44 h. ago Measles circulating in northeastern B.C. community, health officials warn

Northern Health says multiple lab-confirmed cases of measles have been confirmed in Wonowon, about 89 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John, B.C.

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4 d. ago Questions raised over outgoing IH CEO’s ability to solve crisis at Kelowna General Hospital

Dew is concerned that with IH CEO Susan Brown set to retire in December, a quick resolution to the crisis may not be possible.

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5 d. ago Doctors at Kelowna hospital accuse Interior Health of misleading the public

The pediatricians accuse Interior Health (IH) of misleading the public by blaming the crisis on a nationwide shortage of physicians.

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6 d. ago Health officials hope innovators can help solve pressing issues

On Monday, frontline workers from Eastern Ontario pitched health-care challenges to a room full of innovators and entrepreneurs.

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9 d. ago Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states

A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May because of the potential […]

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9 d. ago Interior Health CEO speaks out for 1st time since Kelowna pediatric unit closure

There are about 20 pediatricians working in the Kelowna area, however, only six work at the hospital as numerous resigned in the last year.

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1 week ago Infant dies after contracting measles in utero in Southwestern Ontario

An infant born prematurely after contracting measles in the womb has died in Southwestern Ontario, the province's top public-health official said on Thursday.

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1 week ago Measles cited as possible factor in Southwestern Ontario infant's death

An infant born prematurely after contracting measles in the womb has died in Southwestern Ontario, the province's top public-health official said on Thursday.

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1 week ago Parole granted for former health official in B.C. and Alberta who sexually assaulted boy

The board says de Villiers, a top public health official in northern Alberta before his move to B.C. in 2020, has a supportive network of family, friends and "faith community."

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1 week ago Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says

U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria. Officials issued a public health alert for 1-pound, vacuum-packed packages of Organic Rancher beef, produced on May 22 and May 23, by NPC Processing Inc., of Shelburne, Vermont. The products have use-by […]

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1 week ago Parole for former B.C. health official who sexually assaulted boy

Albert de Villiers served less than two years of a 5½-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2023

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1 week ago B.C. health officials were warned of problems nine months before Kelowna hospital pediatric ward closure

Vaughn Palmer: Secrecy surrounding pediatric ward closure only highlights slow response to staffing woes

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2 w. ago Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers

Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officials said Friday. At least 16 people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers produced by Florida-based Bedner Growers and […]

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2 w. ago Kelowna doctor sounds alarm over pediatrician shortage at hospital

Another emergency room doctor is decrying the severe shortage of pediatricians at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).

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2 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm declines help from Dr. Oz to save birds from planned cull

Oz is the administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is the second health official in the Trump administration to try to prevent the cull.

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3 w. ago Kelowna ER doctors sound alarm over ‘unprecedented’ closure of pediatric ward

Doctors who work in the Emergency Room (ER) at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) are in disbelief the entire pediatric unit will be shutting down for at least six weeks.

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3 w. ago B.C. health minister calls pediatric ward closure at Kelowna hospital challenging

According to Interior Health, it has funding for 12 hospital pediatricians but is only operating with half of that as it struggles to recruit the specialists.

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3 w. ago New salmonella outbreak tied to same Florida grower with tainted cucumbers last year

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 550 illnesses last year. Cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales have been linked to illnesses in at least 26 people in 15 states, the […]

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3 w. ago Strikes on Gaza kill at least 60 people as criticism against Israel mounts

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza overnight and into Tuesday, hitting a family home and a school-turned-shelter, and killing at least 60 people, Palestinian health officials said, as Israel pressed its war against Hamas despite mounting international condemnation. Israel launched another major offensive in the territory in recent days, saying it […]

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4 w. ago RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation’s top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of vaccines. Yet his regulators are promising big changes that cloud the outlook for what shots might even be available. The Food and […]

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