| More BC women are due for their mammograms than ever before: join the Mammolanche and get screened | <img alt="Join the Mammolanche" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/BCC%20Screening%20mammolanche.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | More BC women are due for their mammograms than ever before: join the Mammolanche and get screened | Did you know that just by getting regular screenings, you can reduce your risk of death from breast cancer by 25 per cent? | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/join-the-mammolanche-and-get-screened | | 2018-10-17T07:00:00Z | | |
| A day-in-the-life - Elder Roberta Price | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/roberta-price.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | A day-in-the-life - Elder Roberta Price | In honour of Orange Shirt Day, this week we profile Elder Roberta Price. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/a-day-in-the-life-elder-roberta-price | | 2018-09-28T07:00:00Z | | |
| Prevent cancer with the HPV vaccine | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/HPV_Infographic_680x380.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Prevent cancer with the HPV vaccine | The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cancer. Yet one-third of female B.C. adolescents have not been immunized against HPV. We can improve the uptake of this safe and effective cancer-preventing vaccine. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/prevent-cancer-with-the-hpv-vaccine | | 2018-09-20T07:00:00Z | | |
| Catching babies and challenging the medical status quo | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/dissident-doc.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Catching babies and challenging the medical status quo | We’re excited to announce the release of Dr. Michael C. Klein’s memoir Dissident Doctor. Dr. Klein, a champion in women’s maternal health, was head of the Department of Family Practice at BC Women’s from 1993 to 2003. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/catching-babies-and-challenging-the-medical-status-quo | | 2018-09-13T07:00:00Z | | |
| BC Women's Complex Chronic Diseases Program offers in-home virtual visits | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/virtual.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Women's Complex Chronic Diseases Program offers in-home virtual visits | Patients registered in BC Women's Complex Chronic Diseases Program can now consult with their health care provider without leaving their home. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-womens-complex-chronic-diseases-program-offers-in-home-virtual-visits | | 2018-08-22T07:00:00Z | | |
| When medical waste is another’s treasure | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/kathryn-fam.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | When medical waste is another’s treasure | Mothers who give birth at BC Women’s have the unique opportunity to really make a difference and, ultimately save a life. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/when-medical-waste-is-another’s-treasure | | 2018-07-20T07:00:00Z | | |
| Women’s Health Research Institute becomes UBC Faculty of Medicine Research Centre | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/researcher.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Women’s Health Research Institute becomes UBC Faculty of Medicine Research Centre | We're excited to announce that the Women's Health Research Centre (WHRI) is recognized as a UBC Faculty of Medicine Research Centre. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/women’s-health-research-institute-becomes-ubc-faculty-of-medicine-research-centre | | 2018-07-03T07:00:00Z | | |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/indigenous-day.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | National Indigenous Peoples Day | On June 21, we celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day at BC Women’s and reflected on our commitment to providing safe quality care for all of our patients. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/national-indigenous-peoples-day-(2) | | 2018-06-26T07:00:00Z | | |
| Dr. Gina Ogilvie receives a 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Award | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/gina.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Dr. Gina Ogilvie receives a 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Award | Congratulations to Dr. Gina Ogilvie for being awarded a 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Research & Sciences category! | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/dr-gina-ogilvie-receives-a-2018-ymca-women-of-distinction-award | | 2018-06-14T07:00:00Z | | |
| A once practical gift that became so much more | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/mom-milk.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | A once practical gift that became so much more | When Amanda McCrimmon was pregnant with her first child in 2010, she noticed a brochure she received in a package from her midwife. | http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/a-once-practical-gift-that-becomes-so-much-more | | 2018-05-11T07:00:00Z | | |
