The B.C. government is overly reliant on detached, arm’s length expert committees. The Ministry of Health’s decision to end ...

The B.C. government said Wednesday it will be pulling funding for an extremely expensive drug used by one person in the ...

“It’s a roller-coaster,” says mom Jori Fales, speaking to Goldstream Gazette June 19 from Victoria General Hospital, the day ...

A Vancouver Island family is in shock after learning the British Columbia government will stop funding an extremely expensive ...

Mother Jori Fales says daughter Charleigh, who has a rare fatal condition, likely won’t see her 11th birthday due to the ...

The Ministry of Health has ruled that the funding for the medication to preserve the quality of life for Charleigh will be ...

Pollock is the only child in B.C. living with the rare genetic disorder Batten disease. She has been receiving bi-weekly ...

Charleigh Pollock's mother says the family has gone through a roller-coaster of emotions since learning the B.C. government has pulled funding for the drug their daughter needs for the rare and ...

Re: “ Drug coverage to be discontinued for Langford girl with fatal condition ,” June 18. I was saddened to read the news ...

Charleigh Pollock has a neurodegenerative condition known as Batten disease, and for six years received bi-weekly infusions of the drug Brineura, which costs about $1 million a year and is ...