Headline |
Source |
Researcher |
Date |
Beyond Zoonosis: The Mental health Impacts of Rat Exposure on Impoverished Urban Neighborhoods |
Journal of Environmental Health |
MSc OEH student Raymond Lam, Bridge student Kaylee A. Byers, and OEH faculty Chelsea Himsworth |
November 2018 |
I want to be an occupational hygienist … what will my salary be? |
Globe and Mail |
|
September 12 |
B.C.’s Most Influential Women 2018: Stem Stars
|
BC Business |
Jennifer Gardy |
March 20 |
Des terrains de jeu pensés pour briser le cercle de la surprotection |
Le Devoir |
Mariana Brussoni |
March 17 |
DNA on drugs: How genetic tests could make prescriptions more precise |
The Globe and Mail |
Associate member Bruce Carleton |
March 16 |
School violence: Is it impacting your child’s ability to learn? |
York Region |
Eva Oberle |
March 14 |
Scientists and communicators agree — STEM needs an ‘A’ for art |
The Ubyssey |
Jennifer Gardy |
March 14 |
Make Robson Street traffic free between Burrard and Granville, says planning expert |
CBC |
Lawrence Frank |
March 14 |
Separating newborn babies from mothers with addiction does more harm than good, says doctor |
CBC |
Associate member Ronald Abrahams |
March 13 |
Show Me The Money, Dix Says On Ottawa’s Pharmacare Promise |
The Tyee |
Michael Law |
March 7 |
Home prices in the region far outstrip income all the way to Chilliwack and Hope |
The Vancouver Sun – a similar story appeared in The Province |
Paul Kershaw |
March 5 |
In dog-friendly Vancouver, some office workers ask: ‘Who let the dogs in?’ |
CBC |
School of Population and Public Health |
March 4 |
Deputy provincial health officer and Vancouver police sergeant call for decriminalization of all drugs |
Vancouver Observer |
Mark Tyndall |
March 3 |
Local photographer featured in Lancet series on indigenous health |
Prince George Citizen |
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health Program Manager Marshal German |
March 1 |
How climate change can lower burden of disease from rising air pollution in India |
The Indian Express |
Michael Brauer |
February 28 |
Canada will study national pharmacare. Here’s how other jurisdictions do it |
Global News |
Michael Law |
February 28 |
B.C. hopes for action on national pharmacare plan |
CBC – a similar story appeared on Second Opinion and The Province |
Steve Morgan |
February 28 |
As Residents of Lahore Choke on Air Pollution, Pakistani Officials Dawdle |
Undark |
Michael Brauer |
February 26 |
Hoskins steps down as health minister to head national pharmacare strategy |
Toronto Star |
Steve Morgan |
February 26 |
Conquering a Dragon |
Psychology Today |
Mariana Brussoni |
February 25 |
Heavy smoke sent more asthma sufferers to St. Charles ER last summer |
The Bulletin |
Sarah Henderson |
February 23 |
The Lancet Identifies Health Care Disparities |
CKPGToday |
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health co-director Nadine Caron |
February 23 |
Taking a stand against Vancouver’s real estate disaster |
Maclean’s |
Paul Kershaw |
February 21 |
Mapping wood smoke |
Rocky Mountain Goat News |
Matthew Wagstaff, Sarah Henderson |
February 21 |
BC residents struggling to afford prescription drugs |
My Prince George Now |
Michael Law |
February 21 |
What’s in the BC NDP’s $6B plan to fix the housing market? |
Global News |
Paul Kershaw |
February 20 |
British Columbia takes aim at housing speculation |
Reuters – a similar story appeared in CTV, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Observer, and News 1130. |
Paul Kershaw |
February 20 |
B.C. NDP backs away from $10 daycare pledge ahead of budget |
The Globe and Mail |
Paul Kershaw |
February 18 |
Loblaw price-fixing offensive seen as winning strategy |
The Globe and Mail |
David Silver |
February 19 |
B.C. government says budget measures will address affordable housing |
The Canadian Press – the story appeared in the Globe and Mail, National Post, Financial Post, Times Colonist and other outlets. |
Paul Kershaw |
February 18 |
The Jon McComb show (42:30) |
980 CKNW |
Rachel Murphy |
February 16 |
Shampoo is causing air pollution, but let’s not lose our heads |
New Scientist |
Michael Brauer |
February 15 |
Parents recount personal cost of unavailable, unregulated B.C., child care |
CBC |
Paul Kershaw |
February 14 |
B.C. worst province for drug affordability: UBC/SFU-led study |
The Province – a similar story appeared in the Vancouver Sun |
Michael Law |
February 13 |
Canadians cut food and heating to afford prescription drugs, report finds |
The Guardian – a similar story appeared in the CBC, and the Canadian Press including The Toronto Star, Ottawa Sun, Castanet, Times Colonist, and The National Post, Global, CP 24, iPolitics as well as in Benefits Canada |
Michael Law |
February 13 |
Throne Speech to lay out BC NDP’s childcare approach |
The Globe and Mail |
Paul Kershaw |
February 12 |
Provincial inmates say they suffered when jail doctors switched them off community prescribed medications |
The Edmonton Journal |
Ruth Elwood Martin |
February 11 |
PharmaCare deductibles for low income families being eliminated by B.C. government |
Global News – a similar story appeared in Roundhouse Radio and The Indo-Canadian Voice |
Michael Law |
February 9 |
Introduce risky play into your kid’s life |
Treehugger |
Mariana Brussoni |
February 6 |
The Secret Housing Program Giving Safe Drugs to Addicted Residents |
Vice |
Mark Tyndall |
February 5 |
Guest Host Stirling Faux – Dr. Trevor Dummer |
Roundhouse Radio |
Trevor Dummer |
February 2 |
Indigenous people at higher risk of transport injuries, UBC study |
Vancouver Courier – a similar story also appeared in the Richmond News |
Associate faculty member Anne George |
January 30 |
30,000 toenail clippings may hold clues for prostate cancer |
CBC – a similar story appeared in Global News and CBC As It Happens |
Trevor Dummer |
January 30 |
‘Through the cracks’: Minding the gaps in UBC’s fractured healthcare system |
The Ubyssey |
Steve Morgan |
January 30 |
To avoid open bidding, generic-drug makers cut prices outside Quebec |
Globe and Mail |
Michael Law, Steve Morgan |
January 29 |
Can data help prevent workplace injuries and death? |
Journal of Commerce |
Chris McLeod |
January 29 |
Generic drug industry agrees to cut prices up to 40% in 5-year deal with provinces |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
January 29 |
