Health behind bars
Ruth Martin, Clinical Professor of Family Practice, helps women make the transition from prison to freedom.
UBC ranked number one in University Global Health Impact Report Card
The report card evaluated top U.S. and Canadian research universities on contributions to global health.
UBC researchers part of new “Pediatric Cancer Dream Team”
The “Dream Team” is receiving $14.5 million to study novel therapies for the most challenging-to-cure childhood cancers.
Healthy doctors make healthy patients, study finds
Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at UBC and in Israel have discovered. “We found that patients whose physicians adhered to the recommended screening or vaccination practices were significantly more likely to also undergo screening or vaccination compared with […]
Growing rural medicine
Adrienne Montgomery is completing her MD at UBC’s Northern Medical Program and will return to Terrace for her residency.
Two new appointments to Faculty's leadership
John Kestle (left) and William Miller recently assumed leadership roles in the Faculty of Medicine.
UBC clubfoot treatment in Bangladesh gets $4.3 million federal boost
The grant will set up a system of training health workers in a non-surgical method of treating the debilitating condition.
UBC stroke education reaches Chinese homes in B.C.
The Intercultural Online Health Network is partnering with Fairchild TV to produce a six-installment series in Cantonese.