VCH has recorded 13 new cases of the mumps over the last month alone, ranging in age from 18 to 33. With quotes from Dr. Althea Hayden, VCH’s medical health officer.

After a big surge in mumps cases this year, VCH is urging young adults to check their vaccination records and make sure they’re protected.

If you’re back on a college campus this fall, be on the lookout for mumps. VCH has warned of a possible mumps outbreak after recording 13 new cases in the last month.

VCH cautions young adults heading off to high school, college and university to ensure they’re protected against the mumps as the number of new cases continues to rise.

Dr. Katherine Fleming, psychiatrist at St. Paul’s Hospital, shares tips to help manage the anxiety that may come from starting post-secondary education.

J. Mark FitzGerald, MD, Director of the Centre for Heart and Lung Health at VCHRI is principal investigator of a study on patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.

B.C. researchers are finding new ways to treat and diagnose sepsis. Featuring Dr. Jim Russell from St. Paul’s Hospital

There have been 80 mumps cases in the VCH region since February 2017, compared to 86 for all of 2016.

The Vancouver Coastal Health authority is warning of a possible mumps outbreak, after recording 13 new cases in the VCH region in the last month.

VCH announced it has set aside new operating dollars to support a four-bed hospice unit in Powell River. With quotes from Karin Olson, VCH chief operating officer.