More than 1.8 million British Columbians will be invited to register for their COVID-19 vaccine in the week ahead as B.C.’s Get Vaccinated program moves […]
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Today people from around the world will celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge. The AccessBC campaign for free prescription contraception is standing […]
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to Oct. 31, 2020, with 162 […]
Necessity truly is the mother of innovation. This became apparent for an Improvement team at UHNBC comprised of Dr. Jamil Akhtar (Anesthesiologist), Dr. M.J. Slabbert […]
Currently there are 16 adult critical care ventilators in the Northern Health area, according to figures released by provincial Medical Health Officer Bonnie Henry last […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
The following is a submitted article from the Department of Psychiatry at the University Hospital of Northern BC The psychiatrists of Prince George are on […]
Northern Health is now allowing only essential visits to its facilities as it responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. “To support the Provincial Health Officer’s directions […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
B.C. is taking a number of additional steps to address the changing situation in B.C. and ensure the health care system is positioned to respond […]
China’s experience in containing the spread of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has told UN News in an in-depth interview. […]
With the World Women’s Curling Championship 2020 set to begin on Saturday (14 March) at the CN Centre in Prince George, local public health officials […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
As British Columbia approaches the four-year anniversary of the public health emergency related to illicit drug overdoses, the BC Coroners Service and partners are renewing […]
The Rotary Club of Prince George Yellowhead has announced that a second program – Adventures in Health Care – Peace River – is opening its […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
BY JESSICA QUINN Northern Health Jillian Hedstrom entered the world of health care straight out of high school, and finding that it provides a wide […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel […]
A new strain of coronavirus (officially named 2019-nCoV), which has caused respiratory diseases in China, and spread to at least 23 other countries, has been […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer (PHO), have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the […]
The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on […]
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer (PHO), have issued the following joint statement regarding a case of a […]
A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds a significant shift in Canadian views on vaping, as more evidence emerges that the trend […]
The province is now distributing new categories of legal non-medical cannabis products. This begins the second phase of available products since legalization began in October […]
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) are […]
Two research projects are examining the health and wellness of wildland firefighters and associated personnel. The BC Wildfire Service has provided $305,000 to help fund […]
With 2019 on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls, the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Drug and Poison Information Centre […]
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising people who use drugs to get trained in overdose response and pick up a Take Home […]
Just under four in ten (36 per cent) British Columbians say they won’t get vaccinated for influenza this year – the majority of them citing […]
BY ANNE SCOTT Northern Health This article is based on a presentation by Northern Health’s staff members: Lindsay Willoner, Regional Nursing Lead, Tobacco Reduction; Petrina Bryant, […]
BC Health Authorities and the BC Ministry of Health are issuing a public service announcement for persons considering undergoing needle-free filler treatments. These procedures use […]
One in four Canadian men (28 per cent) fear their job could be at risk if they discussed their mental health at work, according to […]
While parents and guardians are making preparations to ensure their kids have another successful year at school with pens, books and binders, they are reminded […]
BY SARA ANSTEY Northern Health I’ve never really liked veggie burgers. You know the ones I’m talking about? They typically consist of a mixture of […]
Nearly 270,000 British Columbians were tested for hepatitis C in 2018, up from approximately 132,000 in 2011, in an effort to eliminate the disease by […]
“Can you hear me now? … Can you hear me now?” It’s a well-known phrase from a phone company extolling the clarity of it’s wireless […]
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 […]
The Prince George Urgent and Primary Care Centre will open today to provide people with same-day access to urgent and primary care. It will be […]
The Simbaby training simulator has arrived at UHNBC. This state of the art infant simulator will be used as part of the Northern Clinical Simulation […]
The business plan for a new state-of-the-art Mills Memorial hospital has been completed and approved by the provincial project. “This is an exciting time for […]
Prince George’s Dr. Catherine Textor has been named B.C. family physician of the year by the B.C. College of Family Physicians. Family doctors specialize in […]
The Northern Medical Program held a local celebration for its 12th graduating class, the Class of 2019. At the celebration, the 33 graduating students received […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca If you’ve ever had C. difficile, you probably don’t ever want to come close to the super-bug again. Not so for […]
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 […]
It was two years ago, almost to the day, that MLA Shirley Bond and Mike Morris, amid a flurry of pre-election promises, announced the government […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca While it wasn’t the announcement of the much-anticipated surgical towers for Prince George, Premier John Horgan did make a pretty substantial […]
As public health workers in Canada and around the world work to quell a new rash of measles outbreaks this winter, and as heated debated […]
With influenza season well underway, Northern Health is reminding residents that it is not too late to get immunized against the flu. As in other […]
The province has made three new appointments to the Northern Health Authority board. The province has appointed Wilfred (Wilf) Adam, Patricia Sterritt and John Kurjata […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca A Prince George crowd got a close-up, emotional look at the opioid crisis last night during the screening of a new […]
Prince George’s Simon Fraser Lodge is one of 88 care homes across British Columbia to receive funding to purchase new safety equipment, as part of […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca If life pushes you around, you have to push back. That’s the philosophy of Dr. Tracey Lotze who received a ‘push’ […]
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, […]