Dr. Charles Helm (also known as Dr. Dino), with his work featured in a half-dozen Northern Health stories, is well known in Northern BC. He’s an important member of the community of Tumbler Ridge, t...
Rapid COVID-19 tests (rapid antigen tests) are now available as take-home kits at some Northern Health testing centres for people with symptoms, in addition to PCR testing. The type of test a person r...
If you’ve recently tested positive for COVID-19, here’s information on what steps to take and how to notify your close contacts. Note: If you were given a rapid antigen test at a COVID-19...
National Non-Smoking Week is now under way and continues until Saturday, January 22, 2022. This week aims to provide education to help prevent youth and young adults from starting to use tobacco produ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more people have been adopting pets. Though it’s nearly a tie, dogs seem to have beaten cats as most adopted animal during the last 19 months. And I am definitely on...
