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This American snitch line reports Canadians providing gender-affirming care
The U.S. government is collecting data on health-care workers providing gender-affirming care in Canada. In…
Many mental health calls in BC don’t require cops, program shows
A mobile, community-led crisis response team based in six communities across British Columbia is showing…
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs
CONTENT ADVISORY Garth Mullins has experienced first-hand the way society disenfranchises people who use drugs,…
Harm reduction credited for reducing Indigenous fatalities in BC
Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8 per cent in British Columbia…
Where the federal parties stand on the toxic drug crisis
Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and September 2024,…
UBC med students are offering free coaching on staying healthy
Medical students at the University of British Columbia are offering free, online preventive-health coaching sessions…
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…
It’s time to get tested for syphilis in BC (and it’s free)
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis…
How worried should we be about bird flu, lyme disease and rabies in BC?
California declaring a public health emergency over bird flu, which hospitalized a British Columbia teenager…
The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative
Lisa Foxworthy wants to put her community on the map. She wants the province to…
Some physiotherapists fear ICBC changes will hurt crash victims
Some physiotherapy clinics are warning that recent updates to ICBC’s health-care services terms could reduce…
Having group sex? BC researchers want to hear from you
University of Victoria researchers want to know how Canadians are having group sex. The only…
BC’s measles vaccination rate is lower than in Gaines County, Texas
In Gaines County, Texas, where a measles outbreak has killed one six-year-old and one adult,…
Why do BC patients pay to access free opioid agonist treatment?
A group that has been fighting to improve access to opioid agonist therapy for decades…
How racial bias affects asthma testing in BC
Work to dismantle racism in breath testing won’t be as simple as trying to remove…