The Health Ministry in BC has determined that programs allowing witnessed drug injection must be considered part of the crisis response.

Little Mountain Place resident Barb Vance touts the value of kindness this Christmas and year round. With Little Mountain’s Angie Martinez, a PHC employee.

St. Paul’s cardiologist Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan discusses do’s and don’ts to maintain heart health.

St. Paul’s dietitian Karen Mornin discusses a new study getting underway around diet and exercise’s impact on artery-clogging plaque.

Writer points out that new sources of income for the health system must be found and Canada Health Act needs to be updated.

What are the risks of playing an intense sport at a later age? Dr. Saul Isserow of VGH’s Centre for Cardiovascular Health hopes to find out.

Promises to replace patient tower at Richmond Hospital are in question in light of a leaked study showing VCH investigating a $250 million retrofit rather than replacing it.

After hearing VCH’s presentation on the Harvest Power organics recycling plant, the writer argues that public health includes community wellness, such as taking a walk.

Former RCMP officer Raf Souccar imagines a radical shift in how Canada could deal with people in the grip of drug addiction — by providing them medical-grade heroin.

Pregnant women entering Canada for the sole purpose of giving birth to obtain citizenship for their child is a matter that needs to be addressed by the federal government, says Steveston-Richmond East MP Joe Peschisolido. Richmond Hospital is mentioned.