A new program allows family doctors and patients quick access to the advice of a specialist. With quotes from Dr. Scott Lear, the Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research at St. Paul’s and from Margot Wilson, director of the Chronic Disease Management Strategy at Providence.

Scientists held a protest at the Vancouver Art Gallery against what they say is a political and economic agenda interfering with their work. With quotes from Dr. Thomas Kerr, a doctor at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.

Fraser Health’s chief medical officer is reserving judgment about a review on a new coal export terminal. With mention of Dr. Patricia Daly from VCH.

Canada’s health care system need to make sure its getting value for every dollar spent.

The provincial government needs to act on the issue of mental health in B.C. With mention of an increase in mental health patients in the St. Paul’s Hospital emergency ward.

“For more than 30 years since the de-institutionalization of the severely mentally ill, we have turned a blind eye as the Downtown Eastside became the new Riverview.”

“While the rising costs of hospital and physician services continue to grab most of the attention in the debate around health-care reform, high drug costs are eating away at our health system in virtual obscurity

Vancouver police issued a public warning Monday after two people died from an overdose of what is believed to be bad heroin. With mention of the police alerting VCH and VCH’s Insite facility.

Vancouver police are warning local drug users after two people died alone from injecting what investigators believe was heroin. With mention of VCH being alerted and of VCH’s Insite facility

Vancouver police are warning drug users to use VCH’s Insite facility after two people died of overdoses.