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UBC medical students offering free online program with a focus on prevention
Students from UBC's medical school are offering a free preventive online health-care service available for…
Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…
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…
Five ways to fix emergency healthcare in BC
Medical students at the University of British Columbia have come up with five recommendations to…
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…
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…
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…
UBCO program to reduce diabetes risk expands across Canada
A UBC Okanagan professor created a program in collaboration with the YMCA that offers diet…
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…
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…
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…
BC’s drug crisis: Why everyone talks about ‘stigma’
Is stigma something the province should be fighting when it comes to battling the drug…
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…
Keeping kids safe during BC’s summer heat
Emergency health providers are reminding families to keep kids safe during the hot summer months.…
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…