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Vancouver firefighter ready to return home after recovering from flesh-eating disease
Description
6 hours ago
For the first time since undergoing life-altering surgeries, a Vancouver man is speaking publicly about his terrifying health scare overseas. Christopher Won contracted necrotizing fasciitis while on family vacation in Asia earlier this month. Jason Pires has more on his life-saving operation and when he'll return home.
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Vancouver firefighter ready to return home after recovering from flesh-eating disease02:30 | 6 hours ago
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Small town Ontario clinic at risk of closing02:10 | 7 hours ago
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Why are Alberta, Quebec planning to opt out of national pharmacare?02:31 | 7 hours ago
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Nanaimo shelter worker’s death blamed on health care gaps02:21 | 7 hours ago
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Study examines VPD officers’ stress attending disturbing calls02:17 | 8 hours ago
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Could a made-in-Calgary app help prevent falls on ice?01:37 | 8 hours ago
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Parents calling for a children’s hospital in New Brunswick02:04 | 11 hours ago
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Bloc Québécois MP questions whether Quebec can opt out of pharmacare plan03:47 | 11 hours ago
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Spring travel could bring measles outbreak, Canada’s top doctor says01:51 | 11 hours ago
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Advertising campaign launched to lure more doctors from the U.K. to B.C.02:44 | February 27, 2024
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$20M to plan for stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital in Alberta 2024 budget01:24 | February 27, 2024
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B.C. man recovering from amputation in Hong Kong after contracting flesh-eating disease02:02 | February 27, 2024
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Why more B.C. kids are growing up in poverty05:01 | February 27, 2024
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State of mental health resources: Manitoba still falling behind04:31 | February 27, 2024
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Alberta says it’ll opt-out of national pharmacare deal02:05 | February 26, 2024
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Kirkland mayor sounds alarm over slow ambulance response times02:11 | February 26, 2024
-
Shingles awareness00:55 | February 26, 2024
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Singh brushes off possible pharmacare opt-outs by some provinces01:21 | February 26, 2024
-
Edmonton heart clinic offers unique testing to get answers for difficult-to-diagnose conditions02:03 | February 26, 2024
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Rural communities face greater risks of radon exposure: researchers02:04 | February 26, 2024
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Calls grow for colon cancer screening to include younger adults01:39 | February 26, 2024
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TikTok self-diagnosis trend triggers misleading mental health advice05:14 | February 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Are remote workers getting ‘home fever’?04:11 | February 26, 2024
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Could your doctor dump you for going to a walk-in clinic?00:58 | February 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Drilled wells linked to radon exposure03:06 | February 26, 2024
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Canadians underestimating shingles risk02:33 | February 26, 2024
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Shuck’n’Roll event benefits solid organ transplant unit05:09 | February 25, 2024
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B.C. to begin funding IVF treatments03:59 | February 25, 2024
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Vancouver firefighter ready to return home after recovering from flesh-eating disease02:30 | 6 hours ago
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Small town Ontario clinic at risk of closing02:10 | 7 hours ago
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Why are Alberta, Quebec planning to opt out of national pharmacare?02:31 | 7 hours ago
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Nanaimo shelter worker’s death blamed on health care gaps02:21 | 7 hours ago
-
Study examines VPD officers’ stress attending disturbing calls02:17 | 8 hours ago
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Could a made-in-Calgary app help prevent falls on ice?01:37 | 8 hours ago
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Parents calling for a children’s hospital in New Brunswick02:04 | 11 hours ago
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Bloc Québécois MP questions whether Quebec can opt out of pharmacare plan03:47 | 11 hours ago
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Spring travel could bring measles outbreak, Canada’s top doctor says01:51 | 11 hours ago
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Advertising campaign launched to lure more doctors from the U.K. to B.C.02:44 | February 27, 2024
-
$20M to plan for stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital in Alberta 2024 budget01:24 | February 27, 2024
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B.C. man recovering from amputation in Hong Kong after contracting flesh-eating disease02:02 | February 27, 2024
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Health Matters: Microplastics found in placentas02:39 | February 27, 2024
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Sickle Cell Disease Awareness05:28 | February 27, 2024
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Healthy Living Report: Fatty liver risks04:53 | February 27, 2024
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Why more B.C. kids are growing up in poverty05:01 | February 27, 2024
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State of mental health resources: Manitoba still falling behind04:31 | February 27, 2024
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Alberta says it’ll opt-out of national pharmacare deal02:05 | February 26, 2024
-
Kirkland mayor sounds alarm over slow ambulance response times02:11 | February 26, 2024
-
Shingles awareness00:55 | February 26, 2024
-
Singh brushes off possible pharmacare opt-outs by some provinces01:21 | February 26, 2024
-
Edmonton heart clinic offers unique testing to get answers for difficult-to-diagnose conditions02:03 | February 26, 2024
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Rural communities face greater risks of radon exposure: researchers02:04 | February 26, 2024
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Calls grow for colon cancer screening to include younger adults01:39 | February 26, 2024
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TikTok self-diagnosis trend triggers misleading mental health advice05:14 | February 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Are remote workers getting ‘home fever’?04:11 | February 26, 2024
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Could your doctor dump you for going to a walk-in clinic?00:58 | February 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Drilled wells linked to radon exposure03:06 | February 26, 2024
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Canadians underestimating shingles risk02:33 | February 26, 2024
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Shuck’n’Roll event benefits solid organ transplant unit05:09 | February 25, 2024
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B.C. to begin funding IVF treatments03:59 | February 25, 2024
Vancouver firefighter ready to return home after recovering from flesh-eating disease
Description
6 hours ago
For the first time since undergoing life-altering surgeries, a Vancouver man is speaking publicly about his terrifying health scare overseas. Christopher Won contracted necrotizing fasciitis while on family vacation in Asia earlier this month. Jason Pires has more on his life-saving operation and when he'll return home.
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