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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 ...
Obituaries / BY: Jill Calder, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... 1980 Norma had a hand in taking a support group of eight people to over 30 Friends of Schizophrenics groups throughout ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD January/February 2018
... a network as “a group or system of interconnected people or things.” A community is defined as “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2018
... information is being given without genetic counseling to people who might not be ready to hear it or understand what ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD June 2018
... judge and judge. And I’m often left thinking that these people have done amazing work, even the ones we don’t end ... competition with edginess. And who the heck are these people to judge? We have become a world where unfiltered ... we speak our mind, but it would sure be a nicer world if people took it to heart.  —CV Editorials Who am I to judge? ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP June 2018
... overflowing on my desk. I went to medical school to help people, not push paper. Forms for consults. Forms for ...
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 ...
News June 2018
... 90%. FIT is a routine screening test recommended for people between the ages of 50 and 74 at average risk of colon ... sign of colon cancer. Screening is only recommended for people who are not experiencing symptoms of colon cancer. ... about diagnostic testing they may need. Factors that put people at greater risk include having a first-degree relative ...
Proust for Physicians / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP June 2018
... do you most admire? My colleagues working hard to care for people in communities and facilities despite increasing ... characteristic? An aqualine nose and a staunch belief in people’s good. What do you most value in your colleagues? ...