A brother and sister are taking St. Paul’s Hospital and funeral home to court, alleging the body of their 95-year-old mother was picked up by a funeral services company without their consent and later had to be tracked down by another firm.

Vancouver Coastal Health is drafting a new strategy for the Downtown Eastside as the neighbourhood crawls out of the health crisis that gripped it for so long. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a spokesperson for VCH.

A Surrey education series aims to be an honest look at substance abuse and addiction to rectify what organizers view are ‘lies’ told in drug education classes. With quotes from Mark Haden, who worked in addictions at VCH for 28 years and is a speaker at the series.

Last week UBC celebrated the achievements of Ethel Johns, who founded UBC’s Nursing Program and was recently named a Person of National Historical Significance by the Canadian government. Johns was director of Nursing at VGH.

Participation in medical research comes with inherent risks that must be disclosed to study subjects, especially when that risk is death. With mention of a study conducted by VGH, St. Paul’s Hospital and UBC.

Vancouver-area siblings say their mother, who passed at St. Paul’s Hospital, went missing from the morgue two years ago, and now they’re suing for the anguish they suffered as a result.

Human breast milk purchased online is being touted as the new fad in muscle-building nutrition, and some fitness enthusiasts in B.C. may be putting down their shaker bottles to pick up baby bottles for a pre-workout pump. With quotes from Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, a medical health officer at VCH.

Last month VCH physician Dr. Sampath was honoured with Business in Vancouver’s distinguished Forty under 40 Award for his demonstrated excellence in leadership and his contribution to the community in addressing obesity, a health condition estimated in 2011 to cost B.C. $1 billion.

There has been a pervasive culture of bullying in operating rooms at Vancouver General Hospital, according to Vancouver Coastal Health. With quotes from Anne Harvey, vice-president of Employee Engagement at VCH.

Vancouver Coastal Health says to avoid residential businesses that offer inking services on the cheap — but there really isn’t any proactive health enforcement of the matter. With quotes from Shelley Beaudet, senior environmental health officer at VCH.