Male participants needed for B.C. study on how social and cultural factors are shaping sex lives |
The Georgia Straight |
Youth Sexual Health Team |
January 26 |
Bonnie Henry appointed B.C. provincial health officer after Perry Kendall announces retirement |
The Georgia Straight – a similar story appeared in CBC, Global, Metro News, Chek News, Georgia Straight, Indo-Canadian Voice and Rossland News |
Bonnie Henry |
January 24 |
What Does It Take to Stop Accepting Pollution as the Price of Progress? |
The New York Times |
Michael Brauer |
January 23 |
The psychedelic renaissance: Can Ecstasy really be used to treat mental illness? |
International Business Times |
Mark Haden |
January 23 |
What would landing Amazon H2Q mean for Toronto’s already red-hot housing market? |
Metro News |
Paul Kershaw |
January 22 |
Canada must rethink health spending strategy |
Globe and Mail – a similar story appeared in The Toronto Star |
Paul Kershaw |
January 21 |
Vancouver kicks off final phase of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials |
Newsweek, Sputnik News, the Canadian Press (CTV, Globe and Mail, National Post and other Postmedia outlets, Metro News, Roundhouse Radio, and Castanet). |
Mark Haden |
January 21 |
What Tom Petty’s death says about Vancouver’s overdose crisis |
Vancouver Courier |
Mark Tyndall |
January 20 |
Toronto now most expensive Canadian city for renters |
Toronto Sun |
Paul Kershaw |
January 19 |
Why Vancouver BC is investing even more in safe injection sites |
Kiro7 |
Mark Tyndall |
January 17 |
Vancouver overdose deaths reached ‘historical high’ in 2017 |
Vancouver Courier |
Mark Tyndall |
January 17 |
Safe opioid vending machine closer to reality: BCCDC |
CTV News |
Mark Tyndall |
January 17 |
Chronic Disease Dashboard makes it easy to compare rates of serious illnesses in different regions of B.C. |
The Georgia Straight |
Kate Smolina |
January 17 |
Confidential industry documents show morning sickness drug Diclectin doesn’t work, Toronto doctor says |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
January 17 |
Could a medically supervised distribution program be the answer to the opioid crisis? |
Global News |
Mark Tyndall |
January 15 |
75% of India’s air pollution-related deaths are rural, study finds |
CNN |
Michael Brauer |
January 15 |
Inequality is rearing its ugly head in B.C., and we can do better |
The National Observer |
Clinical Professor Emeritus John Millar |
January 10 |
Report highlights the need to clean the conversation around drug use |
Globe and Mail |
Jane Buxton |
January 9 |
Should Kids Walk To School Again? |
CBC |
Mariana Brussoni |
January 9 |
Kids commuting to school: what’s driving the conversation? |
The Jon McComb Show |
Mariana Brussoni |
January 7 |
Tackling B.C’s overdose crisis in 2018: plans and strategies for the coming year |
CBC |
Mark Tyndall |
January 4 |
B.C. joins the ranks of provinces offering abortion drug Mifegymiso |
Globe and Mail |
Associate member Wendy Norman |
January 4 |
The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2017 |
Greater Good Magazine |
[Eva Oberle] |
December 27 |
Top 20 Vancouver news stories of 2017 |
The Georgia Straight |
Michael Brauer |
December 25 |
‘Mother Teresa’ of ex-inmates helps women deal with life after prison |
Vancouver Sun |
Ruth Elwood Martin, Patricia Janssen |
December 25 |
Could vending machines help solve B.C.’s opioid overdose crisis? |
CBC – a similar story by the Canadian Press appeared in The Columbia Valley Pioneer, and the Toronto Star, and a similar story appeared in The Times Colonist |
Mark Tyndall |
December 20 |
Free naloxone kits for overdoses now available in pharmacies |
Vancouver Courier – a similar story appeared in the Vancouver Sun. |
Jane Buxton, Mark Tyndall |
December 20 |
Competitors and critics agree Barry Sherman will be tough to replace at Apotex |
The Canadian Press – the story appeared in the Globe and Mail, CTV, Yahoo, MSN, Financial Post, Toronto Star and Times Colonist. |
Steve Morgan |
December 20 |
Health Canada backs new B.C. plan to provide clean drugs in bid to save people from fentanyl on the streets |
The Georgia Straight – a similar story appeared in The Globe and Mail. |
Mark Tyndall |
December 20 |
The $25 deductible: A useful tool or no longer relevant? |
Benefits Canada |
Michael Law |
December 19 |
Drug-vending machine pitched to cut overdose deaths |
The Times Colonist |
Mark Tyndall |
December 19 |
Learning to Live With Wildfire Smoke in the West |
City Lab |
Michael Brauer |
December 18 |
Outdoor activity important for children |
Lethbridge Herald |
Mariana Brussoni |
December 15 |
B.C. doctor shortage about to get worse as more physicians reach retirement age |
Global News – a similar story appeared in The Montreal Gazette and the CBC. |
Postdoctoral fellow Lindsay Hedden |
December 11 |
In a future with more wildfires there will also be more smoke |
Pacific Standard |
Michael Brauer |
December 10 |
A gas station desperate to curb drug overdoses turned its bathroom lights blue so people can’t see their veins |
Business Insider |
Resident Alexis Crabtree |
December 9 |
Legal Pot: Canada Will Sell Marijuana in Liquor Stores |
Newsweek – similar stories appeared in Yahoo!, Huffington Post, and Sputnik International. |
Mark Haden |
December 9 |
Trustees’ free trips a possible conflict: UBC prof |
Tri-City News |
Michael McDonald |
December 8 |
Home births in rural areas just as safe as in cities |
Reuters |
Doctoral student Elizabeth Nethery |
December 6 |
Legal pot to leave ‘no room for the black market’: B.C. |
Metro News |
Mark Lysyshyn |
December 5 |
Nelson Fentanyl Task Force hosts provincial expert |
Nelson Star |
Mark Tyndall |
December 5 |
BC Almanac |
CBC |
Mark Haden |
December 5 |
Have your say: Will employees take the new 18-month parental leave option? |
Benefits Canada |
Paul Kershaw |
December 4 |
Withdrawal symptoms: Could lower drug prices hurt more than just the pharma industry? |
Financial Post |
Steve Morgan, Michael Law |
December 1 |
Can the ghost of Tommy Douglas persuade Adrian Dix to offer a lifeline to cystic fibrosis patients? |
Georgia Straight |
Steve Morgan |
November 30 |
Vancouver council approves ‘bold, ambitious’ 10-year housing strategy |
Vancouver Sun |
Paul Kershaw |
November 30 |
Commutes, education and jobs: Statistics Canada to release last of census info |
Canadian Press – the story also appeared in CTV, National Post, Financial Post, CityNews, Lethbridge Herald, and Winnipeg Free Press. |
