New measles case confirmed, infected person visited Vancouver airport
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has confirmed another case of measles in the Lower Mainland, marking the 27th case in B.C. this year. In a written statement […]
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‘He was so broken’: B.C. mother loses son to opioids after years of sobriety
Trinity Diaz wasn’t surprised when she saw two police officers walking toward the front door of her Coquitlam home. It was a sight that usually meant […]
Possible measles outbreak at Victoria Montessori school
Island Health is in the process of contacting parents of approximately 300 students who may have been exposed to measles at Selkirk Montessori School in […]
Possible measles exposure at Victoria Montessori school
Island Health is investigating a likely case of measles, and is still in the process of contacting the parents of approximately 300 students who may have been exposed to […]
Measles warning rescinded for Victoria Montessori school after tests come back negative
Island Health has confirmed that lab reports from a suspected measles case in Victoria have come back negative. Medical Health Officer, Dr. Dee Hoyano, has […]
Meet the B.C. man who has reversed more than 190 overdoses
Dwayne Martin is full of survival stories. There’s the overdose victim he worked on for more than an hour, administering eight or nine doses of […]
B.C.’s system for regulating health-care workers is failing patients, report says
When Harry Cayton started looking into the dysfunction at the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., he discovered something alarming, and the problem persisted even […]
Mysterious drug mix causing harder-to-revive overdoses, sparking new panic on DTES
A new kind of overdose is showing up among Vancouver drug users and it’s challenging front-line overdose prevention workers trying to save lives. Toxicology reports are […]
New drug mix causing harder-to-revive overdoses, sparking panic in Vancouver
A new kind of overdose is showing up among Vancouver drug users and it’s challenging front-line overdose prevention workers trying to save lives. Toxicology reports are […]
Rip up current system and start over, recommends review of B.C.’s professional health colleges
An independent expert says many of B.C.’s professional health colleges have demonstrated “a lack of relentless focus on the safety of patients,” and he’s recommending […]