BC, although a 2019 BC Coroners ... administered to a large representative sample of young people age 14 to 21 in Victoria, BC, in 2003 and 2005, 17% of ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2021
... were directed toward the often-marginalized population of people who use drugs and the overdose crisis. Forgive me for ...