Staff blog: Medicine Matters
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says urgent care centres, St. Paul's Hospital, leading priorities
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Medicine Matters MEDICINE MATTERS: Marijuana foe complains to Health Canada about Terry Lake comments
My about a new career in the marijuana field for former BC health minister Terry Lake caught the attention of marijuana legalization foes. -
National Former B.C. health minister Terry Lake to join growing marijuana company
B.C.’s former health minister, Terry Lake, is moving to the Ottawa area this weekend to become a vice-president of a “luxury” medical marijuana company that is poised for massive growth.
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Local News Delays that led to Abbotsford hospital baby death draw changes
A communication lapse between doctors and a delay in getting a patient into surgery for an emergency caesarean section led to a stillbirth at Abbotsford Regional Hospital that prompted an ... -
Local News Research ramped up to provide more hope for cancer patients
With pancreatic-cancer patients facing the grimmest of all cancer prognoses, the B.C. Cancer Agency is ramping up research and protocols to provide more hope for such patients and their families. -
Local News Two Vancouver doctors sanctioned by College of Physicians and Surgeons
An orthopedic surgeon and a family physician — both Vancouver doctors — are the latest to face disciplinary action by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B. -
Local News B.C. physician writes — and fixes — Wikipedia medical information
Heilman’s first exposure to Wikipedia came while he was in medical school at the University of Saskatchewan between 2000 and 2003. -
Local News B.C.’s serious infections rates soar to record highs
Faced with surging numbers of severe, invasive group A streptococcus infections across B.C., mystified provincial public health officials are seeking feedback from Canadian and American counterparts. -
Local News Judy Darcy to 'pour heart and soul' into mental health/addictions file
Last week, Judy Darcy was named minister of mental health and addictions, a brand new ministry that doesn't have a budget yet. -
Local News Richmond dad calls for change in infection notification policy
A Richmond dad whose son contracted an infection from a classmate that led to wants public health officials to notify parents immediately when potentially deadly infections have been diagnosed ... -
Politics Cabinet ministers lauded by big union as the 'health dream team'
As former opposition health critics, they’ve been thorns in the side of numerous Liberal health ministers for years but now Health Minister Adrian Dix and Mental Health Minister Judy Darcy ...
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Local News Review of former B.C. radiologist's work expanded in N.W.T.
The Northwest Territories has expanded a quality assurance review of a former Yellowknife hospital radiologist whose past work in B.C. is the subject of investigation by medical regulators. -
Medicine Matters Vancouver philanthropists' home sale funding health research, including that of this rat researcher
The of an important mid-century modern home in the UBC Endowment Lands has helped create a $9-million health research endowment. -
Local News A dozen Vancouver Islanders per month opt for assisted death
Two per cent of dying individuals on Vancouver Island chose medically assisted deaths in the first six months after it was made legal and the rate is climbing, according to ... -
Local News Diabetes needs urgent focus by new NDP government, advocacy organization says
In its gloomiest report yet, Diabetes Canada says 29 per cent (1.4 million) of B.C.’s population either has diabetes or is at risk of getting it. -
Local News Convenience of virtual-doctor house calls enticing, especially to younger women: UBC study
On-demand house calls via Internet video teleconferencing are an increasingly popular way for B.C. patients to “see” doctors, especially females with relatively minor medical problems, a first-of-its-kind study on the ... -
Local News B.C.'s official tree is a source of health problems for many in forestry industry
They are a central part of Northwest Coast aboriginal culture, not to mention the construction industry and provincial economy, but western red cedar trees — B.C.'s official tree — also ... -
Local News B.C. No. 1 province for hospitalization caused solely by alcohol abuse: federal report
B.C. had nearly 15,000 hospital admissions in 2015-16 due to alcohol abuse, making it No. 1 among the provinces in that category, according to a new federal report released early ... -
Local Health Sinus surgery wait times: A tale of two patients
The judge presiding over the B.C. public vs. private health care trial had sinus surgery at a private Vancouver clinic, but didn't pay for it himself because the operation was ... -
Politics B.C.'s three main parties agree more needs to be spent on home care
The three major parties in this B.C. election campaign are diverse in their approaches to many issues, but all are in agreement that home care, long-term (residential) care and mental ... -
Staff Blogs MEDICINE MATTERS: The cosmetic roots of private surgery clinics in BC
That’s why 700 BC surgeons choose to supplement their hospital work by also operating at private surgery centres.
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