Health

Safe supply not working as intended in Northern BC

PRINCE GEORGE - Over three years into the safe supply era in British Columbia, positive results have yet to appear, especially in the northern half of the province.The total number of those who have b...

May 19, 2023

Unknown if Northern BC cancer care patients will end up in USA for treatment

PRINCE GEORGE - As wait times creep beyond the acceptable benchmark, the BC government will be using radiation treatment clinics in Bellingham. Washington to help meet demand.BC's Minister of Health A...

May 16, 2023

Transition to PG Surgery Centre seamless

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Surgery Centre is the newest asset in Northern Health's portfolio. The health authority has taken over without a hiccup at the centre. "And what we will do is this ne...

Apr 18, 2023

Fuel spill leads to serious health concerns for residents south of Quesnel

QUESNEL - A major fuel spill is causing major concerns for residents just south of Quesnel city limits.According to the Lhtako Dene Nation 110,000 litres of fuel may have spilled underground from the ...

Apr 12, 2023

Mackenzie celebrates recruitment and retention of family doctors

MACKENZIE - Despite most places in British Columbia having trouble finding enough family doctors, Mackenzie is seeing some success."We know health care's a major issue right across the province in the...

Apr 04, 2023

BC to take action to restrict sale of Ozempic to US customers

PRINCE GEORGE - Unusually high sales of semaglutide (Ozempic) to customers based in the United States has forced the BC Government to take action.Ozempic is an injectable prescription drug designed to...

Mar 28, 2023

BCEHS stats show flu season was severe for Northern B.C. children

PRINCE GEORGE - The flu season that faced British Columbians this winter was more severe than normal, an especially harsh battle for children.Statistics from BC Emergency Health Services show more chi...

Mar 21, 2023

Northern BC awaiting confirmation on how new Provincial Mental Health funding will be spent

PRINCE GEORGE- The NDP Government's announcement of almost 6 and a half billion dollars in new funding for improvements to healthcare across the board includes 1 billion specifically for investments i...

Mar 02, 2023

Northern Medical Program seeking volunteer patients

PRINCE GEORGE - Future doctors in the UBC Northern Medical Program at UNBC are hoping for some help from the public in the form of volunteer patients.Students in the UBC Northern Medical Program use v...

Mar 02, 2023

Cancer care gets boost in BC amidst lengthy wait times

PRINCE GEORGE - For most of the day at the BC Cancer Agency's Centre for the North, the traffic at the front doors is steady as patients make their way in or out of the building.The number of folks se...

Feb 27, 2023