April 12, 2018

4/20 Pro D Day Concerns

Three Metro Vancouver school districts are having a professional development day on April 20th, the same day as the annual 4/20 pot celebration. Features VCH’s Jen Donovan.

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April 9, 2018

Vancouver healthcare facilities now offering menus to patients

Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care hospitals are stepping up food service offerings.

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April 9, 2018

Some Assembly Theatre Company presents the world premiere of The Release Party

Some Assembly Theatre Company is proud to produce and present the world premiere of The Release Party, a new and original play written and performed by youth. VCH is a co-sponsor of the event.

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April 10, 2018

Active equals injuries

For residents in the growing and outdoorsy community, physiotherapists in Squamish give advice on how to remain injury-free while exercising.

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April 9, 2018

The cannabis edibles market will be huge. But when will it be legal?

The legalization of recreational marijuana may be just a few months away, but for those Canadians interested in consuming their pot, the wait will be longer still. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly.

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April 9, 2018

Story of one Humboldt victim spurs organ donation registrations

Wei Liu, 37-year-old, died during childbirth at Richmond Hospital. Her twin babies were successfully delivered. With quotes from Carrie Stefanson, public affairs leader at VCH.

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April 10, 2018

Mother dies giving birth at Richmond Hospital

Wei Liu, 37-year-old, died during childbirth at Richmond Hospital. Her twin babies were successfully delivered. With quotes from Carrie Stefanson, public affairs leader at VCH.

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April 9, 2018

Here’s what it’s like in a facility where drug users are allowed to shoot up

A profile of the Molson Overdose site and the clients who use the services. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly.

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March 30, 2018

Drug injection sites: Reducing harm saves lives

Writer points out positive statistics of supervised injection sites and asks how many more people would have died from drug overdose otherwise.

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April 4, 2018

B.C. allows nurses to prescribe opioid substitutes, lowering barriers to treatment and clean alternative to street drugs

Nurse practitioners can now offer patients hydromorphone, an opioid similar to heroin that can help people addicted to drugs who failed with more traditional treatments.

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