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HPV testing detects cervical pre-cancer earlier than the Pap smear
Aug 28, 2018 by Laurie W. Smith, Research Program Manager, HPV FOCAL and HPV Related Diseases Research
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Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by high-risk HPV types. In most cases, HPV is transient and spontaneously regresses without any implications. In a small percentage of the population, an HPV...
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Help UBC recruit for a study into young men's sexual lives
Aug 10, 2018 by Anna Carson, Research Coordinator, Youth Sexual Health Team, UBC School of Population and Public Health
Background
STI/HIV incidence continues to rise, particularly among subgroups of young men who have sex with men.
New STI/HIV interventions are being created to address the escalating needs of young men. However, few...
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Optimal strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of acute or chronic hepatitis B infection in British Columbia
Jul 31, 2018 by Mawuena Binka, Research Associate, University of British Columbia and BC Centre for Disease Control
Background
Hepatitis B (HBV) is a vaccine-preventable infection. People who have not been vaccinated, however, may become infected through contact with the body fluids of an HBV-infected person.
While the early stages of...
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High Demand for Hepatitis C Education among BC Providers
Jul 16, 2018 by Terri Buller-Taylor, Research Manager, Hepatitis Education Canada, by and Liza McGuinness, Project Manager, Hepatitis Education Canada
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Patient and provider hepatitis C (HCV)-related knowledge gaps, present at every point on the HCV illness and care journey, are associated with lower care engagement.[1,2]
Education is key for increased...
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What are the mental health-related needs of bisexual people?
Jun 13, 2018 by Travis Salway, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UBC School of Population and Public Health and BC Centre for Disease Control, by and Lori Ross, Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Much of what we know about the health of sexual minorities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, two-spirit (LGBQ2), and other non-heterosexual groups) fails to account for meaningful differences within sexual minority...
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