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Julio Montaner: HIV treatment and prevention

September 16, 2020 | Canada Post

Pioneering B.C. HIV/AIDS researcher honoured on new Canada Post stamp

September 16, 2020 | Global News

A renowned British Columbia doctor is being celebrated for his pioneering work fighting HIV/AIDS with a new commemorative stamp.

Pharmacists Play a Critical Role in Managing Changes to HIV Care During COVID-19

September 16, 2020 | Pharmacy Times

Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, approximately 33 million people have died from HIV/AIDS and 76 million people have been infected with the virus, according to a virtual session at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) Annual Meeting & Expo 2020.

New Canada Post stamps honour medical contributions of six Canadians

September 15, 2020 | Radio Canada International

Canada Post has issued a set of five commemorative stamps to honour the contributions made in the medical field by six Canadian physicians and researchers; Drs. Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Balfour Mount, M. Vera Peters, James Till and Ernest McCulloch.

New stamps honour groundbreaking contributions to medicine

September 14, 2020 | Canada Post

Six Canadian physicians and researchers revolutionized their fields of health care

Recherche en santé : Postes Canada célèbre la contribution des Canadiens

September 14, 2020 | Radio Canada

Les docteurs Vera Peters, Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Blafour Mount, Ernest McColloch, ainsi que le chercheur James Till, sont honorés par la société fédérale sur de nouveaux timbres à leur effigie.

How Coronavirus Took Hold in North America and Europe, Igniting Major COVID-19 Outbreaks

September 11, 2020 | SciTechDaily

Early interventions were effective at stamping out coronavirus infections, but subsequent, poorly monitored travel allowed the virus to ignite major outbreaks in Europe and North America, according to a new study.

Genetic sleuths flesh out the story of how coronavirus got its start in Washington

September 10, 2020 | GeekWire

Detailed genetic analyses of the strains of virus that cause COVID-19 suggest that the outbreak took hold in Washington state in late January or early February, but went undetected for weeks.

It Will Take More Than a Vaccine to Beat COVID-19

September 8, 2020 | The New Yorker

The first outbreak of polio in the United States struck Rutland County, Vermont, in the summer of 1894. The disease began with fever, sore throat, and fatigue; it sometimes went on to damage the brain and spinal cord, paralyzing or even killing its hosts. Charles Caverly, a local physician, chronicled the devastation using detailed maps and notes. “Boy, 10 years; died within twenty-four hours with convulsions,” he wrote. “Boy, 10 months; died on sixth day, all extremities paralyzed. . . . Girl, 11 years; died on third day, no paralysis noted. . . . Male, 22 years; died on third day, both legs paralyzed.” Within weeks, a hundred and thirty-two people, mostly children, had been paralyzed, and eighteen had died.

Why many people may not disclose substance use to healthcare providers

September 1, 2020 | CATIE

According to a team of researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the BC Centre on Substance Use, the First Nations Research and Knowledge Exchange and universities in Vancouver, studies have found that in Canada some people who use substances “experience high rates of co-occurring mental illness, infectious disease, and chronic medical conditions that are further exacerbated by high rates of poverty and homelessness.”

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

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