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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…
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…
This wildflower could fight antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis: UBC research
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using a North American wildflower called bloodroot…
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…
A tantalizing childhood cancer discovery in BC
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has found a way that kids’ immune systems might be…
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…
‘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…
Penticton anti-vaxxer loses fight against BCGEU
A Penticton anti-vaxxer has lost a fight with her union after she argued her support…
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…
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…