Karishma Sekhon wants to upgrade and become a registered nurse after six years of working as a licensed practical nurse. (Christian Amundson/CBC) The good news is licensed practical nurse Karishma Sekhon, 34, has... Read more »

Karel Pekarek died on Oct. 12 after being diagnosed with Stage 4 gall bladder cancer. His family said his terminal illness was missed on two visits to separate emergency rooms in the... Read more »

The rapidly increased distribution of take-home naloxone kits — the drug that reverses the effects of opioids like heroin and fentanyl — is one initiative researchers are crediting with the prevention of... Read more »

Researchers estimate that if B.C. switches to permanent daylight time, children will leave for classes in the dark for about a third of the school year. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC) If B.C. goes ahead... Read more »

The entrance to the tunnel leading to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital emergency entrance. (Kat Enns) When Britany Spavin hurt her foot after falling down a flight of stairs, she drove to a... Read more »

The UBC study is an overview of dozens of other studies, which includes data about people who are homeless over the decades. (Christopher Katsarov/Canadian Press) One in every two people who are... Read more »

Eileen Davidson, who has rheumatoid arthritis, holds a skeleton hand inside the Mary Pack Arthritis Centre in Vancouver. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC) A blind artist, a motivational speaker who can’t speak and a young... Read more »

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a plan Wednesday to ‘modernize’ regulation of health professionals in the province. (Shutterstock) Patients in British Columbia could soon know about every single action taken by professional... Read more »

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a plan Wednesday to ‘modernize’ regulation of health professionals in the province. (Shutterstock) Patients in British Columbia could soon know about every single action taken by professional... Read more »