We hear about health impacts of climate-related events—but what about health care workers who respond to them?
In British Columbia, like elsewhere in Canada, the impacts of climate change on health and health services are apparent. In ...
B.C. physicians' group calls on province to create space in hospitals for overdose prevention
An unsanctioned overdose prevention site has been set up near the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, where volunteers with ...
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The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
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Man’s body recovered after fall through ice on B.C.’s Shuswap Lake
The body of an 18-year-old man has been recovered from Shuswap Lake in British Columbia’s ... the fire department and BC Emergency Health Services were called to the scene on Saturday to help ...
Unregulated drugs killed fewer people in 2024 in B.C., but advocates say numbers still far too high
The B.C. Coroners Service says 2,253 people were killed by unregulated drugs in 2024, marking the lowest death toll from ...
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AEDs, Like Fire Extinguishers, Should Be in Every School, Say Experts
Demystifying the AED, and training a generation of kids in their use, is key to prevent “catastrophic” sudden deaths in young ...
Deal reached to keep dozens of sexual health clinics open another year, B.C. group says
Options for Sexual Health warned that it was facing a major funding shortage, and could have been forced to close all but ...
Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive
The airport's chief executive says all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries.
The Latest: Senate narrowly confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier ...
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PP41 British columbia emergency health services assess, see treat and refer palliative clinical pathway
Background/Research Objectives Paramedic services have experienced a steadily increasing demand from palliative patients accessing 911 during times of acute crisis, and not wishing subsequent ...
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Shots fired, 1 dead after B.C. police respond to 'school yard' firearms call
After an extensive interaction, shots were fired in the area of 185 Street and 70 Avenue, the release continued. BC Emergency ...