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UBC chair will advance rural health education and research in B.C.
Dr. John Pawlovich appointed the next Rural Doctors’ UBC Chair in Rural Health
Pandemic underlines need to address physician burnout, study finds
Two out of three Vancouver physicians surveyed faced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health care sustainability project awarded $6 million grant for national network
The partnership includes UBC’s Planetary Health Care Lab led by Dr. Andrea MacNeill.
Researchers create new software to prevent adverse drug events
The software is now being implemented in nine Lower Mainland hospitals, with more sites to come.
Health of Canadians with disabilities suffering during the pandemic
Nearly 30 per cent of those polled are hesitant to get vaccinated.
Honglin Luo and Neil Cashman awarded ALS Canada Research Program Discovery Grant
The UBC researchers will study a possible viable target for treating ALS.
Childhood cancer discovery may stop tumour spread before it starts
New understanding of how Ewing sarcoma tumours travel through the body has the potential to prevent metastatic spread in a number of cancer types.
Dr. Faisal Khosa honoured with Global Humanitarian Award
The honour is for his positive global impact on radiology services in the developing world.
New program makes planning a birth after C-section simpler
UBC researchers have created a new interactive online program to support people who have had a previous C-section make better-informed decisions about navigating their next pregnancy and birth.
New Canada-wide research to study mix-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines
This research could pave the way for a more flexible approach to vaccine rollouts taking place across the country.