Lawrence Frank |
November 27 |
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix faces a drug-funding dilemma |
The Globe and Mail |
Michael Law |
November 26 |
Feds ‘taking far too long’ on opioids |
Metro News |
Bonnie Henry |
November 26 |
Popular marijuana advent calendars prompt health warnings |
The Canadian Press – the story appeared in the Globe and Mail, CTV, in the Financial Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, and Metro News |
Mark Haden |
November 26 |
Government to consider forcing all cyclists to wear a helmet |
Independent UK – a similar story appeared in MSN and Express U.K. |
[Kay Teschke] |
November 24 |
Prospect of testing illegal drugs at pharmacies spurs debate |
Global News |
Mark Haden |
November 24 |
Stoked on solutions part 4: Burning cleaner |
Rocky Mountain Goat |
Sarah Henderson, Michael Brauer |
November 24 |
Indigenous women suffer greatest risk of injury |
The Conversation |
Mariana Brussoni |
November 23 |
‘I can start with my life again’: life-saving drug approved for BC woman with rare disease |
Global News |
Steve Morgan |
November 22 |
Canada to boost affordable housing, but critics want more land freed up |
Reuters |
Paul Kershaw |
November 22 |
Trevor Hancock: Urban sprawl detrimental to public health |
Times Colonist |
Lawrence Frank |
November 22 |
Number of B.C. doctors growing but work-life balance means fewer patient visits, worsening access |
Vancouver Sun |
PhD candidate Lindsay Hedden |
November 22 |
Program to help snuff out woodsmoke pollution falls short of target |
Vancouver Sun |
Michael Brauer |
November 19 |
Public Health Care and Defining Canada: Readers Speak Out in the Canada Letter |
The New York Times |
Erica Frank |
November 17 |
Mobi bike share extending into East Vancouver, and it’s a sign of growing demand: UBC Prof |
Global News |
Kay Teschke |
November 17 |
Deaths after cardiac surgery low but many patients readmitted to B.C. hospitals after heart procedures |
Vancouver Sun |
[CHSPR Research Analyst Guiping Liu, Jason Sutherland] |
November 15 |
Why Canada should declare a national opioid emergency too |
The Conversation |
Doctoral student Pauline Voon |
November 15 |
Genomics’ Role In Global Pathogen Surveillance, Diagnosis |
Bio-IT World |
Jennifer Gardy |
November 14 |
Longer parental leave could worsen gender equality, says UBC prof |
Metro News |
Paul Kershaw |
November 13 |
Urban rats disproportionately affect Downtown Eastsiders |
The Ubyssey |
Jennifer Gardy, doctoral student Michael Lee, interdisciplinary doctoral student Kaylee Byers |
November 13 |
Housing costs, not avocado toast, to blame for millennials’ retirement struggles |
Benefits Canada |
Paul Kershaw |
November 9 |
Health spending in Canada forecast to hit $242 billion this year: report |
The Toronto Star |
Jason Sutherland |
November 7 |
Blue Sky |
CBC News Saskatchewan |
Farah Shroff, an associate member of SPPH |
November 6 |
How bad teeth are at the root of income inequality in Canada |
Maclean’s |
Patricia Janssen, Ruth Elwood Martin |
November 6 |
Health-care spending projected to jump nearly 4% this year, report finds |
Globe and Mail |
Michael Law |
November 6 |
Cost should not be the deciding factor for formulary drugs, scientist says |
Malay Mail Online – a similar story appeared in MIMS Today |
Craig Mitton |
November 6 |
“As safe as necessary”: a new way of looking at risk |
Active for Life |
Mariana Brussoni |
November 6 |
‘Alarming rate’ of OD deaths among young Indigenous people in B.C.: study |
The Canadian Press – the story also appeared in Globe and Mail, National Observer, Castanet and a similar story appeared in the Vancouver Sun and Regina Leader Post. |
Martin Schechter |
November 6 |
Stoked on solutions Part 2: More air pollution means shorter lives |
Rocky Mountain Goat |
Michael Brauer, Sarah Henderson |
November 5 |
Building resiliency in kids |
Pathways Magazine |
Kimberly Schonert-Reichl |
November 2 |
Keeping children safe means letting them take risks |
Play for Wales |
Mariana Brussoni |
November 1 |
Drug firms warn Ottawa against ‘crippling’ price cuts |
The Globe and Mail |
Steve Morgan |
October 31 |
Guest: Wildfires ravage California as climate apocalypse looms |
The California Aggie |
Michael Brauer |
October 30 |
‘We’re not seeing the truth’: Inside the hidden dangers of the Canadian workplace |
The Globe and Mail |
Mieke Koehoorn |
October 29 |
Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? |
The Atlantic |
Jennifer Gardy |
October 25 |
Urban green space could prove a health asset |
Canadian Apartment Magazine |
Matilda van den Bosch |
October 23 |
Women need health and dental care to stay out of prison |
The Conversation – also appeared in Macleans |
Patricia Janssen, Ruth Elwood Martin |
October 22 |
‘This event is bigger than UBC’: AMS VICE hosts naloxone training party |
The Ubyssey |
PhD student Stephanie Lake |
October 21 |
The serious flaw in Canada’s healthcare system: prescription drugs aren’t free |
The Guardian |
Steve Morgan |
October 20 |
UBC students learn to care for Indigenous people by understanding racist legacy |
The Canadian Press – appeared in CTV News, Times Colonist, Turtle Island News, CHEK, and the National Post |
Nadine Caron, Carrie Anne Vanderhoop, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
October 20 |
Want healthier kids? UBC docs prescribe nature’s Rx |
MetroNews |
Matilda van den Bosch |
October 19 |
Ammonia Dangers |
Global News |
Karen Bartlett |
October 19 |
Indigenous course part of UBC health programs |
MetroNews |
Carrie Anne Vanderhoop, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
October 19 |
UBC health students get training to help Indigenous patients |
CBC |
Carrie Anne Vanderhoop, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
October 19 |
New research points to need for hepatitis C vaccine |
Life Science Daily |
Postdoctoral fellow Nazrul Islam |
October 17 |
Life on the Outside: How Ex-Prisoners are Helping Ex-Prisoners |
Vancouver Magazine |
Ruth Elwood Martin, Vancouver Magazine |
October 16 |
The lean, mean ketogenic diet machine |
The Globe and Mail |
Rachel Murphy |
October 16 |
Smoke from California’s wildfires will harm people beyond the flames’ reach |
The Verge |
Sarah Henderson, Michael Brauer |
October 12 |
What’s the landscape for private benefits plans around generic drug prices? |
Benefits Canada |
Michael Law |
