A single gene that regulates testosterone levels in a “crazy” species of shore bird controls the development of three wildly different types of males, an international study involving researchers at Simon Fraser University has found.
Fraser Health was the birthplace of 16,748 babies in 2023-24 and an even higher number of babies is expected in the coming year. Most of these newborns leave hospital within a day or two of birth but some, like Shane Martyn, stay for weeks or even months.
Sleep is an essential part of life but for many long-term care residents, health conditions often wreak havoc on their quality of sleep. When people aren’t sleeping well, they’re more likely to get up at night and fall, which can cause serious injuries.
Technical Safety BC and the BC SPCA want to help British Columbians keep their pets safe
To provide the best surgical care for patients, Burnaby Hospital Foundation and Fraser Health partnered on a $2.3 million robotic-assisted surgical system for the Jim Pattison Surgery Centre at Burnaby Hospital. The Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System allows surgical teams to perform hip and knee replacement surgery with greater precision and accuracy.
New research gives another reason to take folic acid supplements while pregnant.
People with opioid use disorder in British Columbia who received methadone had a 37–40 per cent lower rate of treatment discontinuation compared with those who received buprenorphine/naloxone.
Dr. Sanjeev Goel, an esteemed leading physician for over two decades, is considered Canada’s top longevity doctor. As the founder and CEO of Peak Human, an innovative biohacking and regenerative medicine-based practice, Dr. Goel is transforming health care by pioneering the use of precision medicine in Canada.
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration (TWCC) and Canuck Place Children’s Hospice today announced a partnership to build capacity for children’s palliative care internationally through the Children’s Palliative Care Leadership Program in South and Southeast Asia.
The Surrey Hospitals Foundation is excited to announce the first year’s recipients of the Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award, which is named after the late Surrey business magnate and philanthropist Sherrold Haddad.
A new Simon Fraser Univerity study finds sexual minorities still experience a greater burden of mental health and substance use conditions than heterosexual people despite legislative and policy advances and improvements in social attitudes in recent decades.
Five years ago, the Vancouver Fo Guang Shan Temple in Richmond made a pledge to donate $50,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation’s ACT NOW Campaign for the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital. This past month, they completed their final donation of $10,000 – a generous gesture that will help launch a new era of health care in Richmond.
Researchers at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with a group from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas have identified a gene that appears to reverse Parkinson’s disease symptoms in fruit flies.
The Fraser Health Virtual Care call centre was launched in 2020 to allow people in our region to connect remotely with a registered nurse about their health concerns through telephone, video or web chat. Since then, the Fraser Health Virtual Care Team has helped more than 245,000 patients, and counting, with their health care needs.
Inspiring the next generation through art and giving back, the Vancouver Artopia Youth Society held their seventh annual International Youth Arts Contest in Richmond on June 8th and raised $10,000 towards Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Medical Imaging Centre Campaign.