Three ways to save money on groceries in 2024

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Guest post by Elena Kwan, a UBC Dietetics student

As a dietetics student at UBC, I love grocery shopping. However, I’ve noticed that I’ve been more selective about which foods to place in my basket due to a rise in my grocery bills. Like many other Canadians, I’ve found it challenging to keep up with inflation and I’ve had to be creative to keep my grocery bills within my budget.

Why delirium should be treated as a medical emergency

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Dementia and delirium often get confused. Knowing how to differentiate between the two might save the health of a loved one’s brain.

Why do we need to increase awareness about delirium? Because delirium is a medical emergency—as much a medical emergency as chest pain. In older adults, conditions like pneumonia and urinary tract infections can cause confusion. But acute appendicitis, a heart attack, infection and a thyroid storm (thyrotoxicosis) can also cause confusion, and require immediate medical care.

Temporary service interruption at Arrow Lakes Hospital emergency department

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Nakusp and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Arrow Lakes Hospital due to limited availability of nursing staff and the late notification of an absence this evening. 

Emergency department services will be unavailable from 9 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 12 until 7 a.m.  on Wednesday, March 13.

Home is where the care is: Getting help with living at home

5 minutes

Thirty years ago, Shawn Penno moved from Kelowna to Armstrong to be with his now wife. He had been working as a manager in building products in Kelowna but missed being in health care. “Both my wife and her mom had been care aides, and I thought, it will take just six months of training to become a community health worker and then I’d go from there,” he says. “But I got into it, and I loved it.”