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How mindfulness can benefit the modern teenager
Today’s teens face a unique set of stressors from social media, parents, schools, and society, says Dzung Vo, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
New medical school space opens at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Students in the Southern Medical Program officially have a new place to call home at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
The effects of omega-3s on neuron growth
In the summer of 2014, SSRP participant Ryan Heron, Island Medical Program Class of 2017, had the opportunity to work with supervisors Dr. Brian Christie, Affiliate Professor, and Dr. Patrick Nahirney, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, to study the effects of a nutritional supplement—omega-3 fatty acids—on the growth of neurites, the […]
Parmjit Sohal named Family Physician of the Year for B.C.
Parmjit Sohal who completed his family medicine residency at UBC and is now a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Family Physician in Surrey, has been named the 2014 Family Physician of the Year in British Columbia by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). As one of Canada’s Family […]
Contributing to the health of Aboriginal communities
Luke Hughson and his supervisor Dr. Robert Olson undertook a comprehensive retrospective chart review of all cancer cases diagnosed in Haida Gwaii.
New Canada Research Chairs appointed in the Faculty of Medicine
Michael Kobor is among four Canada Research Chairs receiving a boost in federal funding.
Dissecting assisted suicide
Clinical Assistant Professor, Michael Curry, says crossing the line from alleviating suffering into assisted suicide could lead us into murky waters.
Enzyme may be key to stopping fatal sepsis outcomes
Professor Keith Walley has discovered that controlling levels of the human enzyme PCSK9 could be the difference between life and death for patients with severe sepsis.
2014 Faculty of Medicine Awards
The 2014 Faculty of Medicine Awards recipients have been announced, including Professor Peter Paré who was chosen as the recipient of the Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kids benefit from rough and tumble play with dads
Ahead of Father’s Day, a UBC researcher says dads shouldn’t shy away from a little roughhousing.