Vancouver clinic set to open supervised inhalation rooms
The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is set to open smoking rooms designed for supervised drug use at its Hope to Health clinic in...
CMA to hold ceremony to apologize for harms to Indigenous Peoples
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is holding a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday to publicly apologize for harms the medical profession has...
Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for 2024-25 approved in Canada
Health Canada authorized Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to roll out in fall and winter immunization campaigns.The federal vaccine portal lists approval of...
Vancouver Island ERs still closed overnight after almost 2 years
Over a year and a half after two Vancouver Island emergency rooms halted overnight service, they remain closed at night with no concrete...
B.C. to expand involuntary care for those with addiction issues
The B.C. government has announced it will expand involuntary care for those with mental health and addictions issues, and will open "highly secure"...
At this food bank, you can get produce, test your blood...
White Coat Black Art26:30Healthcare at the food bankEvery two weeks, tenants of a Toronto Community Housing high-rise benefit from an on-site food bank....
What do we know about how female bodies deal with heat?
White Coat Black Art26:30Hot as hellBritnee Miazek didn't immediately make the connection between her periods stopping and her job as a second-year ironworker apprentice...
Autumn gardening jobs: Expert shares cheap hack to make lawn fuller...
This month offers optimal conditions for planting new grass or repairing existing patches due to the mild weather, which promotes seed growth.To safeguard...
Are playgrounds too safe? Why anthropologists say kids need to monkey...
Raise your hand if you've ever fallen off the monkey bars and hurt more than your pride.It's practically a childhood rite of passage....
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa
British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabetes...
