NDP leader opposes private health care; BC Conservatives claim 'fearmongering' - CityNews Vancouver

BC NDP Leader David Eby signed a public health-care guarantee Monday, promising to protect the system. Meanwhile, the BC Conservatives say they are committed to keeping the system universal and publicly-funded. Angelina Ravelli has more. On Thanksgiving, BC NDP Leader David Eby signed a public health-care guarantee at a press conference, promising to protect the province’s system.

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British ColumbiaB. C. NDP Leader David Eby took his campaign on the offensive on Monday, warning that a B. C. Conservative government would move towards health-care privatization. Eby pointed to Alberta which recently allowed some doctors to work in both public and private systemsSimon Little · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2026 6:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 12Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The exterior of Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC, with patient care area entrance. The B. C. NDP are accusing the B. C. Conservatives of planning to implement for-profit health care. (Mike McArthur/CBC)B. C. NDP Leader David Eby took his campaign on the offensive on Monday, warning that a B. C. Conservative government would move towards health-care privatization. Eby pledged to maintain a fully public system, and suggested a Conservative government would emulate Alberta, which recently allowed some doctors to practise in both public and private care.

B. C. NDP Leader David Eby holds his daughters Gwen, 2, and Iva, 7, while standing with his wife Dr. Cailey Lynch after a provincial election campaign announcement, in Delta, B. C., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckDELTA — British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby took aim at the premier next door while campaigning in this month’s election, promising not to implement what he called the “U. S.-style privatization” of health care. Eby told a group of supporters asking him questions in Delta on Monday that Alberta’s United Conservative Party government made vague promises about protecting public health care, but are now creating a system where doctors can charge families money for medically necessary surgeries.

Bioengineer.org news storyFor millions of people living with HIV, antiretroviral therapy has transformed a once-fatal infection into a manageable chronic condition. Yet the very drugs that suppress the virus can carry quiet costs, and one of the most insidious is bone loss. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, or TDF, has been a cornerstone of HIV treatment worldwide for two decades, prized for its potency, durability, and low cost. But a growing body of evidence has linked TDF exposure to measurable reductions in bone mineral density, raising an increasingly urgent clinical question: once bone has been lost on a TDF-based regimen, can it be recovered? A new prospective cohort study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, offers some of the most detailed longitudinal evidence to date that the answer, for many patients, is yes. The research team enrolled 223 virologically suppressed men living with HIV who had low bone mineral density while taking TDF-based antiretroviral therapy.