Health
Brain injury from abuse puts women at risk in court: B.C. study
A study from British Columbia researchers sheds new light on how women surviving intimate partner…
Estimated 10% of Thompson-Okanagan residents on waiting lists for family doctors
No one knows just how many people in B.C. don’t have a family doctor, but…
Last ER doctor in B.C. town wants to hire physician assistant out of his own pocket
Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency room is headed for life support, says the only ER doctor…
B.C.’s alcohol ‘spike’ during COVID starting to wane
It is true that Canadians drank more alcohol during COVID than before but the reality…
A B.C. parent’s agonizing wait for a vital medical test
When Noël Nikitiuk turned four months old, his mother sensed there might be an issue…
Winter blues in Kamloops or the Okanagan? You’re not alone
Long, dark nights. Scarce sunshine. Christmas bills rolling in. Failed New Year’s resolutions. These are…
Kootenay doctor suspended for having sex with patient
A Kootenay doctor has been suspended for two years for having a sexual relationship with…
B.C. health workers attacked, investigations bungled. Will this spur change?
Northern Health repeatedly failed to properly investigate assaults against staff, WorkSafeBC has found, something unions…
Staff shortages closing Keremeos ER on Christmas Eve
The Keremeos emergency department will be close all day on Christmas Eve. An Interior Health…
Mapping where overdoses are more likely to kill in B.C.
Someone living in rural British Columbia who experiences a drug poisoning is 30 per cent…
Kelowna nurse disciplined for snooping private health records
A nurse in Kelowna has been suspended three weeks for accessing private medical records and…
These special grocery carts designed to boost independence for the disabled, elderly
Everyone needs groceries and whether they are seniors or people with disabilities – going to…
Kamloops boy who needs heart surgery waits, and waits
When Rachael Armstrong learned her son’s long-awaited heart surgery was being postponed due to low-staffing…
How Royal Inland Hospital is weathering nursing shortages
Vacancy rates for nurses and care aids doesn’t tell the real story about staffing shortages…
Saving lives in B.C. one bathroom at a time
Shannon Riley spent nearly a decade in survival mode, responding when people overdosed in the…