October 10 |
A lesson for Canada: Quebec pharmacare system creates winners and losers |
The Indo-Canadian Voice – a similar story appeared in Gears of Biz |
Steve Morgan |
October 10 |
On UTI Front, Chicken Dinner is No Winner |
MedPage Today – a similar story appeared in Food Safety News |
Amee Manges |
October 9 |
Estimating the size of the population of men who have sex with men in Metro Vancouver |
STI Updates |
Ashleigh Rich |
October 5 |
First Nation, First Surgeon |
TVO |
Nadine Caron, Co-Director of Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
October 4 |
Sacramento Testing Protected Bikeways Downtown |
Capital Public Radio |
Kay Teschke |
October 4 |
何齡自主 |
Fairchild TV |
Mariana Brussoni |
October 2 |
Vancouver council candidate Judy Graves calls for drug decriminalization to slow fentanyl deaths |
The Georgia Straight |
Mark Tyndall |
October 2 |
SECOND OPINION | Blacked-out information reveals secret world of drug prices |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
September 30 |
Cycling experts tackle road safety in US |
Al Jazeera English |
Kay Teschke |
September 28 |
Universal pharmacare would save Canadians $4.2B a year, parliamentary budget officer says |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
September 28 |
Mental health map |
CBC Early Edition |
Emily Rugel |
September 28 |
Vancouver park index aims to improve mental health: UBC study |
Metro News |
Emily Rugel |
September 28 |
Ontario’s cannabis legislation is too strict to sensibly protect youth |
Rabble.ca |
PhD student Stephanie Lake |
September 27 |
Don’t become complacent about B.C. overdose crisis: panel says |
Vancouver Sun |
Jane Buxton |
September 27 |
B.C. addictions minister Judy Darcy tells frustrated UBCM crowd the province is redoubling efforts on fentanyl |
The Georgia Straight |
Mark Tyndall |
September 27 |
Childcare key to helping families afford Vancouver |
Metro News |
Martin Guhn |
September 25 |
Feds urged to back research on psychedelic drugs for medical treatments |
Canadian Press – appeared in CTV, Toronto Star, National Post, Global, Winnipeg Free Press, Montreal Gazette, Regina Leader-Post, Vancouver Sun, Metro News, and Castanet |
Mark Haden |
September 25 |
Roundhouse Radio Middays |
Roundhouse Radio – a similar story appeared on Breakfast Television, and Roundhouse Radio Mornings |
Postdoctoral fellow Kathrin Stoll |
September 22 |
First Nations cancer patients more likely to die of cancer in BC: study |
News 1130 |
Nadine Caron, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
September 24 |
The kids on the bus |
The Globe and Mail |
Mariana Brussoni |
September 21 |
What’s making news in British Columbia |
National Post |
[Patricia Janssen, Ruth Martin] |
September 19 |
Health care key to prevent women from returning to prison: UBC study |
Radio Canada – a similar story appeared in , Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle, Agassiz Harrison Observer, Phys.org, and Salmon Arm Observer |
Patricia Janssen, Ruth Martin |
September 19 |
Disability in the work place |
Weekend Post |
PhD student Bojosi Gamontle |
September 18 |
How To Make Friends in an Aston Martin |
Fast Health |
Partnership for Work, Health and Safety Research Manager Billy Quirke |
September 18 |
People who most need prescribed heart disease prevention drugs least likely to get them |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
September 15 |
Condos for luxury cars raise eyebrows amid Metro Van housing crunch |
CTV News – a similar story appeared in Castanet |
Paul Kershaw |
September 14 |
Preventable dental issues land people in the ER: study |
News 1130 – a similar story appeared inThe Indo-Canadian Voice |
Mario Brondani, director of the dental public health program |
September 14 |
Mid-Days |
Roundhouse Radio |
Mark Tyndall |
September 13 |
B.C. Greens push reforms to NDP childcare promises |
Vancouver Sun – a similar story appeared in The Province |
Paul Kershaw |
September 12 |
Several workplace exposures may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease |
Occupational Safety Magazine |
Kay Teschke |
September 12 |
Ruth Lopert and Steve Morgan: NAFTA negotiations a threat to Canada’s push for universal pharmacare |
The Province |
Steve Morgan |
September 9 |
B.C. Almanac |
CBC |
Mariana Brussoni |
September 8 |
Here are the rules about putting kids on a bus alone: there aren’t any |
CBC – a similar story appeared in Vancouver 24 Hours |
Mariana Brussoni |
September 8 |
On the Coast |
CBC (starts at 1:00:51) |
Michael Brauer |
September 7 |
A dad in B.C. let his kids ride the bus alone — and it sparked a national debate about parenting |
Canadian Press, The Toronto Star, MSN, News 1130, Metro News, Yahoo, Kelowna Daily Courier, the Times Colonist – a similar story appeared in CTV, and Huffington Post |
Mariana Brussoni |
September 6 |
On The Coast |
CBC |
Kimberly Schonert-Reichl |
September 5 |
Expect more semi-trucks on Port Mann, Golden Ears due to toll removal |
CBC |
Lawrence Frank |
September 5 |
Should I let my child walk to school alone? Risks come with reward, says expert |
Vancouver Sun – similar stories appeared in Tri-City News, Kelowna Capital News, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, The Province, Montreal Gazette, Regina Leader Post, and Penticton Western News |
Mariana Brussoni |
September 2 |
On the Coast |
CBC |
Jane Buxton |
August 30 |
The availability of direct-acting antivirals is reducing disparities in the uptake of hepatitis C treatment |
NAM |
Naveed Janjua |
August 30 |
‘Project Wild Thing’ aims to get kids outside |
Global News |
Mariana Brussoni |
August 28 |
Could a heroin vaccine cure the west’s drug epidemic? |
The Guardian |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
August 26 |
Evenings With Kirk LaPointe – Aslam Anis (Aug 24, 2017) |
Roundhouse Radio |
Aslam Anis |
August 24 |
Dense development: is building along busy corridors unhealthy? |
CBC |
Michael Brauer |
August 23 |
Extreme heat may pose health risks to seniors |
North Shore News |
Sarah Henderson |
August 22 |
Delta kids among least likely in Lower Mainland to struggle with school and life, study finds |
Peace Arch News |
HELP |
August 22 |
Rising old age security spending kept in check by CPP increases: report |
The Canadian Press – appeared in CTV News and National Post |
Paul Kershaw |
August 22 |
Douglas Todd: The ethics of high prices — should Vancouver homeowners take the money? |
