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One month after outbreak, Island Health reports another case of rare bacterial infection

By Brishti Basu
January 23, 2023

A frontline worker said illnesses amongst homeless people are hard to detect due to stigma preventing them from accessing care

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BC incentives to recruit foreign and retired nurses welcome news amid crisis

By Brishti Basu
January 10, 2023

“Mostly because of the staffing issues, there's more being put on each nurse’s shoulders, with less resources available to support them,” said one Island Health nurse

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Most BC residents think pandemic was not managed well: independent review

By Brishti Basu
December 2, 2022

Less than 20% of survey respondents trusted COVID-19 information shared by the government

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Island Health quietly declares rare bacterial infection outbreak

By Brishti Basu
December 2, 2022

One person has died from Hib this year, after the disease was dormant for the past decade

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Victoria non-profit rallies in Ottawa for better access to psilocybin

By Jolene Rudisuela
December 1, 2022

TheraPsil’s CEO says exemptions for the psychoactive substance are too hard to get and rules are inconsistent

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Island school absence and illness rates continue to rise, but province plans no further action

By Brishti Basu
November 30, 2022

A Mayne Island school had to shut down due to absences this week

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How one Victoria man’s journey with a rare cancer inspired him to help others battle the disease

By Emily Vance
October 21, 2022

When Nigel Deacon was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in 2010, he couldn’t find anyone else with the same diagnosis. Now, he’s helped create an organization that links patients across the country

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Island hospitals, schools already facing impact of COVID-19, respiratory virus surge

By Brishti Basu
September 29, 2022

BC is expecting a surge of hospitalizations this fall, but won’t instate any public health measures