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Category - News Releases and Coverage

News Releases and Coverage

Study by Vancouver hospitals tracks heart disease in young adults (Dr. Liam Brunham, SPH)

July 10, 2019
News Releases and Coverage • Opioids • Substance Use

B.C. harm-reduction sites, doctors struggling with new type of overdose (Dr. Keith Ahamad, BCCSU)

July 10, 2019
Dr. Laksman 40 under 40
Atrial Fibrillation • Heart • News Releases and Coverage

Zachary Laksman named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 (Dr. Zachary Laksman)

July 10, 2019
Paul Chung, 21, is suing the B.C. government for damage he claims he suffered as a result of denying him Soliris when he was first diagnosed with a rare disease.
News Releases and Coverage

‘Too little, too late’: B.C. government sued over delay providing $750K drug (SPH)

July 5, 2019
"This was one of the first studies that showed an empirical association between having been in the residential school and then subsequent generations being at higher risk for being in the child welfare system," said researcher Brittany Barker.
News Releases and Coverage

Study shows ’empirical’ link between residential schools and Indigenous youth in care (Brittany Barker, BCCSU)

July 4, 2019
NPA city councillor Rebecca Bligh. Photo courtesy of the Georgia Straight.
Cannabis • News Releases and Coverage • Substance Use

Vancouver’s city council votes to end cannabis prohibition in the Downtown Eastside (Dr. M-J Milloy, BCCSU)

July 2, 2019
BC launches ‘A Pathway to Hope’ for better mental health and addictions care. (Photo courtesy of Net News Ledger)
News Releases and Coverage

British Columbia launches ‘A Pathway to Hope’ (Dr. Cheyenne Johnson, BCCSU)

July 2, 2019
Emerald health naturals brand phytocann products are seen in a photo illustration. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press / Giordano Ciampini.
Cannabis • News Releases and Coverage • Substance Use

Natural health products jump on bandwagon of hype over endocannabinoid (Dr. M-J Milloy)

July 2, 2019
Mental Health • News Releases and Coverage • Youth Mental Health

Langley mental health forum focuses on youth disorders (Malcolm Jenkins, Foundry)

July 2, 2019
A free HIV test is administered by an Atlanta AIDS advocacy group. Photo courtesy of Global News / VCH.
News Releases and Coverage

HIV cases drop to lowest levels since 2003 (BC-CfE, PHC)

July 2, 2019

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