The Vancouver Sun |
Professor Emeritus Michael McDonald |
August 18 |
3% of Metro Vancouver men gay or bisexual: study |
Metro News |
Doctoral student Ashleigh Rich |
August 18 |
The crucial opioid interventions Canada needs now |
The Globe and Mail |
Mark Tyndall |
August 18 |
The High Cost of Pharmaceuticals: Canada’s Drug Problem |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
August 15 |
Legal weed: An accidental solution to the opioid crisis? |
The Conversation |
PhD student Stephanie Lake |
August 13 |
Opinion: Drug-checking services could help prevent overdoses |
The Vancouver Sun |
Kenneth Tupper |
August 11 |
Metro Vancouver air quality advisory now the longest in the region’s history |
Global News |
Michael Brauer |
August 9 |
Air pollution experts warn of smokier B.C. cities in future as climate change extends wildfire seasons |
The Georgia Straight |
Michael Brauer, Sarah Henderson |
August 9 |
How Parenting Affects Younger Moms’ Mental Health Versus Older Moms’ Mental Health |
Romper |
K.S. Joseph, Giulia Muraca |
August 8 |
South Coast sill under air quality advisory |
Global News |
Michael Brauer |
August 7 |
Steele and Drex: Lingering smoke shouldn’t cause any long-term health effects |
CKNW News Talk |
Michael Brauer |
August 7 |
CBC Vancouver News |
CBC |
Michael Brauer |
August 6 |
NAFTA talks may threaten Canada’s steps toward universal pharmacare |
Toronto Star |
Steve Morgan |
August 4 |
Child Development Association executive director awarded two-year fellowship |
Comox Valley Record |
Human Early Learning Partnership |
August 3 |
Vancouver Island MP pedals across riding in push for national cycling strategy |
CBC |
Kay Teschke |
August 3 |
Previously Cured HCV Patients Can Be Reinfected |
MedPage Today |
Nazrul Islam |
August 3 |
Trudeau says Canada not looking to decriminalize harder drugs, experts call that ‘irresponsible’ |
Global News |
Mark Haden |
August 2 |
Arsenic numbers a concern for scientist |
Surrey Now-Leader |
Trevor Dummer |
August 2 |
Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play |
The Conversation |
Mariana Brussoni |
August 1 |
B.C. wildfires cause light orange haze over Vancouver in wake of air quality advisory |
The Georgia Straight |
Michael Brauer, adjunct professor Chris Carlsten |
August 1 |
As opioid deaths rise, minister of addictions seeks ‘pathway to hope’ |
Vancouver Courier |
John Millar |
August 1 |
Elderly, young and isolated people most at risk in heat wave |
Vancouver Courier |
Michael Brauer |
July 31 |
Is Dirty Air The Cure For Climate Change? |
Huffington Post |
Michael Brauer |
July 31 |
UBC prof: Risks of herbicide use by City of Richmond low |
Richmond News |
Karen Bartlett |
July 28 |
Generic drug prices could drop – if rebates are replaced with public tendering |
Health Debate – a similar story appeared in iPolitics |
Steve Morgan |
July 28 |
Concerns over safety of baby walkers in UAE |
Khaleej Times |
Peter Barss |
July 26 |
Mom was Right. You Need to Eat Your Fruits & Veggies |
MyToba.ca |
Hans Krueger |
July 26 |
China’s Pollution Paradox |
Sierra |
Michael Brauer |
July 20 |
University of British Columbia study reveals the developments that get people cycling |
Cycling Magazine |
Michael Brauer and Kay Teschke |
July 20 |
Helicopter or lawnmower? Modern parenting styles can get in the way of raising well-balanced children |
The Conversation Canada – a similar story appeared in Medical Xpress, Yahoo! News, and NZ Herald |
[Mariana Brussoni] |
July 19 |
Metro Vancouver air quality advisory expected to last until at least Wednesday |
The Vancouver Sun |
Sarah Henderson |
July 18 |
BC Almanac (8:19) |
CBC |
Michael Brauer |
July 13 |
The Early Edition (2:19:07) |
CBC |
Eva Oberle |
July 13 |
To Get Women to Bike More, Build Better Bike Lanes |
Mental Floss |
Kay Teschke |
July 13 |
Vancouver philanthropists’ home sale funding health research, including that of this rat researcher |
Vancouver Sun – a similar story appeared in the Montreal Gazette |
Interdisciplinary doctoral student Kaylee Byers, Chelsea Himsworth |
July 12 |
Evenings With Kirk LaPointe – Kay Teschke (July 12, 2017) |
Roundhouse Radio |
Kay Teschke |
July 12 |
Teaching children emotional intelligence could help their mental health longterm |
Metro UK – a similar story appeared in Hindustan Times, India TV, New Kerala, PsychCentral, Independent Online, NewsRoomAmerica, Politico, Education World, Daily Star, and Science Daily |
Eva Oberle |
July 12 |
Women cyclists more put off by traffic than men: study |
Metro News – a similar story appeared in Our Windsor |
Kay Teschke |
July 11 |
UBC study provides roadmap for attracting cyclists |
Metro News – a similar story appeared in News1130 |
Kay Teschke and Michael Brauer |
July 11 |
Real time illegal drug warning project launched to combat overdoses |
Vancouver Sun |
Jane Buxton, Perry Kendall |
July 11 |
CBC Radio One |
CBC |
Michael Brauer |
July 11 |
Get creative for health-care revenues |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
July 10 |
Wildfires take health toll as climate change helps usher in ‘new normal’ |
Metro News – a similar story appeared in MSN |
Sarah Henderson |
July 9 |
SECOND OPINION | Did Canadians get a caloric kick from NAFTA? |
CBC |
Barbara Mintzes |
July 8 |
B.C. wildfires and floods show climate chaos is upon us |
The Georgia Straight |
Michael Brauer and Chris Carlsten |
July 8 |
This Toronto physician says doctors should be required to know the price of drugs |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
July 7 |
Nature on the move |
The Globe and Mail |
Chelsea Himsworth |
July 6 |
No improvement low back pain seen with addition of RF denervation vs standardized program alone |
Healio – a similar story appeared in The New York Times |
Postdoctoral research fellow Esther Maas |
July 3 |
UBC professor: a list of free prescription drugs could save everyone money |
The Ubyssey |
Steve Morgan |
July 3 |
Blowing smoke |
iPolitics |
Doctoral student Stephanie Lake |
July 1 |
Industry warns against Quebec’s drug plan, citing potential shortages |
The Globe and Mail |
Michael Law |
June 28 |
Convenience of virtual-doctor house calls enticing, especially to younger women: UBC study |
Vancouver Sun – a similar story appeared in The Province |
Kim McGrail |
June 28 |
Quebec expects to save millions with overhaul of generic-drug purchasing process |
The Globe and Mail |
