Perry Kendall

• Family doctors frontline of addiction screening

  A tag hanging from a dead man's left toe says the cause of death was an overdose of fentanyl, "unknowingly taken with other drugs."

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  Apr 13, 2017
  
• B.C.’s top doctor to update opioid crisis 1 year after declaring public health emergency

  Nearly a year after declaring a public health emergency in the midst of a skyrocketing number of overdose deaths, B.C.'s chief medical officer will be providing an update on the opioid crisis Wednesday morning.

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  Apr 12, 2017
  
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• OD crisis: B.C. official wants prescription heroin

  Prescribing medicinal heroin to prevent overdose deaths might appear to clash with common sense, but the provincial health officer in B.C. is backing the idea because he says European-style drug treatment programs work.

  Jan 30, 2017
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• Drug overdoses up, despite B.C. emergency call

  British Columbia's health minister says he's hopeful the rate of drug overdose deaths will start dropping this month as a result of action taken by the province to curb a disturbing spike in opioid-related fatalities.

  May 13, 2016
• A first for flu season: a new, more robust four-strain vaccine

  For the first time, Canadians will have access to a four-strain flu shot in hopes of making the vaccine more effective. But not all Canadians are eligible.

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  Oct 2, 2015
• Youth soccer teams reviving anti-flu measures not seen in years

  With flu cases in B.C. reaching a 10-year high, some groups are taking measures to make sure it doesn't spread quickly within their ranks.

  Jan 9, 2015
• Flu cases in B.C. reaching a 10-year high

  The flu season is still in full swing and the number of cases could rise now that kids are back at school after the holidays.

  Jan 5, 2015
• Risk of Ebola remains ‘vanishingly small’ for British Columbians: provincial health officer

  As the threat of the Ebola virus is putting health authorities around the world on high alert, B.C.'s top doctor says the risk to British Columbians remains very low.

  Oct 14, 2014
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• B.C.’s health officer to present a report on the effects of gambling on public health

  The report comes in the wake of last month's announcement of a $535 million 'urban resort' that will house a new casino, hotel and entertainment complex in downtown Vancouver.

  Oct 16, 2013