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Michelle Gamage
The potentially high risks of alternative healthcare in Canada
Alternative health care is on the rise in Canada, and with it, the risks associated…
Making it easier in Canada to talk about drinking too much
Canada has a drinking problem. The country is wealthy, has a culture of drinking, has…
Addiction psychiatrist says there’s ‘no sense of crisis’ in BC toxic drug crisis
Michael Krausz is a big name in addiction psychiatry. Before settling in Vancouver in 2007…
BC study shows selling tested drugs saves lives
A compassion club in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that has been breaking the law in order…
Changes are coming for 911 calls across BC
Get ready to be able to call, text or send videos to a 911 dispatcher…
Where municipalities are at with BC’s drug decriminalization pilot
Dr. Bonnie Henry met with local government representatives from across the province Monday to talk…
Staffing shortages in BC leave expectant parents in the lurch
Jen Mio was 38 weeks pregnant when she realized she’d have to throw her entire…
How prescription heroin is saving lives in BC
Crosstown Clinic patient Michel has used opiates for 30 years. His addiction to heroin, he…
Naked truths from BC sex worker GoAskAlex
B.C. sex worker GoAskAlex likes to lure men to her online profiles with thirst traps…
Will back-to-school COVID impact families in BC?
British Columbia doesn’t have an updated back-to-school plan for reducing respiratory infections in schools, including…
You’ve been evacuated. How to take care of your health
So you’ve been evacuated. Or smoke has rolled in, making the skies hazy and you’re…
BC’s rural emergency room crisis
The province’s emergency rooms are in crisis. ERs across the Lower Mainland have made the…
Should masks be back-to-school wear in BC?
School might be out for summer but COVID-19 isn’t taking a break in B.C., according…
The big tobacco lawsuit that fell off the public radar
Did you know that B.C. is participating in negotiations with Big Tobacco that could result…
Health workers doubt BC’s new whistleblower protections
Health-care unions say new whistleblower protections won’t create the conditions for staff to speak freely…
For teens who drink and do drugs, here’s how to reduce the harm
About 40 per cent of Canadian teenagers drank alcohol in the last year and one…
A day in the life of a BC paramedic
We know their wailing sirens and the look of the large, flashy ambulance racing down…