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BC Cancer
January 31, 2012
BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North has added to its core medical team with the hiring of medical oncologist Dr. Christian Fibich and medical physicist Piotr Dubrowski.
BC Children's and Sunny Hill
January 24, 2012
Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation anti-psychotic medications.
BC Mental Health
January 24, 2012
Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority are encouraging British Columbians to visit mindcheck.ca, a website for youth and young adults that offers tools to check
mental wellbeing and support for mental health challenges.
BC Mental Health
January 9, 2012
Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, MLA for Vancouver-Fairview, on behalf of Health Minister Michael de Jong, announced the Province will invest more than $2 million annually to support the Heartwood Centre for Women, a new leading-edge residential substance treatment program at BC Women’s Hospital.
BC Cancer
December 21, 2011
Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of British Columbia are excited over a discovery made while studying rare tumour types.
BC Transplant
December 15, 2011
BC Transplant has initiated an internal investigation into a recent privacy breach.
BC Children's and Sunny Hill
December 7, 2011
The holidays can be fun, but they can present unique concerns when it comes to kids' safety. BC Children’s Hospital and BC Ambulance Service are encouraging parents and caregivers to take preventative steps to help make this a safe holiday season.
BC Cancer
December 5, 2011
The BC Cancer Agency is pleased to announce that Rosemary Hoare of West Sechelt is the 2011 Recipient of the Community Care Award.
PHSA
December 1, 2011
BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre will be home to a new clinic that will address complex diseases such as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme disease and Fibromyalgia, which often lead to disability for British Columbians.
BC Children's and Sunny Hill
December 1, 2011
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) and BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) have won a $2.8-million grant from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to improve the survival rate of Bangladeshi mothers, newborns and young children through the prevention of sepsis, a life-threatening form of infection in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.
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