Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department

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Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital due to limited physician availability.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

Cold weather warning guidance

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A period of significantly colder weather will begin to affect the province from Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 to Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. It is expected that we will see temperatures plummeting to well below average with the coldest air lingering over Central & Northern B.C. There will be a combination of cold, snow and wind-chill.   

How to shovel snow safely & prevent injury this winter

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After a mild winter throughout the B.C. Interior, the snow we’ve been anticipating has finally arrived. 

It’s an exciting time for ski and snowboard enthusiasts. It’s also a time when we pull out the shovels to clear our driveways, although hopefully not too often. 

Shovelling snow can be an inconvenience, but may also cause injury, mainly to your back and shoulders.

However, injuries can be prevented with the right approach.

How dementia is diagnosed and what to expect

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If you find yourself forgetting names, misplacing keys or not remembering your granddaughter's birthday, it's natural to feel worried it could be a sign of dementia. As we explored in our previous story, memory loss and difficulties often come with age, but don't always mean you're developing dementia. 

In this story, we explore how dementia is diagnosed, and what happens after a diagnosis, both for the individual with dementia and their family.

Interior Health statement on COVID-19 testing

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Interior Health would like to clarify an internal memo related to COVID-19 testing changes that is circulating on social media.

Rapid antigen tests (RAT) detect infections in more than 70 to 80 per cent of patients with COVID-19 and are a great tool within the community to help inform members of the public if they could be infected with COVID-19 to help them prevent spread of the virus to others.

Learn about the region’s first pharmacy offering drug checking

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When you first walk into the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Vernon, it’s like any neighbourhood pharmacy: it has your over-the-counter drugs for cold and flu season, your daily essential vitamins and prescription drugs.

But behind the counter is something unique: a drug checking service for anyone to use. It's the first service of its kind offered at a pharmacy in the B.C. Interior.