Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka Oct. 4 addressed fellow legislators about the ongoing opioid epidemic in the province, noting inadequate steps are being taken to…
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B.C.’s COVID-19 response, latest updates for April 4
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus…
B.C. extends free HPV coverage to boys
Beginning September 2017, British Columbia will become the latest province to provide the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to boys, as part of B.C.’s publicly funded…
Overdose prevention program expands
As part of Interior Health’s overdose emergency response, the Take Home Naloxone program has expanded to 70 sites which includes all Interior Health emergency departments,…
Water Quality Plan gets provincial honour
Premier Christy Clark highlighted outstanding work done by B.C.’s public service employees and inducted three new people into the BC Public Service Hall of Excellence at…
Influenza Protection Policy lifted
British Columbia’s provincial health officer, Dr. Perry Kendall, has officially lifted the Influenza Protection Policy for the 2014-15 influenza season, meaning that health-care workers and…
Preliminary tests negative for Ebola
The Ministry of Health and Interior Health are confirming that preliminary testing on a health-care worker returning from West Africa has come back negative for…
Interior Health gets sexy to promote HIV testing
Interior Health launched a new campaign last week to encourage all adults in the region to get tested for HIV. The ‘My Health Is Sexy’…
Immunization B.C.’s best shot at preventing diseases
Letter to the Editor May 3 was the start of National Immunization Awareness Week in Canada and an excellent opportunity to open discussion and increase…
Flu shots save lives, protect patients
Letter to the editor As summer vacations come to an end, and we begin to look forward to the fall, it is a good time…