Peter Jepson-Young became the face of the HIV crisis in broadcasts that described the reality of an epidemic Thirty years since her son first dared to show his face on the nightly news, beaming his story of living with and eventually dying of AIDS into living rooms across British Columbia, Shirley Young still starts each […]
Business in Vancouver’sLifesciencesmagazine recently profiled BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner. In the profile, the history of Dr. Montaner’s career is traced from his arrival in Vancouver from Argentina in the 1980s, to the creation of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), up to the global spread of the cost-saving strategy of Treatment as Prevention¨ (TasP¨) .
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Dr. Julio Montaner speaks with Stephen Quinn about the advances since the death of Dr. Peter Jepson-Young and how health leaders have dropped the ball on its covid-19 response.
BC’s world-reknown expert on HIV/AIDS is reporting the lowest rate of new infections since the AIDS epidemic started in BC Dr. Julio Montaner speaks with Stephen Quinn about the advances since the death of Dr. Peter Jepson-Young and how health leaders have dropped the ball on its covid-19 response.
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Tiko Kerr speaks with Stephen Quinn about the impact of drawing connections between the two pandemics.
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Studies consistently show that food insecurity increases vulnerability to HIV and worsens health outcomes for people living with HIV. While federal and state programs in the U.S., such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provide food assistance to low-income people, income guidelines and other restrictions can keep such programs out of reach for people
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Studies consistently show that food insecurity increases vulnerability to HIV and worsens health outcomes for people living with HIV. While federal and state programs in the U.S., such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provide food assistance to low-income people, income guidelines and other restrictions can keep such programs out of reach for people
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World AIDS Day takes place on Dec. 1 each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who have the virus. Despite
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The UK Government has now made PrEP available for free across England – but many gay and bi men will still struggle to get it. Pilot projects have found the drug is highly effective in cutting HIV transmission. But the government refused to fund it for years. And now it has announced the funding just
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We know that early HIV treatment initiation is a good idea-not just for the health of a person living with HIV, but from an HIV prevention standpoint as well. We also know that integrase inhibitors have developed a pretty sterling reputation as an excellent first-line option. But when it comes to brass tacks-for instance, the
Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.
