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Interior Health launches online lab booking

WEBThe health authority has expanded lab options to support COVID-19 safety measures

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Gut health 101: A two-part series exploring what you need to know

WEBGut health and our body’s microbiomes are hot health and wellness topics lately . From decreasing inflammation, improving autoimmune diseases and even affecting our …

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New seniors care facility opens in Cranbrook

WEBDec 10, 2019 1:30 PM. A new seniors care facility in Cranbrook has opened 36 long-term care units at Kootenay Street Village this week, with more independent living units on …

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Low childhood immunization rates are “concerning,” says Interior …

WEB00:02:49. Childhood immunizations in the region are declining and currently below Interior Health targets. According to 2023 year-end data from the provincial …

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How experts expect artificial intelligence to advance health care in

WEBThe rise of new technologies has thrust artificial intelligence into the spotlight throughout 2023 and health care is no exception. An electrophysiologist performs a …

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Cancer patient abandons B.C. healthcare to seek treatment in U.S.

WEBA Vancouver Island cancer patient who gave up on the provincial healthcare system in favour of life-saving treatment in Washington State, will get to spend …

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Workers nursing health care to positive outcomes for B.C.

WEBBy Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter HA-SHILTH-SA . Amanda Watts of Tseshaht and Deb Melvin of the Metlakatla First Nation have a varied …

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Dix says foreign doctors giving B.C. family practice a booster shot

WEBBritish Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says almost all of the 666 international medical graduates registered in the province this year are now working as …

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B.C.’s rural communities need more from health authorities: UBC …

WEBDr. Jude Kornelsen is a UBC professor who has researched rural health in-depth. (Jude Kornelsen) Dr. Jude Kornelsen is looking to change the way health …

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‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands …

WEBA program that allows eligible patients deemed in stable condition to receive acute-level care within their own four walls has officially expanded to Vancouver.

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B.C. United says health authority actively supporting hospital drug …

WEBB.C. United is renewing its calls to end decriminalization after the release of what it calls an Island Health memo “actively” directing drug use in hospitals. Dated …

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Suspected substance use incident sends Penticton hospital staff to

WEBAn ‘unknown odour’ from potential substance use led Penticton Regional Hospital staff to check into the emergency department on April 7. Interior Health …

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Edith Rose, 102, puts in a CHCA shift at the Hospital

WEBEdith Rose, who marked her 102nd birthday on December 30, 2023, came down to work a shift on the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary Information Desk at the …

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VIDEO: New maternity clinic filling healthcare gaps in Central …

WEBInterior Health has opened a new maternity clinic across from Kelowna General Hospital, inside the Dr. Walter Anderson Building. With funding from the …

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Departing physicians, ER closures put Prince Rupert on red alert

WEBThe emergency room at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital was closed overnight on March 9 due to a physician shortage. Along with the emergency room …

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Mount Baker student showing scientific invention at Canada-Wide …

WEBA Mount Baker Secondary School student’s latest science project has earned him a place in the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton. Keanu Chan, 16, …

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