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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a serious respiratory illness caused by the severe acute syndrome 2 (SARS–CoV-2), has emerged as global pandemic. Canada reported its first case of COVID-19 on 25th January 2020. By March 2020, virus had spread within Canadian communities reaching most frail and vulnerable elderly population in long-term care facilities. majority cases were provinces Que...

2Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9 Canada. irt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is a rare autosomal-dominant inherited disorder characterized by the presence of firm facial papules that on biopsy are shown to represent fibrofolliculomas [1–3]. Patients with Birt-HoggDubé syndrome have a high predisposition to malignant renal tumors, w...

The genetics underlying an inherited predisposition to cancer are rapidly being uncovered. This fact may ultimately lead to the routine use of molecular tools to diagnose these disorders, and establish interventions to prevent the development of cancer. Among the multiple cancer family syndromes, several are known to be associated with the development of colon cancer. These disorders may be dia...

The Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) Foundation National Patient Conference held in Reston, VA, USA, April 20–21, 2007, featured a variety of lectures and workshops on various aspects of the disease presented by speakers of national prominence. The conference included over 430 participants from 38 states and three foreign countries including India, the UK and Canada. On April 21, conferees discussed a w...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Evidence-based stroke care has been shown to improve patient outcomes and may reduce health system costs. Cost savings, however, are poorly quantified. This study assesses 4 aspects of stroke management (rapid assessment and treatment services, thrombolytic therapy, organized stroke units, and early home-supported discharge) and estimates the potential for cost avoidance ...