BC Health Care
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B.C. government criticized for lack of funding for medications, rare conditionsThe report stated that when medications were covered, B.C. allocated only $257 dollars per person, compared to the Canadian average of $442.HealthApr 16
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Woman who couldn’t afford to stay in Vancouver for lung transplant meets with B.C. premierA B.C. rural transplant patient met with Premier David Eby on Thursday to discuss monetary issues that transplant patients face when having to go to a major city for care.HealthApr 12
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‘Hidden in their bags’: B.C. nurse speaks out about drug use in hospitalChelsea Robertson is the latest to ring the alarm about open drug use and the challenges nurses and health-care workers are facing at hospitals.HealthApr 11
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Emergency room in Prince Rupert, B.C. closes for 8th time this monthThe mayor of Prince Rupert, Herb Pond, said he is extremely concerned about what is happening in the community.HealthMar 27
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‘Not acceptable’: UBC medical students voice emergency room concernsTwo B.C. medical students told Global News the state of the health-care system is alarming. 'Things are getting worse rather than getting better in emergency departments.'HealthMar 23
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B.C. man waits 9 hours to see a doctor after suffering stroke while drivingHe said he was sitting in some traffic when he coughed, then felt a pain on his right side and what felt like a kick to the back of the head.HealthMar 21
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‘Always noise’: B.C. senior spends 9 days in hospital hallway due to overcrowdingWhen asked about Roberts' situation, Premier David Eby said it is hard enough to be sick and have to require treatment, let alone have that treatment in a hallway.HealthMar 21
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‘Abandoned by the system’: Prince Rupert family shares health-care horror storyHealth Minister Adrian Dix said the government has done "a lot of work in Prince Rupert over the last year." But he acknowledges it has been a challenge to recruit doctors.HealthMar 20
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B.C. teen misses out on years of treatment after late diagnosisFourteen-year-old Aya Belway said in late 2020 she started to develop gut issues. Anything she ate, coupled with any physical activity, made her sick.HealthMar 10
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B.C. expanding specialized cancer care, treatment in VancouverStarting this month, leukemia and lymphoma patients will be able to access chimeric antigen receptor therapy, also known as CAR T therapy, at Vancouver General Hospital.HealthMar 10
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