Health Care Professionals News

We launch the Fall season of the BC-CfE’s continuing medical education programs with HIV Care Rounds on Thursday September 10th at 8-9AM. Dr. M-J Milloy from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS will speak about the progress to 90/90/90 among men and women who use illicit drugs and are living with HIV/AIDS, focusing on the […]

[From CMAJ, Aug 17, 2015] Anecdotal reports of efficacy from patients who use medical marijuana aren’t enough to convince many physicians that cannabis is a viable therapeutic option, but new industry-funded research in Canada may bring some science to the situation. For the full article, click here.

[From aidsmap, July 20, 2015] In addition to recommending that routine HIV testing in medical settings be expanded to reach new groups of patients, the World Health Organization’s new guidance on HIV testing also recommends the delivery of HIV testing by non-medical ‘lay providers’, often in community settings. The guidance urges planners to make careful,

[From The Vancouver Sun, July 7, 2015] VICTORIA — At risk boys and young men may soon get the HPV vaccine for free, the government announced Tuesday. The Ministry of Health said it is extending the publicly funded HPV vaccination program — already provided to girls — to gay men or those who are involved

[From UAB News, June 17, 2015] Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham continue efforts to find safe and effective HIV-prevention methods with a new study in female U.S. teens. HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death worldwide for women ages 15-44 years, and young women ages 15-24 years are twice as likely to