News and updates from our medical health office.
View Oral health in the Fraser Health region: Opportunities for action, a report authored by the Chief Medical Health Officer, April 2025
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January 24, 2020Fraser Health and its partners continue to monitor the evolving coronavirus situation (named 2019-nCoV) which originated in the Wuhan area, Hubei province, in China.
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January 16, 2020A total of 43 lab-confirmed cases of atypical pneumonia due to a novel coronavirus called 2019-nCoV have been reported that originate from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. 2019-nCoV is a new coronavirus belonging to the same coronavirus family as SARS-CoV.
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January 09, 2020Research shows that drinking alcohol could increase your risk of cancer. The more you drink, the greater the risk.
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November 26, 2019Find important information about a clinic that has been selling Ayurvedic products that are not regulated by Health Canada.
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October 08, 2019Find important information about the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine program.
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October 04, 2019The number of vaping associated pulmonary illness cases documented in the US now numbers over 800. However, to date, there have been no reported cases of pulmonary illness linked to vaping in BC. There is one confirmed case in Quebec and a possible case in Ontario.