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Evaluating community-based antibiotic therapy

Community-based antibiotic therapy for persons with severe bacterial infections and substance use disorders in a low-barrier, shortstay, skilled nursing facility: an evaluation of the CTCT model of care
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Comparing ablation strategies to treat atrial fibrillation

Strategies for Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized, Comparative Study
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Evaluating itolizumab to treat chronic graft-versus-host disease

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Mutlicenter Study of Itolizumab in Combination with Corticosteroids for the Initial Treatment of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease
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Assessing the impact of a study drug to reduce cardiovascular risk

A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial Assessing the impact of Inclisiran on major adverse cardiovascular events in participants with established cardiovascular disease (VICTORION-2-PREVENT)
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Evaluating axatilimab to treat chronic graft-versus-host disease

A Study of Axatilimab at 3 Different Doses in Participants With Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGVHD) (AGAVE-201)
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Treating depression with accelerated brain stimulation

A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial of High-Dosage Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst rTMS in Major Depression (8x5)
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Supporting mental health through phone texting

mHealth for Mental Health Management: Supporting Patients with Mental Health Conditions Through Mobile Communication and Virtual Care after Discharge from Hospital
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Ask an expert: How can we better support youth access to mental health services?

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on November 4, 2022 - 12:00am

Of the almost 4,000 Canadian youth who participated in the FOCUS research survey in 2020, co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Pierre-julien Coulaud, two-thirds reported the need to access mental health services, but only 42 per cent were able to access them.

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The invisible lightness of healing

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on November 3, 2022 - 2:19pm

Benefits of exposing skin to ultraviolet light for people with atopic eczema far outweighs the risk, according to a study that will leave clinicians to rest easy, knowing that prescribed phototherapy does more good than harm.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, was authored by Dr. Tashmeeta Ahad, a clinician-scientist within the Skin Research Program at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI). 

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Novel discovery slowed prostate cancer growth by targeting its sugar coat

Submitted by vivian.sum@vch.ca on October 31, 2022 - 1:55pm

A study headed by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers Dr. Nader Al-Nakouzi and Dr. Mads Daugaard has uncovered a vital clue behind the recurrence of prostate cancer following anti-androgen hormone therapy. Published in the journal Nature Communications, these findings are the first to connect an elevated sugar coat around advanced prostate cancer cells to cancer relapse.

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