A leading transplant specialist says there has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in BC.
Read MoreOpioid crisis takes toll on Portland Hotel Society staff, community
New executive director of Portland Hotel Society says staff can’t sustain the pace of Vancouver’s opioid crisis.
Read MoreEugenia Oviedto-Joekes – Crosstown Clinic
Interview with Eugenia Oviedto-Joekes, PHC researcher, who points out that injectable heroin is only a tiny part of what the Crosstown Clinic offers.
Read MoreLions Gate Hospital unveils vision for new care tower
Lions Gate Hospital is one step closer to getting a new $170 million medical care and surgical centre, following the province’s recent approval of a concept plan for the facility.
Read MoreCare comes first
BC Liberal Candidate on the Sunshine Coast supports plans for new residential care facility in Sechelt.
Read MoreInstitutional food still an issue
Writer wants to remind people that the issue of food quality in Powell River’s hospital and seniors’ homes has not gone away.
Read MorePemberton council to write minister after ambulance service ‘stretched too thin’
In an effort to secure support and funding for dedicated ambulance service in Pemberton, the village council will write to inform B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake of the shifting parameters for emergency services in the Sea to Sky corridor.
Read MoreInside the Vancouver, B.C. “safe injection” site Seattle, King County want to use as model
Seattle and King County are moving forward with proposed plans to open two supervised drug consumption sites. They’re being modeled after Insite, located in Vancouver, BC.
Read MoreInjectable heroin just part of helping chronic addicts
The NAOMI and SALOME clinical trials generated positive results in providing chronic heroin addicts with medical heroin and lead to the creation of Crosstown Clinic.
Read MoreB.C. man surfaces from addiction after seeking unconventional help
A 39-year-old man is trying to kick his addiction and turn his life around. He sought help from Vancouver’s first mobile medical unit.
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