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VGH is the first hospital in Canada to implement a kind of chemotherapy robot designed to improve the safety and efficiency of cancer treatment. Sarah MacDonald reports.

Global News Morning speaks with VCH Medical Health Officer Dr. Ceinwen Pope about the discovery of a mosquito-borne virus in the Sea-to-Sky corridor and the potential health risks.

A new report from Vancouver Coastal Health is highlighting the devastating impact of drug related overdoses on vulnerable mothers and their babies. Global News Morning speaks with VCH Medical Health Officer and lead author Dr. Althea Hayden about the findings.

Pregnant patients needing emergency care will no longer be able to go to Vancouver General Hospital, instead they’ll be diverted elsewhere due to a shortage of obstetricians. As Grace Ke reports, staff say they were given little notice and patients will be put at risk.

Undiagnosed and untreated ADHD in adults can have severe and lasting consequences but now there are more supports available for adults in Vancouver with the condition. Dr. Summer Telio is a psychiatrist and the Medical Director of the Vancouver Coastal Health Regional Adult ADHD Clinic. She speaks with Global News Morning about diagnosing and treating...

Lung transplant recipient Ted Harris and his thoracic surgeon Dr. John Yee discuss his treatement and recovery. They also talk about how proceeds from the Millionaire Lottery help support VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation.

Millionaire Lottery spokesperson Todd Talbot gives Yvonne Schalle a tour of one of the grand prize homes in this year’s lottery in support of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.

B.C. teen Dominic Juillette can now see at night, thanks to a new gene therapy performed by two Vancouver eye-surgeons. We speak with VGH Head of Ophthalmology Dr. Wai-Ching Lam about the life-changing procedure.

Heart valve disease affects more than one million Canadians, yet many of us are unaware of the signs and symptoms of the disease. Global News Morning speaks with VGH Cardiologist Dr. David Wood about the simple step that could save your life if you do have heart valve disease. Here are the details for the...

Diet culture can infiltrate and affect not just your physical, but mental health. Nicole Byrom, Registered Dietitian with Vancouver Coastal Health and a member of the VCH Nutrition Counselling in Chronic Disease Management program joins Jennifer Palma.

Former Canuck Kirk McLean and his wife, three-time cancer survivor Genevieve McLean, are lending their support to the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s Greater than Cancer Campaign. We speak to them about the initiative and their own battles with the disease.

Health authorities are urging people visiting or living in Squamish and Whistler to protect themselves against mosquito bites. As VCH Medical Health Officer Dr. Rohit Vijh explains, the warning comes after four people became seriously ill last summer from a mosquito-borne virus.

A nurse wrapping up her shift a V.G.H. on Monday was attacked and injured in the parkade. B.C. Nurses’ Union President Adriane Gear discusses whether this is another incident in the ongoing problem of violence in healthcare.

A health-care worker was badly hurt in a Monday night assault in the Vancouver General Hospital parkade. Grace Ke reports the BC Nurses Union says the victim is a nurse.

Vancouver General Hospital researchers have launched a study of a program that began during the pandemic, hoping to bring cardiac rehabilitation programs to remote communities. Alissa Thibault reports.

Vancouver General Hospital is the first in Canada to perform a new atrial fibrillation heart procedure using new medical technology. Global News Morning speaks with VGH Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Jason Andrade about the pulsed field ablation system and philanthropist Greg Wolfe about the donation that made it all possible.

Heart disease survivor Jen Murtagh and VGH Cardiologist Dr. Tara Sedlak turn the spotlight on women’s heart health, highlighting the importance of recognizing the signs and symptoms of heart disease in women in order to improve survival rates.

Two-year-old springer spaniels named Arti and Anton are the newest recruits to join a team of dog detectives at the Canines for Care scent detection program at VGH. The dogs are trained to sniff out C. diff in order to reduce the rate of the bacteria spreading at the hospital.

From the VGH Burn Unit to the NHL, Former Vancouver Canuck Aaron Volpatti shares his inspiring journey of overcoming major adversity to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL.

Community reporter Michael Newman shares the story of Mary Salas as she recalls the care she received at VGH after waking up with a rare life-threatening autoimmune disease.