British Columbia

11/01/23
Author: 
Patricia Lane & Dr. Kevin Liang
Dr. Kevin Liang at the 2021 Doctor and Nurse Climate Rally. Photo by Melissa Lem

Jan. 9, 2023

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity.

Dr. Kevin Liang wants health care to contribute to a healthier planet.

This 28-year-old family doctor divides his time between his practice at a community clinic in Vancouver’s Eastside and reducing health-care’s greenhouse gas emissions.

11/01/23
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
Indoor spaces with poor ventilation or filtration speed COVID transmission. There is technology to fix that. Image via Shutterstock.

Jan. 11, 2023

Why it will take re-engineering, not just medicine, to close the door on COVID.

In this, the fourth year of the pandemic, one question is on everyone’s lips. How the hell will this thing ever end?

11/01/23
Author: 
Auston Chhor
Who are electric vehicle rebates really helping? And what could we do to make government-subsidized climate action more equitable? Photo via Shutterstock.

Website editor:  A good article.

Dec. 11 2023

BC’s climate incentives are hindering true climate justice.

09/01/23
Author: 
Moira Wyton
As of Friday, BC had identified 15 cases of the XBB.1.5 subvariant, called ‘Kraken’ by some experts, a subvariant more transmissible than Omicron. Image via Shutterstock.

Jan. 9, 2023

Push harder on masks, bivalent boosters urge health advocates, as Dix ups hospital capacity.

British Columbia is reactivating emergency operations centres at 20 hospitals to prepare for even more hospital demand due to record and sustained case levels of COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

There are more than 10,000 patients currently in hospital across B.C., with 358 having tested positive for COVID-19 and 132 with RSV, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Friday.

06/01/23
Author: 
Scott Neigh
Image: The Breach

"While material gains are crucial, they are far from the only way that movements build towards a better world. Also important are the increased confidence and capacity that can result even from collective struggles that have not yet won definitive victories. "

Dec. 22, 2022

06/01/23
Author: 
Sarah Ghorpade
In my neighbourhood in Mumbai, India, I love getting almost everywhere I need to go on foot. I love the sights I see along the way, and the friendly interactions with local vendors, which, in my early days here, gave me a sense of belonging that shouldn’t be undervalued. Photo by Elizabeth Downey.

Jan. 5, 2023

Diversity, connection and a car-free life come when all the things you need, from fresh meals to doctors, are steps away from your home.

As a Canadian ex-pat in Mumbai, my daily life here is different from my life back home in just about every respect. But one of the most striking differences is how intense the neighbourhoods are.

06/01/23
Author: 
Pat Armstrong and Marjorie Griffin Cohen
For-profit care businesses have made major inroads in the long-term care sector, but research shows they deliver a lower level of care. Photo via Shutterstock.

Jan. 5, 2023

We know for-profit care costs more and delivers less. But governments keep allowing its expansion.

Canadian health economist Robert Evans called them zombies: ideas killed long ago by evidence, but re-emerging from the grave — often in disguise.

05/01/23
Author: 
Seth Klein
But what early climate signals can be found in B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet and their mandate letters? asks Seth Klein. Photo via Province of British Columbia/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Dec. 13, 2022

The past few years have hit most British Columbians hard — from COVID-19 to floods and fires to the escalating cost of living. The new premier has hit the ground running, delivering an ambitious string of initiatives in his first weeks.

05/01/23
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
The XBB.1.5 variant is not only highly immune evasive, even among those with boosters, but more effective at binding to human cells than other Omicron variants, say scientists. Photo by Joshua Berson.

Jan. 4, 2023

Emerging research on the COVID variant sounds alarms about contagiousness, severity and health-system impact.

A new COVID variant, dubbed “the Kraken” by some scientists, has exploded in the United States, accounting for 40 per cent of COVID cases in the northeast.

28/12/22
Author: 
Charlie Smith
Jennifer Heighton

Website editor: Very informative.

Dec. 28, 2022

B.C. is lucky to have people like Jennifer Heighton informing the public about COVID-19 when journalists drop the ball

There are still some excellent reporters working in Vancouver’s mainstream media.

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