New treatment strategy could overcome drug resistance in pancreatic cancer
The finding offers new hope for patients with the most common type of pancreatic cancer.
Algorithms learn the language of medicine to predict cancer risk
Data scientist Dr. Aline Talhouk, PhD’13 has learned to understand the language of medicine—a cutting-edge advantage that is helping her develop a model that can save many women with endometrial cancer from unnecessarily aggressive surgery and treatments for a faster return to good health.
Humbled to become a trusted ally
Children in Yukon don’t need a referral from a family doctor to see pediatrician Dr. Katharine Smart, BA’96, MD’01—she goes beyond the usual ways of delivering health care to reach more children and better serve Indigenous communities.
A procedure, not medication, may be a more effective first-line of treatment for common heart rhythm problem
New UBC research may have significant implications for how atrial fibrillation is treated.
Online supports for COVID-19 stress are there—but Canadians aren’t accessing them
Many Canadians are not making use of virtual resources that could help them cope with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists in faculty of medicine receive $2.7M for COVID-19 research projects
New funding comes from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
The unique mental health and brain impacts of COVID-19
In a new paper, UBC’s Dr. Judy Illes examines the unique neurological impacts and neuroethical challenges posed by COVID-19.
Hospital ER visits by children down 70% during pandemic peak in B.C.
A new study from UBC researchers found a significant decline in the number of families with children accessing emergency departments across B.C.
Michael Hayden receives Soroka Humanitarian Award
He is recognized for pioneering discoveries in research on neurodegeneration and the translation of these into diagnostics and new therapeutic development.
Teens who participate in extracurriculars, get less screen time, have better mental health
A new study found spending less than two hours per day of recreational screen time was associated with lower levels of anxiety.