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How VGH is leading the charge for women’s brain health
Read ArticleThis Women’s Brain Health Day, we are pleased to announce that Western Canada’s first women’s stroke clinic …
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VCH Uses AI to Support Faster Stroke Care for Coastal Patients
Read ArticleVCH has rolled out a new program generously funded by amazing donors like you! To treat strokes quickly and effectively, a treatment…
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Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Read ArticleDr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, movement disorder neurologist, director of the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre and co-founder/director of the BC Brain Wellness Program (BCBWP),…
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Character actor experiences her ‘brain on fire’, nearly loses her life
Read ArticleTracy Po has had migraines all her life. They’ve always been there, often resulting in her taking prescription medication to handle the…
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Local nurse smiling again after intense 10-hour surgery
Read ArticleMeagan is back to focusing on her career as a nurse, thanks to successful brain surgery at VGH.
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Group Giving Supports MS Research
Read ArticleThe first fundraiser went so well that the group is now raising $160,000 for a component for the digital fluorescence microscope the…
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Natasha’s Story
Read Article“My stay at VGH transformed my life. After years of medication and endless neurological testing, it was the specialists at VGH who…
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DONATIONS IMPROVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH MS
Read ArticleIn 2000, Marilyn Lenzen was dismayed to learn she had multiple sclerosis. Since her diagnosis, she has received care at UBC Hospital’s…
