Doctors' offices and pharmacies are often closed or have reduced hours over the holidays, resulting in increased numbers at hospital emergency departments.

This holiday season is a great opportunity to visit with family and friends and enjoy some festive seasonal treats, and it's important to eat well and work in some exercise to help support a healthier lifestyle year-round.

The holidays can be a fun, joyful time for families, but can also add to stress levels, affect depression and be challenging for people with mental health issues and substance use concerns.

Government has reached an agreement with B.C.’s registered midwives that will benefit mothers and their babies by improving access to midwifery services throughout the province.

Twenty-eight B.C. communities have been awarded age-friendly community planning and project grants to support strategies to help seniors stay mobile, physically active, socially connected and healthy.

Cataract patients will now receive foldable intraocular lenses free of charge beginning June 4, 2012.

Health Minister Michael de Jong has announced that the site, home to the new Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Abbotsford Hospice Society and Matthew's House, will be named the Dave Lede Campus of Care.