A father is urging parents to vaccinate their kids after his son contracted chick pox while he was receiving treatment for cancer.

A North Vancouver father made a statement through VCH urging parents to vaccinate their kids after his son nearly died from contracting chickenpox from an unvaccinated child. With quotes from Dr. Meena Dawar, a medical health officer with VCH.

A Vancouver father is calling on parents to vaccinate their children for chickenpox after his son nearly died from the disease while his immune system was compromised during chemotherapy. With quotes from Dr. Meena Dawar, a medical health officer with VCH.

The father of a child who nearly died from contracting chickenpox from an unvaccinated child is urging other parents to get their children vaccinated.

Organ transplant recipients thanks nurses at St. Paul’s Hospital with 240 pounds of fudge last week.

Routine HIV-AIDS testing is being offered once every five years to all B.C. residents aged 18 to 70 years old. With quote from Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS.

“A proposal to bring U.S. thermal coal into our region to Fraser Surrey Docks is being considered by Port Metro Vancouver, which refuses to hold full public hearings or to conduct a full health impact assessment (HIA), supported by our regional health officers (Dr. Paul Van Buynder and Dr. Patricia Daly [VCH], and Dr. Perry Kendall).”

Dr. Evan Wood, director of Addiction Services at VCH, says it’s time to realize addiction is a disease of brain.

Lice are becoming resistant to insecticidal treatments and spreading among teenagers like never before. With quotes from Shayne Reilly, a public health nurse at VCH.

VCH psychiatrist Dr. Shimi Kang says parents should base their approach to raising kids on the playful, community-minded dolphin.