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BC Stories / BY: Lauren Lypchuk, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... medical student in Scotland, who was taking elderly people for free rides in the community on a specialized ... days/week, May through October, with 45 volunteers taking people out for free rides. We have now taken 1000+ seniors on ... out from the confines of their residences. We meet many people along the way (I counted more than 200 one ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... along with edible plants used traditionally by Indigenous people, including berries (the list is almost endless), ...
Blog, COVID-19 / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... of a contagious illness that affects a large number of people in a community, region, or defined population. A ... crossing boundaries, and affecting a large number of people. We are now in the grasp of a pandemic caused by a ... to infection. Vulnerable populations also include people living in disadvantaged communities, those suffering ...
Blog / BY: Sandy Zhang, MPH
... of cancer death in Canada and worldwide. In BC, seven people die of lung cancer every day. With 70% of all cases ... and who are not experiencing any symptoms. This includes people who: Are 55 to 74 years of age.  Currently smoke or ...
Blog / BY: Muna Hassan
... of women who have had or will undergo mastectomy -    People who are interested in this topic What is involved if I ...
Blog, COVID-19 / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... auditory, or olfactory stimulation to the point that some people may feel intruded upon and react negatively. Today we ... circumstances the interpersonal distance chosen by people depends on attitudes toward each other, as well as ... neighborhoods, cities, and even countries. Overall, people are resilient to short-term social distancing, ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... My widowed grandmother’s family were quite well-to-do people who helped her out while raising my mom, who was only ... was political unrest and the secret police were taking people away during the night, some never to appear again. But ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... year as my practice grew and was hired by public health people to vaccinate North and West Vancouver schoolkids in ... and publishes scientific reports. It connects nations and people to promote health and serve the vulnerable. Let us ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... to cool off in the 26 °C temperature. A crowd of 35 000 people in the stands were on their feet, urging Peters to the ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... a rise of anti-vaccination movements that pose a threat to people’s health and to the collective community immunity.  ... by many as an attempt to oppose God’s punishments upon people for their sins. Others objected to vaccinations for ... League in London saw its mission to protect people’s liberties from being invaded by compulsory ...