October 18, 2017

Art Crawl this weekend, with 51 new venues added

The Sunshine Coast Art Crawl takes place this weekend. Sechelt Hospital is a venue.

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October 17, 2017

Vancouver’s Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day seeks to educate woman about their options post-mastectomy

Vancouver General Hospital is hosting a Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day event.

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October 16, 2017

Overdose crisis: Mass naloxone training sessions to be held at UBC

The University of B.C.’s Alma Mater Society is organizing mass training events to teach students to recognize and reverse drug overdoses. Mention of VCH’s Insite.

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October 17, 2017

Une carte interactive soulage la faim à Vancouver

The Vancouver Food Asset Map plots out where people can find places where they can grow, prepare, share, buy, receive or learn about food, including low or no cost food.

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October 16, 2017

Steveston residents focused on fitness

Fitness and health classes at Richmond community centres are growing in popularity. Mention of one VCH workshop on chronic kidney disease.

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October 16, 2017

Non-residents births in Richmond

Non-resident births in Richmond are on the rise.

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October 13, 2017

New data show BC’s overdose crisis is getting worse

A report from the BC Coroners Service shows that the number of deaths through the first eight months of 2017 has already surpassed the total for the entirety of 2016. VCH is cited as having the highest rate of illicit drug overdose deaths among all health authorities.

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October 16, 2017

B.C. pharmacists call for immediate expansion of services to remote communities

The head of the B.C. Pharmacy Association says chronic opioid users in rural and remote communities should have access to supervised injectable treatment that is already available in the Vancouver area. Mention of VCH’s Crosstown Clinic.

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October 13, 2017

Study pays people to get tested or treated for HIV/AIDS

Is $10 for two visits enough of an incentive to encourage people to get tested for HIV or, for those who already know their status, to resume treatment? That’s the question a group of researchers with the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is asking itself.

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October 11, 2017

Tenors’ Fraser Walters has deep appreciation for Richmond Hospital

The Tenors will perform at Richmond Hospital Foundation’s sold-out Starlight Gala fundraiser on Oct. 14.

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