A procedure that treats depression by using electrodes implanted deep in the brain won’t be available to the public soon, says the researcher who pioneered the procedure more than a decade ago with a team at the University of Toronto. With quotes from Dr. Christopher Honey, a VGH neurosurgeon.

Registered counsellor Deborah Braun speaks at Lions Gate Hospital at a health forum, presented by Vancouver Coastal Health’s North Shore Chronic Disease Services, entitled Lighten the Emotional Burden of Diabetes: Insights and Strategies.

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation president Judy Savage and Vancouver Coastal Health coastal chief operating officer Mike Nader congratulate the recipients of the 2015 LGH foundation’s North Shore Health Care Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

A Lower Mainland team of health officials and university experts will be ranking regional municipalities to determine which cities have the most — and least — users of transit. With quotes from Dr. Jat Sandhu, Regional Director of Public Health Surveillance at VCH.

When a construction worker breaks an arm and that injury cuts off circulation, you may not know it, but a vascular surgeon offers the best chance to save that arm. With quotes from Dr. Daniel Kopac, a surgeon at Richmond Hospital.

Vancouver-based anti-aging company is betting that the fountain of youth flows with antifreeze produced by an Antarctic fish. With mention of Dr. David Granville, a researcher at St. Paul’s Hospital.

It won’t be easy, but Simon Ma is determined to give up a pack-a-day smoking habit, eat more veggies and start exercising after he survived a heart attack thanks in part to a group of quick-thinking hockey parents. With mention of Lucia Milosavljevic, a nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital.

The Pope has endorsed Dr. Julio Montaner’s pioneering use of antiretroviral drugs as a way to treat and prevent millions of HIV infections.

VCH has switched to a new housekeeping provider, effectively laying off about 22 housekeeping staff employed through Aramark at Sunshine Coast health facilities. However, the new contractor wants to hire back as many staff members as possible. With quotes from Viola Kaminski, public affairs officer with VCH.

Electronic cigarette retailers in B.C. fear they may see their industry vaporize if a new bill passes that would lump their product in the same category as tobacco. With quotes from Dr. Meena Dawar, a public health officer with VCH.