Early hepatitis C treatment key to lowering risk of cancer | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/HepC_virus.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Early hepatitis C treatment key to lowering risk of cancer | For World Hepatitis Day on July 28, BCCDC urges people diagnosed with Hepatitis C to seek treatment. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/world-hepatitis-day-2022 | | 2022-07-28T07:00:00Z | | |
Health checks during heat waves can help protect the most susceptible | <img alt="Cooling off with feet in a basin of cold water" src="/news-releases-site/PublishingImages/senior-feet-cooling.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Health checks during heat waves can help protect the most susceptible | A new health check guide by the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health helps to identify people at risk and provides guidance on how to keep cool during extreme heat events. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/health-check-guide | | 2022-07-26T07:00:00Z | | |
Gear up for wildfire season | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Wildfire%20smoke-4.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Gear up for wildfire season | As wildfire season approaches, it’s important that you are prepared for the worst. Here are a few tips to keep you and your loved ones safe this year. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/gear-up-for-wildfire-season | | 2022-07-04T07:00:00Z | | |
First monkeypox case detected in B.C. | | First monkeypox case detected in B.C. | | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/first-monkeypox-case | | 2022-06-06T07:00:00Z | | |
Waiting to get your child vaccinated? What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines | <img alt="" src="/Health-Info-Site/PublishingImages/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine/vaccines-children/VaccinesChildren_howvaxwork.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Waiting to get your child vaccinated? What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines | New resources to address parents’ top questions on COVID-19 vaccination. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/resources-children-covid-19-vaccines | | 2022-06-02T07:00:00Z | | |
Reports of Monkeypox in B.C. | | Reports of Monkeypox in B.C. | | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/reports-monkeypox | | 2022-05-20T07:00:00Z | | |
New program asks B.C. residents to upload photos of ticks for online identification | <img alt="" src="/Our-Research-Site/PublishingImages/eTick.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New program asks B.C. residents to upload photos of ticks for online identification | It’s springtime and ticks are back. BCCDC and eTick are introducing an app to help identify ticks that carry disease. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/etick-app | | 2022-04-11T07:00:00Z | | |
Tsielth Smun'eem: A new mural to honour Indigenous children | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Mural_CJ1.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Tsielth Smun'eem: A new mural to honour Indigenous children | Indigenous artist’s new mural offers a moment of reflection in BCCDC lobby. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/mural-to-honour-indigenous-children | | 2022-03-31T07:00:00Z | | |
World TB Day: An opportunity to reflect | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/TB%20Day%202022.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | World TB Day: An opportunity to reflect | BCCDC Informatics nurse acknowledges the history of TB in Canada. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/world-tb-day | | 2022-03-24T07:00:00Z | | |
Unintentional poisonings in adults are more common than you think | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/PoisonPreventionWeek.PNG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Unintentional poisonings in adults are more common than you think | For Poison Prevention Week, the BC Drug and Information Centre is reminding the public that unintentional poisonings don’t just happen in children and can occur in adults too. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2022/unintentional-poisonings | | 2022-03-21T07:00:00Z | | |