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Why is it so hard to fix a wheelchair in BC?
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Disabled people say companies are struggling to service their equipment, which can trap them in bed or at home.
How to speed up wheelchair repairs in BC
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Systemic changes are needed from government and industry, experts say. In the meantime, users are turning to DIY.
The Supreme Court of Canada wants you to call 911 if someone is overdosing
Police can’t arrest a person for drug possession if they call for help and stick around, a new ruling finds.
Infants bear the brunt of RSV hospitalizations, UBC study finds
Researchers say the province should do more to protect the very small and vulnerable.
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“Immunization remains the best protection against severe disease, complications and hospitalization."
BC’s ADHD diagnoses skyrocketed during and after the pandemic
This concerns substance use researchers because people with ADHD are more at risk from unregulated drugs.
BC scientists 3D printed lung tissue. Then made it smoke
Sometimes smoking is cool.
As the US quits the global HIV fight, Canada can step up with BC model
A renowned local researcher says scaling up British Columbia’s HIV strategy could help end the…
You’re probably not wearing enough sunscreen: BC Cancer
Despite campaigns encouraging people to slip into the shade, slap on a hat and slop on some sunscreen, skin cancer rates have been climbing for the past three decades.
How rural hospitals could cut BC’s surgery wait times
Performing minor surgeries in rural hospitals could help improve the provincial surgery backlog without cutting corners on the quality of health care, according to one rural health expert.
Kelowna’s tent city policies ‘make people want to give up’
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Members of Kelowna’s unhoused population and local housing advocates are warning that a new city…
Kelowna companies won’t run pro-choice billboards
The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.
Does where you live affect how much sleep you need?
What country you live in determines how many hours of sleep you need per night…
BC has no workplace temperature limits. Advocates want change
Ingrid Mendez, executive director of the Migrant Workers Centre
This American snitch line reports Canadians providing gender-affirming care
The U.S. government is collecting data on health-care workers providing gender-affirming care in Canada. In…
Many mental health calls in BC don’t require cops, program shows
A mobile, community-led crisis response team based in six communities across British Columbia is showing…
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs
CONTENT ADVISORY Garth Mullins has experienced first-hand the way society disenfranchises people who use drugs,…
Harm reduction credited for reducing Indigenous fatalities in BC
Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8 per cent in British Columbia…
Where the federal parties stand on the toxic drug crisis
Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and September 2024,…
UBC med students are offering free coaching on staying healthy
Medical students at the University of British Columbia are offering free, online preventive-health coaching sessions…
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…
It’s time to get tested for syphilis in BC (and it’s free)
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis…
How worried should we be about bird flu, lyme disease and rabies in BC?
California declaring a public health emergency over bird flu, which hospitalized a British Columbia teenager…
The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative
Lisa Foxworthy wants to put her community on the map. She wants the province to…