Parents and guardians will be expected to provide public health units with immunization records for students enrolled in the provincial school system. The province is […]
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British Columbians returning to work after a concussion now have access to new online resources and courses that help them navigate their injury and offer […]
The Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District approved its funding contribution to Northern Health for the upcoming emergency room and intensive care unit addition at G.R. […]
BY BAILEE DENICOLA Northern Health “Being a nurse is a great, well-rounded and good feeling job. Anyone would feel that way if you’re doing what […]
The Rural Evidence Review project, which is being led by Dr. Jude Kornelsen at the Centre for Rural Health Research, within the Department of Family […]
BY STACIE WEICH Northern Health Cannabis is now legal for adults to use in Canada. No matter which side of this change you stand, the […]
Northern Health is partnering with organizations across the country to celebrate and raise awareness around patient safety during the last week of October. Canadian Patient […]
BY BAILEE DENICOLA Northern Health At first, changing the way she worked seemed like a terrible idea. “I don’t like change and I knew I […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Like most people who work with the public all day, Mike and Tara Webber are susceptible to all the latest colds […]
BY ANNE SCOTT Northern Health Patient translators at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George are a busy group. “When you need a […]
BY ANNE SCOTT Northern Health They say if you want something done, you should ask a busy person do it. Here at Northern Health, Debbie […]
BY REBEKAH HENDERSON Prince George Hospice Six months ago I stepped through the doors of the Hospice House and automatically felt at home. It was […]
BY STACIE WEICH Northern Health The relationship you have with the teen(s) in your life is likely filled with moments of hope, joy, pride, challenge, […]
Summer brings many things, including enjoying our time on the many lakes in northern BC. For those living on lakes year round, part time, or […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca In her final year of high school and first year of university, Brooklyn Derksen could almost be described as an over-achiever. […]
With high temperatures forecast across the province this week, WorkSafeBC is alerting employers and outdoor workers of the risk of developing symptoms of heat stress […]
BY DR. CHARLES HELM and HEATHER GUMMOW Northern Health The second “3D conference” – Drugs, Dinos and Dinner – was held in Tumbler Ridge from […]
Sponsored Content BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca If you ever become a patient at the B.C. Cancer Centre for the North, and we hope you don’t, […]
BY NANCY VINEY Northern Health May 31 was World No Tobacco Day! Interested in learning how quitting commercial tobacco can improve your health? Check out these […]
BY HAYLEE SEITER Northern Health With the arrival of spring many northerners have geared up and hit the roads for this year’s bike season. What […]
BY SANDRA STIBRANY I remember the day that I got the call. I remember getting the news and I remember that for minutes … I […]
Meet Amy Ayers After being diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in 2011, Prince George resident Amy Ayers, 44, was left feeling isolated and depressed. […]
Dr. Jacqueline Pettersen, a cognitive/behavioural neurologist with the Northern Medical Program, received the Fritz Wörwag Research Prize in Germany this month for her medical research […]
Meet Ashley Huard Three-and-a-half years ago on Christmas eve, I woke up in the morning without any feeling from my neck down to my toes. […]