Physicians can play a vital role in fighting poverty as it relates to public health. With mention of VCH’s Insite facility.

People forced to hide their sexual identity for most of their lives shouldn’t be pushed back into the closet as they age, concludes a report released Monday in Vancouver. Mentions the Qmunity resource centre, funded by VCH.

British Columbia’s health authorities consider methadone maintenance treatment, or MMT, the ‘gold standard’ for treating opioid users. Mentions VCH and PHSA drug treatment beds in Vancouver and Burnaby.

The Inner City Youth program was founded by a group of psychiatrists at St. Paul’s Hospital in 2007.

Sepsis is striking more than 8,600 hospitalized Canadians each year. Mentions of treatable disease statistics at VCH.

Concern is growing in Whistler, and beyond, about ambulance wait times, as evidenced by resolutions at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference this week.

“Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, especially when it comes to prescription drugs.” With quotes from Dr. Rita McCracken, a residential-care physician and associate head of the department of family practice for Providence Health Care.

A new burn centre in Vancouver is one step closer to becoming a reality. With mention of burn unit at VGH.

An uncommon respiratory virus that is sweeping across parts of the United States has been confirmed in three people in British Columbia, but the province’s health minister says there’s no reason to panic. With quotes from Dr. Erik Swartz, head of pediatrics at VCH.

The work being done includes alterations to sidewalks, streetlights, traffic signals and roadways, and will continue into November. Mentions the project is managed and funded by VCH and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional Hospital District.