Kerry and Ginny Dennehy have raised almost $7 million for mental health and been tireless in their efforts for the past 14 years to get real help to those who need it most. With mention of funding for the Kelty Mental Resource Centre in the new HOpe Centre at Lions Gate Hospital.

The community is looking for answers after another May long weekend in Whistler was marred by violence, leaving a 19-year-old man dead. With quotes from Janet Hamer, the acute care clinical coordinator at VCH’s Whistler Health Care Centre.

B.C.’s seniors’ advocate is urging the provincial government to accept 18 recommendations to make housing more affordable, available and appropriate for the province’s elderly.

B.C. should help house-rich, cash-poor seniors live in their homes longer by offering a government-backed homeowners line of credit, the province’s seniors advocate recommended Thursday.

An aboriginal community health advocate who works for VCH is the latest candidate for the B.C. NDP nomination to replace MLA Jenny Kwan.

“The city has been involved in intensive efforts, working with the VPD, Vancouver Coastal Health, the community and many stakeholders to find a safe new location for this activity.”

Women who’ve moved to the Lower Mainland from certain South and East Asian areas are being sought for a major study measuring their levels of heavy metals and environmental toxins. The study is in collaboration with VCH, Fraser Health, Toronto Public Health and the University of Toronto.

The University of B.C. has agreed to compensate hundreds of cancer victims whose sperm was inadvertently destroyed, in a settlement that recognizes for the first time sperm as property. VCH was a third party in the class action suit.

Increasing evidence from clinical trials and scientific studies demonstrates an undeniable link between cognitive decline and mobility impairments. Co-written by Teresa Liu-Ambrose, director of the Vancouver General Hospital’s Falls Prevention Clinic.

Members of the Indo-Canadian community were recognized at Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Donor Celebration & Thank You event on May 7 for their outstanding contributions to Richmond’s health care