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To recruit rural students, Faculty turns to videoconferencing
By bkladko | January 27, 2016
Last month, the Faculty held its first remote information session, connecting with students in Penticton and Summerland.
Three faculty selected for the 2016 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME)
By jwong | January 26, 2016
Three faculty members recently received the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award for 2016. This year, the three recipients are Sarah Brears, Dawn Cooper and Kiran Veerapen. Each year, the Certificate of Merit is awarded to three UBC faculty members who have made a valuable contribution to medical education in our […]
The risk of morphine for premature babies
By bkladko | January 26, 2016
Greater morphine exposure in the neonatal intensive care unit was associated with worse motor and cognitive skills, and a smaller cerebellum.
Men with depression are often their own worst critics: UBC study
By bkladko | January 26, 2016
Men who experienced depression or suicide tended to think of themselves as a burden to other people and a disappointment.
Wendy Norman wins research award from U.S.-based Guttmacher Institute
By bkladko | January 20, 2016
Wendy Norman, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice, has been given the 2015 Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research from the Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based organization that promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights through research, policy analysis and public education. The biennial Darroch Award, named for a […]
Biology of tumour changes when childhood brain cancer recurs
By bkladko | January 19, 2016
In both mice and humans, the dominant genetic target at recurrence was different from the one identified at diagnosis.
How exercise can help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s Disease
By Melissa Carr | January 19, 2016
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Teresa Liu Ambrose, Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, discusses how exercise can help prevent and treat AD.
UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative issues warning about common pain relief drugs
By bkladko | January 19, 2016
The best available evidence indicates that as few as one in ten people can expect much pain relief from the four drugs under review — gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine and venlafaxine.
Deborah Money appointed Executive Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine
By jwong | January 19, 2016
Dr. Money will begin her appointment on April 1, 2016, working with the Faculty in the implementation of the five year strategic plan.
Rats pose health threat to poultry and humans
By bkladko | January 14, 2016
All of the rat samples examined by UBC researchers contained E. coli, and more than one-quarter were carrying multi-drug resistant strains of the bacteria.