Moira Wyton
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A call to reform involuntary care. With personal roots
‘Your Consent Is Not Required’ author Rob Wipond on his father’s torment, state power, anti-psychotic drugs, and more. → Read More
Brain injury from abuse puts women at risk in court
A study from British Columbia researchers sheds new light on how women surviving intimate partner violence are discriminated against in the legal system. → Read More
Why a top B.C. heart surgeon quit for politics
Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi was more frustrated than usual. The pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon and former chief of cardiac surgery at BC Children’s Hospital had just spent a shift in the midst of an unrelenting respiratory illness season. → Read More
Health workers are facing record levels of violence
Data obtained by The Tyee shows a dramatic increase in ‘Code Whites’ in B.C.’s two largest health regions. → Read More
‘A burning sense of injustice’: A wrongful death
Kelly Ashton died after falling twice in long-term care. Her family seeks justice for what they allege is a wrongful death. → Read More
Worried about Canada’s New Alcohol Guidance? Try a Damp January
Experts say most Canadians don’t have to pursue an all-or-nothing approach to reap the benefits of drinking less. → Read More
A promising new way to prevent HIV infections
Why a new injectable drug is a breakthrough, and how Canadian scientists are improving access to it. → Read More
‘We need more urgency’: B.C.’s new drug crisis minister
The ‘dramatic increase in drug toxicity’ demands more response, says Jennifer Whiteside in a Tyee interview. → Read More
Health workers attacked. Investigations bungled. Will this spur change?
Advocates hope WorkSafeBC’s $355,000 judgment against Northern Health leads to protections. → Read More
Vancouver’s recovery café is an ‘oasis in the desert’
The first in Canada, it’s a healing space for people recovering from substance use and more. → Read More
Health-care workers are facing an epidemic of violence
From ERs to long-term care, workers are dealing with abuse and attacks. They want to see change. → Read More
A fast track to addiction treatment is coming to St. Paul’s
The Vancouver hospital, a hub for drug users in crisis, will test a new model for BC pledged by Premier Eby. → Read More
Six deaths a day: toxic drugs continue their toll in B.C.
Advocates plan protest after at least 171 people died in September → Read More
Medically assisted death 'needs to be a good choice, not a choice of last resort'
Advocates for those with disabilities are concerned low-income individuals will be forced to choose a medically assisted death in the absence of proper care and treatment. → Read More
Mom Files Rights Complaint Alleging Hospital ‘Fat Shaming’
A high body mass index shouldn’t be the sole determinant of risk for pregnancies, says Sara Lindberg. → Read More
A push to give the 'family voice' real power in long-term care
Family councils, formed by family members of residents in care, work to advocate for the needs of residents and their family caregivers to facility operators and provide peer support for people navigating complex care policies for the first time. → Read More
Is free contraception finally coming to B.C.?
In B.C., an estimated $95 million in direct medical costs could be saved annually with universal free contraception. → Read More