January 18 – Measles warning
A measles alert from Health Canada today — and it affects anyone who was at Vancouver International Airport on January 2nd or 7th. The case involves a baby who traveled on flights from the Philippines through Vancouver, Calgary and on to Saskatchewan.
January 20 – TV show goes behind the scenes at VGH
From Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to Duck Dynasty — it’s become increasingly hard to see the reality in reality television. But there is a new series in which the drama is as real as it gets. It’s called Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH and be warned — it does not gloss over what really goes on in a hospital emergency room.
January 21 – Calls to ban flavoured tobacco
The Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon, is the organization calling for a ban on flavoured tobacco products in B.C.
January 22 – Over-the-counter medication warning
What makes you feel better might be bad news for the people around you. Researchers at McMaster University have concluded that taking over- the- counter flu medication to cut your fever might actually make you more contagious. And avoiding that medication could actually save lives.
January 23 – Whooping cough vaccine
A new study has started in Vancouver to determine if there’s a better way to protect babies from whooping cough. The illness has been in steep decline for decades but 4000 children still get it in Canada each year — and some die. Now BC Women’s Hospital is taking part in a national study to see if vaccinating pregnant women can pass along immunity to their newborns.
January 24 – New scoliosis treatment
A little girl from Cortes Island became the first in Canada to get implanted with a new type of metal rod to treat scoliosis. The principle is the same as the traditional rods used to treat scoliosis, but this one is magnetic– meaning young patients won’t have to face years of invasive surgeries to make adjustments.
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