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Interior Health
More cases of whooping cough in Vernon than normal
VERNON – A jump in the number of people coming down with the whooping cough…
North Okanagan residents can’t stomach liquid manure in their water
RESIDENTS GET HELP IN FIGHT TO FORCE INTERIOR HEALTH TO HALT FARM PRACTICE SPALLUMCHEEN –…
Health authority may have little to offer North Okanagan residents fighting for clean drinking water
SPALLUMCHEEN – The Interior Health Authority is reviewing its options after receiving a request to…
Kamloops mother speaks out after son dies from fentanyl overdose
'WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT IT?' KAMLOOPS – A local…
New way to get tested for HIV, STIs in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – If you’re looking to get tested for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, there’s…
Kamloops school district has no plans to require proof of immunization
KAMLOOPS – As health authorities and politicians discuss the potential of having proof of immunization…
Fentanyl confirmed in some South Okanagan overdoses
PENTICTON – Test results have confirmed the drug fentanyl was present in some of the…
Drug overdose warning issued in Kamloops
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The public is being warned about an increase in fatal and non-fatal overdoses…
Drug overdose warning issued in Okanagan communities
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The public is being warned about an increase in fatal and non-fatal overdoses…
Greasy foods released from hospital as Interior Health rolls out new cafeteria menu options
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – 'Hospital food’ is a term that carries a stigma, but with new and…
Contaminated water believed spilled into Shuswap Lake prompts advisory
VERNON – Precautions are being taken after thousands of litres of water polluted with glue…
Vernon mom raising alarm after teenage son asked to consent to immunization
YOUTH HAD BAD REACTION TO VACCINATIONS AS A CHILD VERNON – You might not think…
More Interior Health beds coming to help people recover from substance use
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – By this time next year, the Interior Health Authority expects to distribute 73…
Premier says no plans to track deadly surge in B.C. drug overdoses
OVERDOSE DEATHS UP 40 PER CENT IN KELOWNA, 50 PER CENT IN VERNON LAST YEAR…
Jurors in Kamloops inquest make recommendations, hug family of ‘happy child’
'WE ASSUMED THAT… HE WAS UNDER THE BEST CARE AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE.' KAMLOOPS…