Category - News Releases and Coverage

Prescription-grade clonazepam pills are shown in Toronto, Friday, July 26, 2013. Clonazepam, the generic form of Klonopin, and lorazepam, the generic form of Ativan, are popular sedatives used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders. (Joe O’Connal/The Canadian Press)

News Releases and Coverage

Benzos’ and fentanyl a deadly cocktail causing a growing concern on B.C. streets (Dr. Mark McLean, RAAC)

July 18, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the audience during the closing ceremony at the Global Fund conference on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Montreal. (File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson)

Infectious Diseases • News Releases and Coverage

Global concern grows over Canada’s funding of fight against AIDS, TB, malaria (Dr. Julio Montaner, BC-CfE)

July 17, 2019

Exercising in hot weather adds stress to the body and comes with risk of heat exhaustion. (Shutterstock)

News Releases and Coverage

How to exercise in the summer without heat exhaustion (Dr. Scott Lear, SPH)

July 17, 2019

Overdose Prevention Site at St. Paul's Hospital (Photo credit: catie.ca)

News Releases and Coverage

Overdose Prevention Site at St. Paul’s Hospital (OPS, SPH)

July 17, 2019

Foundry just in time (Photo Credit: NowMedia)

Mental Health • News Releases and Coverage • Youth Mental Health

Foundry just in time (Foundry Penticton)

July 16, 2019

A B.C. man has died of rabies at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver after coming into contact with a bat. (Tina Lovgreen)

News Releases and Coverage

B.C. man dies of rabies after coming into contact with bat (SPH)

July 16, 2019

The number of sexually transmitted infections is rising in Canada, despite huge advances made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / CBC News.)

Infectious Diseases • News Releases and Coverage • Sexual Health

Chlamydia, syphilis rates increase in Canada (Dr. Julio Montaner, BC-CfE)

July 15, 2019

Heart • Inherited Heart Disorders • News Releases and Coverage

Improving Access to Inherited Heart Rhythm Disorder Experts Through eConsult (Dr. Andrew Krahn, SPH)

July 12, 2019

Dr. Liam Brunham, a St. Paul's physician and lead investigator at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation.

News Releases and Coverage

Health Matters: Heart disease in younger adults (Dr. Liam Brunham, SPH)

July 11, 2019

indigenous wellness team traditional medicinal plants healing

News Releases and Coverage

Cultivating Community: Plants and friendship bloom on St. Paul’s Hospital rooftop (ICU, SPH)

July 10, 2019