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38 cancer patients booked for radiation in Bellingham so far

38 cancer patients booked for radiation in Bellingham so far

Eligible breast and prostate cancer patients are being offered treatment at one of two clinics in Washington, with all expenses paid by the province, to reduce wait times in B.C.
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Free beds added at Surrey treatment facility for young B.C. men with severe drug addictions

Free beds added at Surrey treatment facility for young B.C. men with severe drug addictions

The Phoenix Society opened in May to serve men from throughout the province age 17 to 24 with severe and high-risk substance-use and mental health-care needs
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Doctors, nurses volunteer to help keep hospitals running amid road closure

Doctors, nurses volunteer to help keep hospitals running amid road closure

Island Health has been flying in health care workers to maintain acute and emergency care at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni and Tofino General Hospital
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Dix to see health-care 'bellwether' on tour of B.C. hospitals

Dix to see health-care 'bellwether' on tour of B.C. hospitals

Emergency physician says there are multiple sites on the Island with ‘desperate human resources staffing crises, added on top of rapidly escalating patient needs’
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Inquest finds pilot in fatal crash overcome by carbon monoxide

Inquest finds pilot in fatal crash overcome by carbon monoxide

Sidney mother says she always knew her son didn’t cause the 2017 crash that resulted in his death and that of five others
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Six-month re-referral requirement for specialists to be scrapped

Six-month re-referral requirement for specialists to be scrapped

Patients won’t need to ask their family doctor for a new referral after six months to see a specialist for the same condition, starting July 1
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Spike in B.C. fire deaths sparks smoke-alarm campaign

Spike in B.C. fire deaths sparks smoke-alarm campaign

Reported fire deaths doubled to 59 in 2021 from 28 in 2019, then rose again to 86 last year
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Monkeypox vaccine appointments available on Vancouver Island

Monkeypox vaccine appointments available on Vancouver Island

Anyone who received a first dose of IMVAMUNE (Mpox) vaccine at least 28 days ago is eligible for and encouraged to receive a second dose, says Island Health.
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Health leaders reject allegation 'safe supply' adds to drug deaths

Health leaders reject allegation 'safe supply' adds to drug deaths

“We have been concerned about this increasingly polarized rhetoric that is not informed by evidence,” says chief coroner Lisa Lapointe
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Pharmacists now prescribing medication for minor ailments

Pharmacists now prescribing medication for minor ailments

The College of Pharmacists of B.C. says three-quarters of the 4,200 pharmacists who work in communities have completed a 40-minute online training that allows them to prescribe medications for 21 minor ailments
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