Michael Law |
June 28 |
Why letting your kids play alone outside is good for them |
The Social |
Mariana Brussoni |
June 26 |
Home prices hurt young people’s income mobility |
The Globe and Mail |
Paul Kershaw |
June 26 |
Delta facing major cost as it looks to upgrade playground equipment |
Delta Optimist |
[Mariana Brussoni] |
June 23 |
Doctors Should Be Using Heroin to Treat Addiction |
Vice |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
June 22 |
Escalating student debt blamed on parental spending |
CBC |
Paul Kershaw |
June 21 |
How To Stop Drug Prices From Rising? New Study Points To Single-Payer Health Care System |
International Business Times |
Steve Morgan |
June 19 |
New program for pregnant women |
Rocky Mountain Goat |
Patricia Janssen |
June 18 |
Opinion: Medical tourism could provide revenue for our health care system |
Vancouver Sun |
Steve Morgan |
June 16 |
Evenings with Kirk LaPointe – Steve Morgan |
Roundhouse Radio |
Steve Morgan |
June 13 |
Canada pays more for prescription drugs for common conditions than other wealthy countries: CMAJ study |
CBC – a similar story appeared in CBC Radio’s BC Almanac, Canadian Press including Globe and Mail, News1130, Global News, Science Daily, MSN, Castanet and CTV News. |
Steve Morgan |
June 12 |
A vacuum or forceps delivery could be riskier than a C-section for mom and baby |
Today’s Parent – a similar story appeared in UPI |
Doctoral student Giulia Muraca |
June 6 |
Four Ways to Fill the Rental Housing Gap |
The Tyee |
Paul Kershaw |
June 6 |
SmartMom program offers pregnancy information by text |
Prince George Citizen – a similar story appeared in My Prince George Now and Energetic City |
Patricia Janssen |
June 5 |
Cesarean deliveries better than midpelvic forceps, vacuum deliveries: Study |
Business Standard – similar stories appeared in Science Daily, The Sun, UPI, Gephardt Daily |
Doctoral student Giulia Muraca |
June 5 |
Sponsored article: Reflections of Canada offers unflinching look at the nation on its 150th anniversary
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Georgia Straight |
David Patrick, Perry Kendall |
June 2 |
Tiny air pollutants inflame airways and harm heart |
Science News for Students |
Michael Brauer |
May 31 |
Triple Therapy More Cost-Effective Than MTX + Biologic in RA |
Medscape – a similar story appeared in Doctors Lounge and Healio |
Nick Bansback |
May 30 |
Smog is making you sick |
Australian Broadcasting Company |
Michael Brauer |
May 29 |
DLP004 – Kay Teschke |
Dandy Lion Cargo Podcast |
Kay Teschke |
May 28 |
Free drugs for addicts? |
Global News |
Perry Kendall |
May 26 |
Heron-Assisted Treatment |
Fairchild TV |
[Martin Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes], Patricia Daly |
May 26 |
Addiction experts urge expansion of medical heroin program in Canada |
The Canadian Press – appeared in CTV News, Vancouver Sun, CFJC Today and Yahoo and a similar story appeared in CBC |
Martin Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
May 26 |
Opinion: Our approach to opioid addiction isn’t working |
The Province |
Martin Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
May 26 |
Give Cities Some Breathing Room |
The Mark News – also appeared in Arab News, Cyprus Mail, and Newsroom Panama, |
Michael Brauer |
May 25 |
European Addiction Specialists Gather In Vancouver To Discuss Heroin-assisted Treatment |
CKNW – The Simi Sara Show |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
May 25 |
Many kids not ready for kindergarten: report |
Squamish Chief |
Human Early Learning Partnership |
May 25 |
Vancouver woman one of 80 worldwide chosen for elite expedition to Antarctica |
Vancouver Sun |
Sylvia Struck |
May 23 |
Metro Cities: Time for Canada to put pedal to the metal on cycling |
Metro News |
Kay Teschke |
May 22 |
Jane Philpott says pharmaceutical heroin a potential lifesaver in opioid epidemic |
CBC |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
May 20 |
Opinion: Years of cuts to public services in B.C. comes at societal cost |
Vancouver Sun |
Steve Morgan |
May 20 |
Will Ottawa’s new plan lower Canada’s high drug prices? |
The Globe and Mail |
Steve Morgan |
May 19 |
A look at the prevalence of cost-control measures in private drug plans |
Benefits Canada |
Michael Law |
May 18 |
‘Internet abortions’ may be safe option where procedure is restricted, study suggests |
The Washington Post – a similar story appeared in New York Magazine |
Wendy Norman, an associate member of SPPH |
May 16 |
Abortion pills accessed online are as safe, effective as clinics: study |
CBC |
Wendy Norman, an associate member of SPPH |
May 16 |
Federal health minister vows to bring down ‘unacceptably high’ drug costs |
CTV News |
Steve Morgan |
May 16 |
Ontario will give free prescription drugs to people under 25 — will BC? |
Ubyssey |
Steve Morgan |
May 12 |
This app can help you become a free-range parent |
TreeHugger |
[Mariana Brussoni] |
May 11 |
Global Voices: Prison bars shouldn’t be barrier to maternal bond |
Montreal Gazette – a similar story appeared on The Times Colonist |
Ruth Martin |
May 9 |
Peter Watts: Our Use of Medication |
News Talk 770 (CHQR) |
Steve Morgan |
May 8 |
Study links fetal reduction in multifetal pregnancies, better birth outcomes |
CTV News – a similar story appeared on Science Daily |
K.S. Joseph
alumna Neda Razaz |
May 8 |
Grossesse multiple : supprimer un embryon pour assurer la santé des autres |
Radio Canada |
K.S. Joseph |
May 8 |
Fact check: Will legalizing pot keep it out of the hands of kids? |
The Canadian Press – featured on CTV News and Times Colonist |
Mark Haden |
May 4 |
Cutting through the smog: What to do to fight air pollution |
New Scientist |
Michael Brauer |
May 3 |
Millennials aren’t fleeing Vancouver but older siblings are |
CBC – similar stories appeared in The Vancouver Sun and The Province |
Paul Kershaw |
May 3 |
This is It! A Concrete Plan for Parents who Want to Start Free-Ranging! |
Free-Range Kids |
Mariana Brussoni |
May 2 |
Opioid addicts turn to psychedelic plants to treat withdrawal, but doctors warn of risks |
CBC |
Mark Haden |
May 2 |
Why a universal pharmacare plan makes sense — now |
The Toronto Star – a similar story appeared in Ottawa Life Magazine |
Steve Morgan |
May 2 |
Ranks of seniors catch up, pass young people in Canada, census numbers to show |
News1130 a similar story appeared in The Montreal Gazette |
Paul Kershaw |
May 1 |
