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.