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Interior Health Authority
Overdose numbers stabilize in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Overdose numbers in Penticton and the South Okanagan have stabilized following a spike…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Water warning in Ashcroft area downgraded
KAMLOOPS – A health alert for the Ashcroft area has been downgraded. The Interior Health…
Vernon MRI announcement for 2018 has nothing to do with election 2017: MLA Foster
VERNON – If you thought the B.C. Liberals’ announcement this week about a new MRI…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Health officials consider stepping up overdose prevention services in Vernon, Penticton
VERNON – Rising overdose numbers have health officials plotting their next plan of attack against…
New patient tower moving forward at Royal Inland Hospital with $417 million budget
KAMLOOPS – It’s official, a $417 million patient care tower at the Royal Inland Hospital…
Youth detox beds coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Support beds for youth struggling with drug or alcohol withdrawal are coming to…
Gastrointestinal illness outbreak at Penticton Regional Hospital
PENTICTON – There has been an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at Penticton Regional Hospital and…
Do Not Use water order rescinded for Vavenby
KAMLOOPS – Residents of the Vavenby area are once again free to use tap water as…
No diesel in latest Vavenby water sample; ‘do not use’ order still in effect
VAVENBY – The latest test results from the Vavenby Water System are in and show…
Palliative care in Kamloops gets funding boost
KAMLOOPS – Hospice palliative care support in Kamloops is getting a funding boost from the…
No diesel in the Vavenby Water System, but ‘do not use’ order still in place
VAVENBY – No diesel has been detected in the water taken from the Vavenby Water…
Vavenby residents can’t use water from North Thompson for at least one week
VAVENBY – Residents in Vavenby will have to use bottled water for all of their…
GET IN LINE: What it takes to see a doctor in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Whether it's taking the bus or getting a ride from a friend, Candace…
Outbreaks of flu, other illness blamed for overcrowding at Kelowna General
KELOWNA – As the holiday season comes to an end, congestion at Kelowna General Hospital…
Southern Interior rings in 2017 with six New Year’s babies
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Six sets of parents in the Southern Interior are starting 2017 off with…
Employee with Hepatitis A detected at Clearwater Dairy Queen
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT ISSUED CLEARWATER – Anyone who's eaten at the Clearwater Dairy Queen during…
Rutland overdose prevention site not opening as per B.C. government plan
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority isn’t going into specifics, but the overdose prevention site…
What a mobile safe drug consumption unit looks like to Interior Health
KAMLOOPS – As part of the plan to deal with the drug overdose crisis, the…
Illicit drug overdoses continue to trend up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A weekend surge in reported illicit drug overdoses in Kamloops this past weekend…
Meningitis confirmed at a Kelowna high school
KELOWNA – A Kelowna high school student has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The bacterial…
How you can protect yourself against potentially dangerous eyebrow tattoos
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A growing cosmetic trend that carries serious risks is being offered by people…
Interior Health has plan for safe drug consumption sites in Kelowna, Kamloops
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – In an effort to deal with the illicit drug overdose crisis in the…
Interior Health alarmed by sudden increase in Penticton overdoses
PENTICTON – A recent spike in overdoses in Penticton is alarming, but the city still…