Patients in Vancouver facing life-threatening illnesses can lean on Friends for Life. The government is supporting the organization with $150,000.

The Province is providing $50,000 to the District of Clearwater to explore care options for seniors in the community.

In conjunction with Seniors' Week in B.C., Health Minister Terry Lake announced another $4 million in funding to United Way of the Lower Mainland for the continued operation of the Better at Home program.

Helping seniors remain safe, active and independent is garnering honours for 11 communities around British Columbia, Health Minister Terry Lake announced.

From gradually losing sight in both eyes, to developing drastically life-altering vertigo that challenged her very mobility, to dealing with complications from both lupus and Crohn's disease, Kamloops citizen Peggy Szilagyi doesn’t let these challenges stop her.

Health Minister Terry Lake has issued the following statement to celebrate National Health and Fitness Day on June 6, 2015:

Building stronger supports to meet the needs of seniors through simplified patient pathways, more flexible home care and reduced hospital visits was the main focus of a two-day meeting involving provincial health-care partners.

The Government of B.C. is investing an additional $10 million to increase surgical capacity throughout the province this year, including increasing surgical slates in the coming months for patients who have waited more than 40 weeks for surgery.

Going back to work after a brain injury can be a difficult process.