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News Releases and Coverage

Simplified 9-1-1 Interactions Spurred More Bystander CPR

June 4, 2021
Heather Tunold-Roberts in Surrey, B.C., on June 1, 2021. (Photo credit: The Globe and Mail)
News Releases and Coverage • Opioids • Substance Use

City of Vancouver makes final submission seeking federal exemption to decriminalize simple drug possession

June 2, 2021
Femia Gabiana, a licensed practical nurse at B.C.'s Fraser Health region, administers a first dose of Pfizer vaccine at a walk-in vaccination clinic at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, B.C. (Photo credit: The Globe and Mail)
News Releases and Coverage

How many COVID-19 vaccine doses could make the difference between a fourth wave in Canada and no wave at all? New models offer four scenarios

June 1, 2021
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News Releases and Coverage

Rapid COVID-19 test kit receives scientific seal of approval

May 31, 2021
Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provide an update on COVID-19 on April 29, 2021. (Vancouver Sun)
News Releases and Coverage

COVID-19: B.C. hospitals to resume regular surgical operations by June 7

May 28, 2021
The Hastings strip between Dunlevy Avenue and Abbott Street will see transformative change in the years to come via redevelopment, including the imminent launch of a $110-million social housing project at 58 West Hastings. (Photo credit: Vancouver Is Awesome)
News Releases and Coverage

Investigation: Who owns Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside?

May 28, 2021
A man walks past a mural by street artist Smokey D. about the fentanyl and opioid overdose crisis, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. (Photo credit: CBC News)
News Releases and Coverage

‘No one’s listening’: As opioid-related deaths surge in Canada, advocates say there’s little gov’t support

May 25, 2021
Rosanne Queen, North Vancouver resident and president of the Scleroderma Association of B.C., pictured here in 2018. (North Shore News)
Autoimmune Disease • Immunology • News Releases and Coverage • Skin Health

Scleroderma Association of B.C. hosts month-long campaign for rare disease research

May 25, 2021
Simon Fraser University researchers announced Friday they have validated a faster, cheaper COVID-19 test that could help kickstart the expansion of wider rapid testing. (Photo credit: Vancouver Sun)
News Releases and Coverage

COVID-19: SFU researchers find good results in new rapid-testing kit from B.C. company

May 25, 2021
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News Releases and Coverage

Scientists identify genes associated with COVID-19 risk

May 20, 2021

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