UBC bestows national prizes on Canadian health science pioneers
Andrew Krahn, Bruce McManus, Kullervo Hynynen and Martin Gleave are being honoured for their accomplishments in heart health, brain health and cancer.
UBC medical student uses bursary to make a big difference in small communities
Maryam Garabedian plans to use the bursary to undertake a project guided by her interests in patient and physician education, quality improvement and global health.
Breaking down university silos
Radiology’s Bruce Forster realized that his colleagues needed to learn more about business. The result: Two new courses from UBC’s Sauder School of Business.
Genetic marker could spare MS patients from liver damage
The marker illustrates the potential power of precision medicine.
A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis
Five years before classic MS symptoms appear, people are up to four times more likely to be treated for nervous system disorders.
UBC study raises alarm over COPD’s early impact on lungs
Patients diagnosed with even mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have already lost a significant portion of their small airways.
Guest editorial by Dermot Kelleher: A medical school gets its own education
“Standing apart is no longer an option.”
HPV test better than Pap test at detecting cervical precancer
A study of 19,000 women in British Columbia showed that the HPV test finds precancer sooner.
Women’s Health Research Institute becomes UBC Faculty of Medicine centre
The move recognizes WHRI’s scientific contributions and its significance to the Faculty of Medicine’s mission and to the public’s health.
Q&A with Roger Wong: Some seniors entering long-term care homes too soon
The Executive Associate Dean, Education and Clinical Professor of Geriatrics believes that some seniors are entering facilities too soon.