Five things to know about Ontario’s new youth pharmacare program |
The Globe and Mail |
Steve Morgan |
April 28 |
Transit workers demand meeting with TTC over subway pollution |
The Toronto Star |
Michael Brauer |
April 25 |
Report card meant to reduce economic impact of poor workplace health |
News 1130 |
[Hans Krueger] |
April 24 |
Public Health Chronicle with Farah Shroff |
Radio Canada |
Farah Shroff, an associate member of SPPH |
April 20 |
Rielle Capler says future 4/20 rallies will still have plenty to protest and celebrate |
CBC |
Rielle Capler |
April 19 |
Teachers May Be Passing Along Stress to Students |
VOCM News |
Eva Oberle |
April 19 |
Putting the risk back into play: the benefits of being less protective |
Global News |
[Mariana Brussoni] |
April 18 |
The Early Edition (starts at 1:27:00) |
CBC |
Farah Shroff |
April 18 |
Sponsored article:
National database offers new tool in fight against chronic disease |
National Post |
Trevor Dummer |
April 17 |
The Wrong Way to Keep Kids Safe From Predators |
The New York Times |
[Mariana Brussoni] |
April 14 |
Study: Human deaths associated with global trade and air pollution |
The Ubyssey |
Michael Brauer |
April 14 |
From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia’s illicit drug history |
Roundhouse Radio |
Mark Tyndall |
April 13 |
移民愈久患過敏者愈多 |
OMNI Television |
Jiayun Yao (Angela) |
April 12 |
Evenings with Kirk LaPointe – Rielle Capler |
Roundhouse Radio |
Rielle Capler |
April 11 |
Why drugs like these for ‘orphan’ diseases are a booming business with colossal costs for patients |
The Globe and Mail |
Michael Law |
April 10 |
Charting an Adventurous Path Forwards |
Pathways |
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
April 6 |
Healthy Lifestyle Really Does Decrease Your Risk of Certain Cancers |
Live Science |
Rachel Murphy |
April 6 |
Vancouver sticker shock sends ripple effects across B.C. |
Business in Vancouver |
Paul Kershaw |
April 5 |
The deadly human cost of your cellphone, calculated |
CBC |
Michael Brauer |
April 1 |
Evenings With Kirk LaPointe – Michael Brauer |
Roundhouse Radio |
Michael Brauer |
March 31 |
B.C.’s working poor: Food often comes last, after the bills are paid |
Vancouver Sun – a similar story also appeared on MSN and Times Colonist |
John Millar |
March 30 |
Dirty air from global trade kills at home and abroad |
Associated Press – appeared in Seattle Times, ABC News, 9 News, Business Insider, MetroNews |
Michael Brauer |
March 29 |
How your cheap Chinese-made products may be killing thousands in China |
USA Today |
Michael Brauer |
March 29 |
Is prescription heroin the future of addiction treatment? |
The Ubyssey |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
March 23 |
UBC and First Nations Health Authority partner to improve Indigenous health |
Metro News |
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health |
March 19 |
From opium to fentanyl: How did we get here? |
The Province |
Mark Haden |
March 18 |
Narcan kits becoming a party essential |
Vancouver Courier |
Jane Buxton |
March 16 |
What can I do when I can’t afford my prescriptions? |
The Globe and Mail |
Steve Morgan |
March 16 |
“The real experts in the opioid crisis”: What is it, who it affects and how to fight it |
The Ubyssey |
Jane Buxton |
March 13 |
For B.C.’s female prisoners, this peer mentor program is a leg up on the outside |
The Globe and Mail |
Ruth Martin |
March 13 |
Cleaning Urban Air Requires Radical Solutions |
Fast Company |
Michael Brauer |
March 13 |
The Vancouver Rat Project |
CBC Keeping Canada Safe |
Michael Lee, Kaylee Byers |
March 12 |
Made in B.C. pneumonia app |
Global News |
Mark Ansermino, and associate member of SPPH, and Matthew Wiens |
March 10 |
Study: Universal pharmacare system could save Canada $3.1 billion |
The Ubyssey |
Steve Morgan |
March 10 |
Centre for Disease control wants to change the conversation around addiction |
My Prince George Now |
Jane Buxton |
March 9 |
Heroin Town |
Life of the Law |
Martin Schechter |
March 8 |
B.C. Health Ministry to take responsibility for inmate health care |
The Globe and Mail |
Ruth Martin |
March 6 |
Air pollution around the world takes a staggering toll |
Washington Post |
State of Global Air (Michael Brauer) |
March 5 |
Terence Corcoran: If you like Canada’s liquor, transit and electricity monopolies, you’ll love the medicine cartel |
Financial Post |
Steve Morgan |
March 2 |
Brazil’s Deadly Prison Riots a Warning for Canada |
The Tyee |
Ruth Elwood Martin and Carlos Magno Neves |
March 2 |
Can motorists tolerate cyclists and share the road? |
The Globe and Mail |
Kay Teschke |
March 1 |
Allergy rates in immigrants increase the longer they live in Canada |
The Ubyssey |
Hind Sbihi and Angela Yao |
February 28 |
Deadly air |
Business Standard |
State of Global Air (Michael Brauer) |
February 28 |
Cycling advocate says helmet laws ‘counterproductive,’ but doctor disagrees |
CBC |
Cycling in Cities |
February 28 |
Rent increase for young people in Vancouver, Toronto |
Ming Pao Vancouver |
Paul Kershaw |
February 28 |
Anatomy of a mumps outbreak: Expert advice and all you need to know |
MetroNews |
Monika Naus |
February 27 |
Canada’s family doctors push to ban solitary confinement in prisons |
The Globe and Mail |
Ruth Martin |
February 27 |
Government drug coverage could save Canadians ‘billions,’ study finds |
The Toronto Star – similar stories appeared in Yahoo!, Philly.com |
Steve Morgan |
February 27 |
Time for pharmacare now |
CBC White Coat, Black Art |
Steve Morgan |
February 27 |
The argument for providing ‘essential medicines’ for free in Canada |
CTV – similar stories appeared in Globe and Mail, CBC, Global, Times Colonist, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, National Observer, Zoomer Radio, and 570 News. |
Steve Morgan |
February 27 |
Bringing Quebec costs to B.C. daycares a key commitment for NDP |
The Globe and Mail |
Paul Kershaw |
February 24 |
W-18 and new fentanyl analogue confirmed in Surrey and Victoria street drugs |
CKNW – a similar story appeared in AM 730 |
Mark Haden |
February 24 |
OLDER AND WISER: Report looks at prescriptions |
North Shore News |
Steve Morgan |
February 24 |
Experts say Regina can breathe easy, despite reports of high pollution |
CBC |
Michael Brauer |
February 23 |
Air pollution affects preterm birthrates globally, study finds |
The Washington Post – a similar story appeared in the South China Morning Post and The Cortez Journal. |
