March 19, 2013
Research key to healthy economy
Vancouver Sun
In addition to healthy citizens, B.C.’s research community is also a catalyst for innovation and economic development.
Help arrives for backlog of patients
Vancouver Sun
Thanks to $700,000 in funding, patients with severe dental and facial deformities will get the treatment they need. All procedures will now be done at VGH or the B.C. Cancer Agency.
Facial deformities targeted with $700,000 pledge from B.C.
CBC News (Source: CP)
The B.C. government is providing $700,000 for surgeries and other treatments for people with dental and facial deformities. Under this program the B.C. Dental Association will work with VGH, the B.C. Cancer Agency and the Children’s Hospital.
March 18, 2013
Mental health centre moves ahead with $57M from B.C.
CBC News
A new mental health facility will move forward after a local businessman donated $12 million to the project.
B.C. to start work on $82M mental health centre in Vancouver this fall
Vancouver Sun (Source: CP, also appeared in Global BC, The Province, The Chronicle Journal)
The B.C. government said it will begin work on a new Vancouver mental health centre in the fall.
Segal family donation one of largest gifts for mental health in Canadian history
Vancouver Courier
Vancouver businessman Joseph Segal and his wife Rosalie donated $12 million to help build a new mental health centre.
Fraser Health shortchanged in funding formula
Vancouver Sun – Op Ed
There is too much disparity in funding between VCH and FHA, says an Abbotsford city councillor.
St. Paul’s Hospital apologizes after letting woman’s body be removed without family’s permission
Ottawa Citizen
St. Paul’s hospital accidentally released the body of a deceased woman to the wrong funeral home.
City Report Raises New Questions about DTES’ Future
The Tyeea
A city hall report found that gentrification stabilizes low-income housing units in Vancouver’s downtown core. With quotes from Mark Townsend of the Portland Hotel Society.
Limiting harm to addicts is a sound policy
The Province – Letter
In response to Jon Ferry’s column criticizing harm-reduction programs, Dr. Perry Kendall sent a letter questioning the credibility of Ferry’s argument.
Why is B.C.’s addiction treatment so skewed?
The Province – Column
In response to Dr. Perry Kendall’s letter about the benefits of harm-reduction treatments for people with addictions, Jon Ferry says abstinence-based treatments deserve consideration as well.
Fast HIV treatment a step towards ‘functional cure’
CBC News
French researchers have shown that a group of people infected with HIV have achieved long-term infection control after early and aggressive treatment. With quotes from Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS at St. Paul’s Hospital.