Common anti-depressant linked to health risk during childbirth
UBC researchers found that use of drugs like Effexor was associated with a higher risk of excessive bleeding during delivery.
UBC residents gear up for 15th annual Resident Awareness Week
UBC third-year anesthesiology resident and President of Resident Doctors of BC, Dr. Vishal Varshney reveals what’s in store for Resident Awareness Week, running February 15-19.
New research validates B.C.’s approach to a gynaecologic cancer
David Huntsman’s lab found that simultaneous cancer of the ovary and uterus result from “pseudo-metastasis.”
UBC study leads to Health Canada warning about an antibiotic
Faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were the first to show a statistical link between oral fluoroquinolones and retinal detachment.
UBC recognizes outstanding researchers of 2015
Bruce McManus, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine recognized the 2015 Jacob Biely Research Prize, UBC’s premier award for research.
Kevin Eva and Roxana Geoffrion recipients of the 2016 AFMC Awards
Kevin Eva, Associate Director and Senior Scientist in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, and Professor and Director of Educational Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine, and Roxana Geoffrion, Program Director, Advanced Training and Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology are recipients of the 2016 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada […]
The effects of glucagon suppression and leptin on diabetes
Currently, 3.4 million Canadians have diabetes. This number is expected to increase by 44% within the next 10 years, raising the number of Canadian diabetic patients to 5 million. Approximately 10% of diabetes cases are type 1 diabetes, for which patients require multiple daily insulin injections. Insulin treatment helps manage type 1 diabetes but this […]