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B.C. Centre on Substance Use gets boost from province and a donor
By bkladko | February 7, 2017
Led by Professor of Medicine Evan Wood, the centre has developed a clinical treatment guideline for opioid use disorder.
A national effort to improve care for children with brain-based disabilities
By bkladko | February 6, 2017
UBC is co-directing the project, and UBC faculty members are leading four of the 12 investigations.
Research builds a healing community
By bkladko | February 2, 2017
How a study about the effectiveness of exercise for women with breast cancer created a vibrant support network.
Faculty members win UBC’s 2016 Faculty Research Awards
By jwong | February 1, 2017
Four members of the Faculty of Medicine, from seven different departments, are being recognized by UBC’s Faculty Research Awards. Winners of these awards were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee, which spans arts and humanities, business, education, applied science, science and medicine. The four faculty members recognized are: Jacob Biely Research Prize UBC Killam Research […]
Older Canadians skip meds due to cost, putting them at risk for complications
By jwong | February 1, 2017
Steve Morgan says Canada ranked second-highest among countries with skipped prescriptions.
MHA student’s senior care app wins hackathon prize
By jwong | January 31, 2017
An app for seniors’ care, the brainchild of Master of Health Administration (MHA) student Christina Chiu, has taken home a health authority hackathon prize. The app, ‘CareCrew’ was awarded the X-Factor prize, one of nine categories at the Fraser Health Hackathon. More than 80 developers took part in the hackathon from January 21 to 22, […]
Allergy rates among new immigrants increase the longer they live in Canada
By jwong | January 27, 2017
SPPH researchers Jiayun Yao and Hind Sbihi looked at the role that genetics and environmental factors play in the development of allergies.
Roots of Alzheimer’s disease can extend as far back as the womb
By bkladko | January 27, 2017
Psychiatry Professor Weihong Song used mouse models to show that low levels of Vitamin A, prenatally and postnatally, can “program” brain tissue.
Lung cancer patients with anxiety, depression die sooner, UBC study finds
By bkladko | January 24, 2017
Robert Olson, of the UBC Department of Surgery and the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre for the North, says a causal link isn’t clear.
Nadia Khan named President of Hypertension Canada
By jwong | January 23, 2017
In her new role, Dr. Khan will lead the work in early detection of high blood pressure, its treatment and overall management.