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Study of Nepalese pilgrims challenges diagnosis of acute mountain sickness
By bkladko | January 9, 2014
Asking people to rate the quality of their sleep is probably undermining the reliability of diagnoses.
UBC opens second student-led rehabilitation clinic
By bkladko | January 6, 2014
The new clinic, based in Prince Rupert, is based on a successful initiative first pioneered at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.
New arrivals to the Faculty of Medicine
By bkladko | January 2, 2014
Some essential and intriguing details about the Faculty’s most recent recruits.
New funding to support genomics research
By alisonl | December 23, 2013
Four innovative projects in the Faculty of Medicine have been funded through Genome BC’s Strategic Opportunities Fund.
Hand-me-down immunity
By alisonl | December 20, 2013
Deborah Money is exploring the idea of ‘pre-loading’ immunity by vaccinating women during pregnancy to protect newborns.
UBC-VCH scientists use a drug to repair a rare birth defect
By bkladko | December 20, 2013
Using specially formulated eye drops, a team led by Cheryl Gregory-Evans restored vision in mice born with aniridia.
Behind bars, HIV flourishes among drug users
By bkladko | December 16, 2013
When incarcerated, they are more likely to have higher levels of HIV in their blood — thus increasing the risk of transmission.
Research by Cancer Prevention Centre highlighted as one of top stories of 2013
By Patricia Angel | December 13, 2013
Research by Carolyn Gotay, a Professor in the School of Population & Public Health, and the Cancer Prevention Centre team on mapping the obesity problem in Canada was named one of the most high-impact research stories of 2013 by the Canadian Cancer Society. Despite growing concern about Canadians’ waistlines, it had been over a decade since […]
A hospital makes room for learning
By bkladko | December 13, 2013
Ground is broken for dedicated academic space at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.
Asthma’s drain on the workplace
By bkladko | December 12, 2013
Most of the productivity loss is through “presenteeism” — reporting for work but not doing the job as well as it could be done.