Daily Media Digest September 6, 2019

The Globe and Mail
“Jonathan Gormick, a captain with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS), and Robyn Kelway, a social worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), are following up on recent overdose calls throughout the city.”
TAGS: overdose crisis, opioid crisis, addiction recovery

 

Belleville Intelligencer
“She underwent major surgery at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre followed by 12 weeks of chemotherapy in Belleville General Hospital’s …”
TAGS: cancer research, Terry Fox, fundraising

 

CBC.ca
“Melissa Nicholson, a clinical nurse educator at Providence Health Care’s Urban Health Program, said the overdose prevention site at Vancouver’s St.”
TAGS: opioid addiction, overdose prevention, opioid crisis

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“While there are many physical complications associated with rheumatic diseases, there is also an increased risk of depression and anxiety. “
TAGS: arthritis, mental health,