Faculty members on front lines of the overdose epidemic
About 1,900 kits, which reverse life-threatening respiratory depression following an overdose, will be available for free to people who use opioids or are likely to witness an overdose.
A repurposed drug could open door to more stem cell transplants
Peter Zandstra found that etanercept, a drug used to treat arthritis and psoriasis, could boost the survival rate of transplanted blood stem cells.
Older patients and families could pay the price of slowing healthcare spending
Spending on medications, hospitals trending up in B.C., while spending on nursing homes down significantly
A hidden threat of high cholesterol – weakened tendons
A UBC team analyzes the damage that cholesterol inflicts on the Achilles tendon, and looks for ways to improve diagnosis.
A physician’s guide to severe combined immunodeficiency disease
The review, led by UBC’s Stuart Turvey, provides guidance on diagnosis, treatment and family support.
Saraswathi Vedam wins Innovation Challenge from National Quality Forum
Saraswathi Vedam, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice, was one of five people to win the 2017 Innovation Challenge from the U.S.-based National Quality Forum (NQF), for developing and validating patient-designed measures of autonomy and respect, as well as tools to capture patients’ reported mistreatment in maternity care. NQF issued the 2017 Innovation Challenge […]
A researcher’s “gut feeling” leads to a reversal on catheter use
Andrei Krassioukov’s efforts led to the withdrawal of a Cochrane review finding that catheters could be reused without an increased risk of infection.
Giving back by taking rubbish – and recycling it
SPPH Professor Karen Bartlett creates own initiative to shrink the school’s environment footprint.
A lifetime of lifesaving leads a faculty member to Bangladesh’s “drowning fields”
Clinical Professor Steve Beerman aims to reduce childhood drowning in Bangladesh.
Female and rural doctors retiring earlier than previously thought
The research reveals that projections about physician availability could be inflated.