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| Mar 10, 2024 | Life-saving cancer therapy now being provided in British Columbia | CANADA, March 10 - Cancer patients affected by certain advanced leukemias and lymphomas now have better access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) therapy closer to home, as the therapy becomes available in the province.
This is a p... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Vancouver Coastal Health creates more accessible parking in Squamish | Victoria Morris-Ott – whose husband, Frank Manuel, has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is in a power wheelchair – says the new parking makes a big difference in her life.
“Oh my heavens, it’s so much easier,” she says. “What I had t... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | VCH to relocate withdrawal management program | Clients will be relocated ensuring that there is no disruption of flow in services for the pre-existing clients, and VCH has coordinated to have the new beds filled and running at full capacity within a week of opening. This site will be in... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | New report from Chief Medical Health Officer: water systems, housing temperatures and Indigenous cultural practices - at high risk due to climate change | “There is no community within our region that is not at risk of harm because of our changing climate,” said Dr. Daly. “What we found however, is that the risks are different for each community, depending on both geography and on the demogra... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Staying safe during first cold weather stretch of the season | Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is committed to delivering exceptional care to 1.25 million people, including the First Nations, Métis and Inuit in our region, within the traditional territories of the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai'xais, Lil'wat, Mu... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Sapien Machine Learning Corporation and Vancouver Coastal Health Announce Successful Deployment of SapienOCR | VANCOUVER, CANADA, November 14, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a landmark partnership, Sapien Machine Learning Corporation and VCH have declared the successful implementation of SapienOCR, a breakthrough in MRI requisition management. This s... |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Foundry Richmond opens its doors to young people | CANADA, November 16 - Young people in Richmond will have access to more mental-health and substance-use services with the opening of the Foundry centre’s permanent location.
Foundry Richmond provides young people 12-24 and their families fr... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Monkeypox cases, vaccination update | CANADA, July 29 - The Province is making monkeypox vaccines available to people in British Columbia.
Although the number of cases in B.C. remains low, some community transmission has been identified.
As of July 27, 2022, there were 61 cases... |
| Apr 9, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 9-10: As cases creep back up, mask mandate needed, says B.C. disease modeller | Many seniors exercised, socialized less during the pandemic | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 9-10, 2022. |
| Apr 8, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 8: Some experts advise caution as Covid case numbers creep up | Vaccine passports end today in B.C. | Province moves to weekly case reporting | | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 8, 2022. |
| Apr 7, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 7: Any death in person with COVID-19 now counted as a COVID death | WHO monitoring new Omicron subvariant | Data gaps make next wave impossible to predict, B.C. experts say | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 7, 2022. |
| Apr 6, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 6: WHO tracking new Omicron recombinant XE | 37 B.C. cases in intensive care | When can we stop boosting? | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 6, 2022. |
| Apr 4, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 4: Government holds back new deaths data as hospitalizations rise | B.C. Premier John Horgan tests positive | New vaccine policy for federal workers expected Wednesday | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 4, 2022. |
| Apr 3, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 2-3: Health officials report 357 new cases, four deaths | Borders busy on first day with no testing | Quebec hospitalizations rising in 'sixth wave' | Article content
Here’s your update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 2-3, 2022. |
| Apr 1, 2022 | COVID-19 update for April 1: Number of COVID-related deaths surpasses 3,000 | 357 new cases, four deaths | Vaccinated travellers to Canada won't need a test starting Friday | Possible fourth dose coming for vulnerable people | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for April 1, 2022. |
| Mar 31, 2022 | COVID-19 update for March 31: 249 new cases, two deaths | Talks underway to potentially offer second booster to the vulnerable | WHO: Pfizer vaccine potentially linked to hearing loss | | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for March 31, 2022. |
| Mar 30, 2022 | COVID-19 update for March 30: Six deaths reported over past day | B.C.'s quarantine program for temporary foreign workers ends March 31 | Canada faces rising COVID wave as restrictions ease | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for March 30, 2022. |
| Mar 29, 2022 | COVID-19 update for March 29: One death reported over past day | B.C. doctor suspended | Omicron 'stealth' variant now dominant globally | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for March 29, 2022. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | COVID-19 update for March 28: B.C. Human Rights Commissioner calls for return of masks | Six deaths reported in B.C. over past three days | UBC-co-developed nasal spray treats COVID in mice | Article content
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C. for March 28, 2022. |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Outbreak Of Brazilian P.1 Coronavirus Variant Closes Iconic Whistler Ski Resort | Canada's iconic skiing resort at Whistler has been closed for a minimum of three weeks, following an ... [+] outbreak of the P.1 coronavirus variant of concern.getty |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Japan’s Science Missteps Risk Major Diplomatic Incident In Mauritius Over Wakashio Oil Spill | 6 miles away from the crash site, mangrove roots are still heavily drenched in Wakashio's engine oil ... [+] at Anse Jonchée, next to Bois des Amourettes village in South East Mauritius Photo: O'Brian Clarisse |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Overdose prevention sites can help cities like Philadelphia save lives | In the late 1980s and early 1990s, cities struggling with the AIDS crisis began considering a then-radical idea: give drug users sterile needles and syringes so they wouldn’t spread HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Underlying the idea was t... |
| Apr 25, 2017 | It’s time to kick our addiction to the war on drugs | As New Jersey Governor Chris Christie takes the lead in crafting the Trump administration’s response to the opioid crisis, he and his colleagues need to understand that we can’t fix the problem until we kick our long-term addiction to the w... |