Pilot project finds surprising number of HIV cases
Globe and Mail
Designed to expand testing to those not thought to be at risk of contracting AIDS, the project found 35 people with the virus during its first year of operation. Few fit the profile of those engaging in high-risk activity, such as exchanging drug-injection needles or regularly having unprotected sex.
Health at the speed of light
Vancouver Sun
Therapy kills bacteria in patient’s nose before surgery. VGH adopts procedure to reduce infections by up to 39%. There are no needles or antibiotics with a host of side effects involved; just a quick pulse of light up a patient’s nose before surgery. It is quick and painless, said Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Director for Infection Control at Vancouver Coastal Health.
Royal hospital scandal shows patient privacy is a matter of ethics
Globe and Mail
Medical files, whether they pertain to a princess or a pauper, are private, and we have a host of ethical, administrative and legislative provisions to protect the information. Health workers are human; there is a temptation for some to snoop. Just last week, an employee of Vancouver Coastal Health was fired for accessing the health records of five media personalities out of curiosity.