A child in Fort St. James is at risk of contracting HIV after an accident while getting vaccinated by a nurse living with the disease. With quotes from Gavin Wilson, director of public affairs at VCH.

A new website developed by VCH and other health authorities has been launched to help young people deal with mental health conditions.

“But thanks to a new, minimally invasive laparoscopic technique performed by Dr. David Wood and his colleagues at Vancouver General Hospital, Stickley and others like her can be discharged a day after receiving a new valve and hiking in a couple of weeks.”

The City of Vancouver hosted a community meeting Wednesday night to address concerns from downtown residents about a plan to turn the Quality Inn building into transitional housing for the homeless. With mention of representatives from VCH attending the meeting.

Joan Boone, 67, says menopause killed her sex life. With quotes from Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a VCH physician.

Some British Columbians are waiting too long for colonoscopies under a new province-wide cancer screening program that is overwhelmed by demand, admits the health minister. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a spokesperson for VCH.

An NDP MLA has called on the B.C. government to ensure that all health authorities in the province have transgender health programs.

In 2005, doctors at St. Paul’s Hospital pioneered a new procedure that threaded a replacement valve up to a patient’s heart using a catheter inserted into the artery just above the leg.

A Vancouver art therapy program that’s helped hundreds recover from addiction and mental illness will open its doors to showcase their work next month. Mention VCH funding that ended last year.

Researchers at St. Paul’s Hospital have found that physical activity is an integral part of recovering from heart failure.