Health authorities warn of rise in strep infections among B.C. children
While most people recover with antibiotic use, infections can spread and become life-threatening in the form of pneumonia or toxic shock.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10187928/rise-strep-infections-bc-children/

Health authorities warn of rise in strep infections among B.C. children
While most people recover with antibiotic use, infections can spread and become life-threatening in the form of pneumonia or toxic shock.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10187928/rise-strep-infections-bc-children/

The Tyee: A New Way to Screen Pee for Designer Drugs https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/30/New-Tool-Screening-Designer-Drugs-Pee-Samples/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #MichaelSkinniderPrincetonUniversity #ControlledDrugsandSubstancesAct #AnalyticalChemistrypublication #BCProvincialToxicologyCentre #UniversityofBritishColumbia #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #AaronShapiroBCCDC

The Tyee: Most British Columbians Are Way Overdue for Their COVID Boosters https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/03/Most-British-Columbians-Overdue-COVID-Boosters/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #NationalAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunization #fall2023vaccinationcampaignBC #COVIDvaccineafterinfection #Swisscheesedefencestrategy #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #COVID-19ResourcesCanada #BCvaccine-onlystrategy #GetVaccinatedsystemBC #ProtectOurProvinceBC #spring2023boosterBC #BCMinistryofHealth #Krakenvariant

Concerns raised over B.C. instructional videos on how to inject drugs
A safer supply critic says B.C. government-produced instructional videos on injection drugs could be causing harm, but officials say they're keeping drug users safe.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10066980/injection-drugs-instrucitonal-videos/

Concerns raised over B.C. instructional videos on how to inject drugs
A safer supply critic says B.C. government-produced instructional videos on injection drugs could be causing harm, but officials say they're keeping drug users safe.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10066980/injection-drugs-instrucitonal-videos/

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks
There were 422 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 267 on Sept. 21, and over the same time period, the number in critical care rose from 17 to 26.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10008691/bc-covid19-update-october-2023/

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks
There were 422 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 267 on Sept. 21, and over the same time period, the number in critical care rose from 17 to 26.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10008691/bc-covid19-update-october-2023/

Global News BC: B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks https://globalnews.ca/news/10008691/bc-covid19-update-october-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #bccoronavirus #BCCOVID-19 #COVID-19 #Health #COVID

COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected
The BCCDC said that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province's medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9951060/covid-19-numbers-spike-bc/

Global News BC: COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected https://globalnews.ca/news/9951060/covid-19-numbers-spike-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #BChealthcare #BonnieHenry #BCCOVID-19 #BChealth #COVID-19 #bccovid #Health #BCCDC #BC

Global News BC: ‘Came back with a vengeance’: B.C. doctor urges flu shot as kids return to school https://globalnews.ca/news/9935657/bc-doctor-urges-flu-shot/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #pediatricinfectiousdiseasedoctor #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #newCOVID-19variantBA.2.86 #BCChildren'sHospital #Dr.DavidGoldfarb #BCinfluenzaB #influenzaB #BCflushot #BCdoctor #BChealth #Health #bcflu #rsv #BC

‘Came back with a vengeance’: B.C. doctor urges flu shot as kids return to school
Dr. David Goldfarb says evidence from the Southern Hemisphere suggests influenza B, which can hit children harder than adults, will be particularly prevalent this year.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9935657/bc-doctor-urges-flu-shot/

Global News BC: First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/9927097/new-covid-variant-ba-2-86-bc-first-case-canada/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PublicHealthAgencyofCanada #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #WorldHealthOrganization #ba.2.86variant #bccovidupdate #covidvariant #BonnieHenry #NewVariant #AdrianDix #COVID-19 #ba.2.86 #bccovid #Health #XBB1.5 #COVID

The Tyee: BC Braces for a Heat Wave Starting This Weekend https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/11/Heat-Wave-Starting/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #MinisterofEmergencyManagementandClimateReadinessBowinnMa #BCProvincialHeatAlertandResponseSystem #ProvincialHealthOfficerDr.BonnieHenry #ExtremeHeatPreparednessGuide #LowerMainlandcoolingcentres #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #EmergencyInfoBC #BCheatdome2021 #BCheatwave2023 #PreparedBC

The Tyee: Curing the Most Deadly Communicable Disease on the Planet https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/08/Curing-Deadly-Communicable-Disease/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #WorldHealthOrganizationeradicateHCVby2030 #VancouverInfectiousDiseasesCentre #PublicHealthAgencyofCanada #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #HepatitisCVirusVancouver #WorldHealthOrganization #DowntownEastside(DTES) #EpclusaHCVtreatment #MaviretHCVtreatment #BCHepatitisNetwork #VoseviHCVtreatment #UrbanHealthCentre #CDAFoundation

Global News BC: Wash your fruits and veggies: B.C. experiences Cyclospora infection outbreak https://globalnews.ca/news/9878522/bc-centre-disease-control-warning-cyclospora/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #CyclosporacasesBC #Cyclosporacases #groceryrecalls #foodrecalls #Cyclospora #FoodSafety #parasite #Health #BCCDC

The Tyee: Long COVID Is Disabling Kids. Why We Ignore It https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/07/20/Long-COVID-Disabling-Kids/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #Dr.KellyFearnley,chairofLongCOVIDDoctorsforAction #BritishMedicalAssociationlongcovid #MoodDisordersSocietyofCanada #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #Canadianeducationsystem #EducationCanadajournal #HealthCanadalongcovid #longCOVIDsymptomsathy #BCChildren’sHospital #LongCOVIDCanadakids #Post-COVIDcondition #HealthCareWorkers #COVID-19brainfog

The Tyee: Should This Be Back-to-School Wear? https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/05/Masks-As-Back-To-School-Wear/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #TheWorldHealthOrganization #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #respiratorysyncytialvirus #ProtectOurProvinceBC #Dr.KarinaZeidler #Clarithromycin #JaclynFerreira #Amoxicillin #Dr.SusanKuo

The Tyee: ‘Everyone I Know and Love Is Dead’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/21/Toxic-Drugs-Everyone-I-Know-Love-Dead/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #MinisterofMentalHealthandAddictionsJenniferWhiteside #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #chiefcoronerLisaLapointe #DrugUserLiberationFront #opioidagonisttherapy #BCdecriminalization #toxicdrugsdeathsBC #BCCoronersService #BrookeKinniburgh #BCharmreduction #toxicdrugcrisis #BCfentanyl #Naloxone #ErisNyx