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Health: Resistance (exercise) is far from futile

WEBBy Stuart Phillips, Professor, McMaster University, Ontario. Everyone can agree that exercise is healthy. Among its many benefits, exercise improves heart and …

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Nelson Health Campus one step closer to reality — construction …

WEBPoliticians, community partners and the public joined hands Friday afternoon across the street from the site of the new Nelson Health Campus to officially announced …

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Kootenay Boundary plagued by low childhood immunization rates: …

WEBLow childhood immunization rates continue to plague the Kootenay Boundary despite outbreaks in the region and major outbreaks in some parts of the …

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New self-screening program will help detect cervical cancer sooner

WEBPeople in B.C. will have improved access to cervical cancer screening as a provincewide cervix self-screening program launches, including the option to screen at …

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Slocan Community Health Centre welcomes two new physicians

WEBOctober 1st, 2019. Dr. Svet Gueordjev and Dr. Sean Wachtel will start seeing patients as of Tuesday, October 1, joining long-time New Denver physician Dr. Chuck Burkholder at …

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Actions protect people, B.C. communities this respiratory illness

WEBThe Province and public-health officials are taking actions to continue protecting people, communities and the health-care system this fall and are …

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Op/Ed: Interior Health marking Mental Health Awareness Week

WEBCOVID-19 has impacted each of us in many ways. One of the areas that we are monitoring closely is mental health. Mental health affects all of us. As we mark the …

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Province helps better connect patients to primary-care providers

WEBAs more family doctors and nurse practitioners join B.C.’s health-care system, the Province is expanding the Health Connect Registry to better connect primary-care …

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Interior Health issues DRUG ALERT for Nelson

WEBIn a media release Tuesday, Interior Heath issued a DRUG ALERT for Nelson with a high risk of overdose. Interior Health said the DRUG ALERT for NELSON …

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Jim Pattison Foundation commits $5 million to establish Centre for

WEBPeople living in the Interior region will soon benefit from a new Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation (the Centre) that is being established in …

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IH, Regional Hospital Districts strengthen partnership with new

WEBA new memorandum of understanding between Interior Health (IH) and the seven Interior regional hospital districts (RHDs) will strengthen existing partnerships …

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Op/Ed: IH Board Chair Dr. Doug Cochrane reflects on 2022

WEBAs I mark my fifth year as Board Chair of Interior Health (IH), I reflect on the highlights and challenges of 2022. Undoubtedly, times have been difficult for many …

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Interior Health report informs ongoing efforts to save lives at risk

WEBOn International Overdose Awareness Day, Interior Health has released the 2022 Medical Health Officer (MHO) report, The Toxic Drug Crisis in BC’s Southern …

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Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital expansion complete

WEBPeople in West Kootenay/Boundary region are benefiting from better access to care, thanks to the completion of the pharmacy and ambulatory care project at …

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Interior Health reminds parents to keep child’s immunizations up …

WEBFebruary 15th, 2024. Interior Health said that current immunization rates are concerning because these diseases still occur and can spread easily. Interior Health (IH) is …

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Interior Health releases inaugural five-year Climate Change

WEBInterior Health (IH) has released a five-year Climate Change and Sustainability Roadmap that provides long-term, strategic direction for preparing for and …

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Interior Health CEO mourns loss of Board Chair Dr. Doug Cochrane

WEBBy Lone Sheep Publishing. February 20th, 2024. Dr. Doug Cochrane recently passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. In a statement Tuesday, president …

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Letter: Health Minister Dix not listening to residents need for

WEBTo The Editor: I am one of nine renal patients in the Nelson-Creston who must travel to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) because hemodialysis is not …

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Province making progress strengthening ambulance system

WEBThe Province is strengthening its ambulance system with the largest hiring push in B.C.’s history in rural and remote locations. In October, 24 ambulance stations …

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