New recommendations from Prostate Cancer Canada encourage men to monitor themselves for their number one cancer risk, prostate cancer. A recent poll showed that while 87% of Canadian men over the age... Read More
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A UBC study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry reveals the multiple health concerns faced by an esti-mated 3000 tenants in single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown... Read More
The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the expansion of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program. The HPV vaccine Cervarix will now be offered at no cost to BC women 26 years of... Read More
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says that compromised wounds like pressure ulcers and bed sores are a serious problem for the health system. According to the report... Read More
Five recipients in BC have been awarded grants totaling $1 million by the Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon Divi-sion. The grants will fund research projects benefiting patients in BC and the Yukon who... Read More