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A heart of gold: Realizing the Canadian dream
Read ArticleVancouver, 1963. Vincenzo Albanese has left everything behind in post-war Italy to pursue a dream. A dream all immigrants carry with them —…
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Breathing Life Into Lung Cancer Detection
Read ArticleJason and Emily Ko donated $1.2M to support a Lung Cancer Screening pilot program at VGH
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Life as a Respiratory Therapist in the ICU
Read ArticleDave Sahadeo is a Respiratory Therapist at VGH who had to make sacrifices while working to save others during the pandemic
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Yaletown’s Balcony DJ turns nightly set into a fundraiser for Sheway
Read ArticleIt was a sunny Wednesday in the second week of Vancouver’s COVID-19 shut down when Neky Mahmud pulled his turntables out to…
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In the ICU with Dr. Hussein Kanji
Read ArticleDr. Hussein Kanji is the Medical Director of the High Acuity Unit at VGH, the largest, most specialized hospital in BC and…
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After VGH saved his life, Garry Walker is giving back
Read ArticleOne day, Garry Walker noticed he was so weak he couldn’t climb the stairs from his building’s parking garage to his office…
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Father saved battling cystic fibrosis
Read ArticleFather thankful for specialized care after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis
