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BC clinics supporting reproductive rights face closures
Options for Sexual Health says it will have to close most of its operations unless…
Penticton council throws its support behind proposed walk-in clinic
Penticton city council threw its enthusiastic support behind the proposed new community walk-in clinic scheduled…
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…
Penticton anti-vaxxer loses fight against BCGEU
A Penticton anti-vaxxer has lost a fight with her union after she argued her support…
‘Unprepared and disoriented’: New findings on menopause impacts in BC
The first large Canadian study on menopause, which looked at a range of symptoms, what…
iN PHOTOS: The BC lab keeping you safe from food poisoning
The petri dish shimmers with colour, flashing a rich, emerald-green iridescence under the fluorescent lights…
A tantalizing childhood cancer discovery in BC
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has found a way that kids’ immune systems might be…
Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim
A Canada-wide lawsuit holding Big Tobacco accountable for the individual and public harms caused by…
This wildflower could fight antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis: UBC research
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using a North American wildflower called bloodroot…
New mobile health clinic brings primary care to Kamloops’ homeless population
A new mobile health care unit started rolling around Kamloops this week bringing much-needed primary…
Health Canada says expired COVID tests in BC are still good
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests that expired this spring can still be used to accurately detect…
A ‘gut-wrenching’ snapshot of First Nations Health in BC
Editor’s note: This story contains discussion about the wide-ranging health impacts resulting from settler colonialist…
Keeping kids safe during BC’s summer heat
Emergency health providers are reminding families to keep kids safe during the hot summer months.…
Concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt at Neskonlith Indian Band near Chase
Neskonlith Indian Band members say they have been experiencing headaches and dizziness after piles of…
BC’s drug crisis: Why everyone talks about ‘stigma’
Is stigma something the province should be fighting when it comes to battling the drug…
Pharmacies helping to fill health-care gap in Interior Health region
Pharmacists in the Interior Health region are diagnosing and prescribing treatment for minor illnesses to…
Accessing gender-affirming care proves difficult for Kelowna transgender man
Being transgender comes with its fair share of challenges including discrimination, body dysphoria, mental health…
Nurses rally at Merritt’s hospital demanding better security and more staff
Nurses at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt spent the lunch hour today protesting staffing…
UBCO program to reduce diabetes risk expands across Canada
A UBC Okanagan professor created a program in collaboration with the YMCA that offers diet…
COVID-19 spring booster vaccines now available throughout BC
BC residents now have access to spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters to protect themselves from the…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
HIDDEN EXPENSES: Salmon Arm family struggles after daughter’s life-threatening diagnosis
For Jerica Armitage, a mother and hospital staffing clerk from Salmon Arm, the hidden expenses…
Five ways to fix emergency healthcare in BC
Medical students at the University of British Columbia have come up with five recommendations to…
Meet the team facilitating a Good Night Out on this Vancouver strip
It’s quarter to midnight and the Good Night Out team are arriving bundled up and…