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Indigenous midwives call for more stable funding

Indigenous midwives call for more stable funding

They want the Health Ministry and Island Health to fund four full-time midwifery contracts to ensure sustainable and equitable Indigenous-led care.
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Dad's prolonged hospital hallway stay raises questions for Edroff family

Dad's prolonged hospital hallway stay raises questions for Edroff family

Angie Edroff and daughter Frankie, formerly Jeneece, posted a video this week saying Denis Edroff has been on a bed in a hallway for three weeks.
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Courtenay woman wants changes after being sent home in pain from ER

Courtenay woman wants changes after being sent home in pain from ER

Jillian Darbyshire turned out to have an ectopic pregnancy that could have killed her.
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Funding helps expand clinic trials in immunotherapy for cancer patients

Funding helps expand clinic trials in immunotherapy for cancer patients

Dr. Brad Nelson has been named B.C. Cancer Victoria’s Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair.
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'A lot of tears': Langford girl, 9, gets last publicly funded drug infusion

'A lot of tears': Langford girl, 9, gets last publicly funded drug infusion

Mother Jori Fales says daughter Charleigh, who has a rare fatal condition, likely won’t see her 11th birthday due to the decision to stop covering the drug
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Drug coverage to be discontinued for Langford girl with fatal condition

Drug coverage to be discontinued for Langford girl with fatal condition

The drug, which costs about $1 million a year, is intended to slow the decline in patients’ ability to walk and talk until they reach the end stage of the disease.
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Woss man sent by taxi to Victoria hospital — a $2,148 round-trip fare

Woss man sent by taxi to Victoria hospital — a $2,148 round-trip fare

Nigel Poulton was grateful when Island Health provided a drive to and from his medical appointment in Victoria, but floored by the cost to the health authority.
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UVic to revise misconduct policy to ensure students call for help for overdoses

UVic to revise misconduct policy to ensure students call for help for overdoses

The change, which will remove references to drug use or possession from the definition of non-academic misconduct, follows the overdose death of student last year
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Unboxing: Edmonton family flies to Victoria to retrieve box they never knew they lost

Unboxing: Edmonton family flies to Victoria to retrieve box they never knew they lost

Brian Mendieta says when he received an email from West Shore RCMP about the box, he initially thought it was a scam
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B.C. launches ad campaign in western U.S. to attract health-care workers

B.C. launches ad campaign in western U.S. to attract health-care workers

The province’s six-week ad campaign, which targets Washington, Oregon and California, includes video, audio, digital, social media, print and ads in public places, such as digital billboards
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