Michael Brauer |
February 23 |
Too many Canadians with asthma aren’t getting flu shots, finds study |
Cantech Letter |
SPPH research |
February 21 |
Solving affordability crisis requires rethink of housing policy |
Vancouver Courier |
Paul Kershaw |
February 21 |
Breaking down Canada’s health-care silos: More money isn’t the answer |
The Globe and Mail |
Jason Sutherland, Erik Hellsten |
February 19 |
Conversations That Matter: Injectable heroin just part of helping chronic addicts |
The Vancouver Sun |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
February 16 |
How quickly can you see a doctor? Study shows Canada lags behind other nations on timely access |
The Globe and Mail |
Steve Morgan |
February 16 |
Tristin Hopper: Don’t want to raise the retirement age? Raise the smoking and drinking rates |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix |
Paul Kershaw |
February 15 |
India’s Air Pollution Rivals China’s as World’s Deadliest |
New York Times – similar stories appeared in Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Vancouver Sun, Hindustan Times, Washington Post, Tech Times, The Indian Express, Business Standard, The Straits Times, International Business Times UK, Times of India, National Post, and Phys.org. |
Michael Brauer |
February 14 |
On the Origin of Scientists: Multidisciplinary is more than a buzzword for Babak Pourbohloul |
The Ubyssey |
Babak Pourbohloul |
February 8 |
Bicycling Education in the United States Needs an Update |
Streetsblog USA |
Kay Teschke |
February 7 |
Raising retirement age ‘inevitable,’ UBC professor says |
CBC |
Paul Kershaw |
February 7 |
Supporting the Health of Mothers and Their Babies in the Context of Incarceration |
The Vanier Institute of the Family |
Ruth Elwood Martin |
February 7 |
Looking at the fentanyl fix through the lens of history |
CBC |
Mark Haden |
February 5 |
How the arrival of Mifegymiso reveals an abortion double standard |
Maclean’s |
Wendy Norman |
February 5 |
Canadian seniors struggling to afford medication, study finds |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
February 4 |
Urban sprawl a growing Lower Mainland problem: UBC prof |
The Now |
Lawrence Frank |
February 4 |
Dry February |
BCIT Magazine |
Carolyn Gotay |
February 3 |
Better Now author Dr. Danielle Martin prescribes big ideas to enhance medicare |
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Morgan |
February 1 |
Coming to Canada: Novel study sheds light on immigration status and workplace health |
Insight, WorkSafe BC newsletter |
Niloufar Saffari |
February 1 |
Seniors in U.S., Canada skip prescriptions due to cost |
UPI – similar stories appeared in The Canadian Press, News 1130, The Huffington Post, 24 Hours Toronto, Nanaimo News Now, Peace Arch News, Ming Pao, Sing Tao, Benefits Canada, CTV, Yahoo! Finance , The Toronto Star, Metro News, The Globe and Mail, The Indo-Canadian Voice, Castanet, News-Medical, Surrey Now, 24 hours, Global News, Global News (starts at 22.40), and Vancouver Sun |
Steve Morgan |
February 1 |
Public Health & Preventive Medicine Resident Profile — Sian Tsuei |
Resident Doctors of B.C. |
Sian Tsuei |
January |
Why pain education is linked to B.C.’s fentanyl crisis |
CBC |
Kate Smolina |
January 31 |
Naloxone still an important tool to fight fentanyl crisis, expert says |
CBC |
Jane Buxton |
January 30 |
Fixing fentanyl with naloxone alone won’t work |
CBC |
Judy Illes |
January 29 |
Canada’s new arrivals develop new allergies, study finds |
On The Coast, CBC |
Hind Sbihi and Jiayun (Angela) Yao |
January 28 |
Empowering people, reducing harms |
Wall Papers |
Jane Buxton |
January 27 |
Promote an attachment between mother and baby even behind bars |
Radio Canada |
Ruth Elwood Martin |
January 27 |
Allergy rates among new immigrants increase the longer they live in Canada |
The Indo-Canadian Voice |
Hind Sbihi and Jiayun (Angela) Yao |
January 27 |
UBC study finds allergy rates among immigrants increase the longer they settle |
Vancouver Sun – similar stories appeared in The Georgia Straight, Fairchild Radio (AM1470) and Ming Pao News Canada |
Hind Sbihi and Jiayun (Angela) Yao |
January 27 |
Can you reduce stress simply by going to the park? |
Roundhouse Radio |
Matilda van den Bosch |
January 23 |
Calls for medically safe heroin mount in Canada |
The Lancet World Report |
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes |
January 21 |
We can’t afford to wait: We need opioid alternatives for pain |
The Globe and Mail |
Kate Smolina |
January 20 |
Stressed? Park it — public health experts will thank you |
Metro News |
Matilda van den Bosch |
January 19 |
Are naloxone kits really necessary for funeral workers? |
Global News |
Michael Krausz |
January 18 |
Vancouver touts green scene as report finds living near a park is good for your health |
Vancouver Sun |
Matilda van den Bosch |
January 18 |
B.C. program handed out 220% more naloxone kits in 2016 than last 3 years combined |
CBC |
Jane Buxton |
January 18 |
In British Columbia, demand for naloxone kits soars as fentanyl crisis continues |
The Globe and Mail |
Jane Buxton |
January 16 |
New study finds HIV treatment could contribute to syphilis outbreak |
The Canadian Press, similar stories appeared in
International Business Times, CBC, The Georgia Straight, News 1130, MedicalResearch.com, Daily Mail, HealthDay, Radio Canada International, La Presse, The Pharmaceutical Journal,
Inquisitr, Outbreak News Todayand iTechPost |
Michael Rekart |
January 16 |
Rare public hearing highlights concerns over explosion of high-priced specialty drugs in Canada |
The Globe and Mail |
Steve Morgan |
January 15 |
The High Cost of Pharmaceuticals: Canada’s Drug Problem |
fifth estate, CBC |
Steve Morgan |
January 13 |
1 in 10 Canadians can’t afford prescriptions: the case for national pharmacare |
The Current, CBC |
Steve Morgan |
January 13 |
Trump takes on big pharma |
CBC |
Steve Morgan |
January 12 |
Fact check: Could bilateral health deals harm overall system? |
CTV News |
Steve Morgan |
January 12 |
Billions wasted on drug spending in Canada, exclusive research shows |
CBC fifth estate |
Steve Morgan |
January 12 |
B.C. experts gauge bottom line of new drugs |
Business Vancouver |
Wei Zhang |
January 10 |
B.C. won’t cover hepatitis C drug that’s possible cure for woman infected with tainted blood |
CBC Go Public |
Steve Morgan |
January 9 |