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Opinion: Supreme Courts decision in health-care case is a win for lack of accountability in the public sector

Government’s injunction request on hold as ‘discussions’ with corporation continue.

The family doctor at Beta Therapeutics in Saanich is re-enrolling in B.C.’s Medical Services Plan.

Private health insurance options may not cover their pre-existing conditions

Hundreds of workers could be shifted to site in Central Saanich

Background: Rates of gestational diabetes are reported to be increasing in many jurisdictions, but the reasons for this are poorly understood. We sought to evaluate the relative contribution of screening practices for gestational diabetes (including completion and methods of screening) and population characteristics to risk of gestational diabetes in British Columbia, Canada, from 2005 to 2019. Methods: We used a population-based cohort from a provincial registry of perinatal data, linked to lab...

BC lags in offering long-acting injectable medications that experts say can save lives.

B.C. is the only province where the treatment, approved by Health Canada three years ago, isnt available. Find out more.

Quebec is the only other province where immigrants are forced to wait three months before being eligible for medical services plan

The growing demand for mental health services in British Columbia does not match the number of services that are easily-accessible and cost-friendly. The shift of healthcare from a biomedical model standpoint to a more holistic model is a promising, yet slow, advancement that cannot keep up with the surge of people needing mental health assistance.