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- Key points Hepatitis (liver injury) can result from a variety of causes, including viruses, medicines, alcohol, chemicals and other toxins. ...
- Fragmented health services create barriers to access, quality care and positive health outcomes, especially for marginalized or vulnerable populations. An ...
- The burden of hepatitis C is carried by populations that are underserved by mainstream health services, including people who use injection drugs, people who are ...
- While immigrants and newcomers to Canada are healthier than their Canadian counterparts when they arrive (the healthy immigrant effect,[fn]Gushulak B, Pottie K, ...
- Lenacapavir highly effective at preventing HIV in cisgender men, transgender women and non-binary people
- After a person is cured of hepatitis C, either because their body spontaneously clears the virus or because they receive treatment, they can get hepatitis C again (re-infection) if they are exposed…
- Does changing integrase inhibitors help reduce sleeping problems?
- The main reason for getting a hepatitis C test is exposure to blood that may contain the hepatitis C virus. Testing usually happens three to six months after exposure. Early testing and diagnosis…
- Testing can take place in a variety of settings, including healthcare providers’ offices, hospitals, public health clinics, prisons, health centres, and mobile health vans or other outreach settings.
- Harm reduction principles and activities were developed to improve the health of people who use drugs. The model recognizes the many reasons why people use drugs and that some people cannot or may…