A reader proposes that we should be advising our first responders to be careful in locations where fentanyl residue may be present on various surfaces.

B.C. doctors are warning parents and authorities about the potential risk cannabis edibles pose to children, especially if the federal legalization of marijuana does not include regulations for edibles. Quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly.

The BC Centre on Substance Abuse Use has issued guidelines for how to prescribe heroin and hydromorphone for treating opioid addiction.

A coalition of New York organizations is pushing for supervised injection services. Mention of VCH’s Insite.

A VCHRI researcher is a co-applicant of a landmark patent on the use of hair follicle cup cells and their use in hair diseases.

Vision Vancouver candidate Ken Clement mentions VCH as a necessary partner for developing a Vancouver Poverty Reduction Plan.

A panel of speakers met with concerned residents at an information meeting in the Sechelt Band Hall about a new homeless shelter. A representative from VCH was on the panel.

Dr. Evan Wood of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use says prohibition of opioids has not worked.

Canadian researchers, including those at St Paul’s, have identified a gene associated with allergy to peanuts that could prove to be a useful target for predicting and treating food allergies.

Judy Peter died hours after she was discharged from Vancouver General Hospital on Sunday morning, and her mother is raising questions.