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Elaine Carty awarded honorary doctorate
By Patricia Angel | May 29, 2013
Elaine Carty, Professor and Interim Director of Midwifery in the Department of Family Practice, was conferred the degree Doctor of Science honoris causa from McMaster University. Dr. Carty is a nurse, midwife and one of Canada’s leading pioneers on several women’s health issues. She helped introduce midwifery into the Canadian health care system and was […]
“By all accounts… a success”
By bkladko | May 24, 2013
UBC’s Integrated Community Clerkship program is profiled in the latest issue of the British Columbia Medical Journal.
Faculty of Medicine receives largest estate gift in its history
By bkladko | May 23, 2013
Judith Jardine, who died in 2006, left $6.4 million from her estate to support bursaries and research in the Faculty.
HRH The Duke of York dedicates cornerstone of Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
By bkladko | May 17, 2013
The Duke of York (left), UBC President Stephen J. Toope and Djavad Mowafaghian discuss the future brain health centre.
The double life of pediatrics resident Kristopher Kang
By bkladko | May 17, 2013
From the corridors of BC Children’s Hospital to gunfire and bombs, subsistence poverty and rudimentary governance.
MD class of 2015 donation gives a lift to low-income patients
By bkladko | May 17, 2013
The students donated $9,292 to Hope Air, which arranges free flights for patients needing specialized care.
Strength training + cardio workouts = less time at the doctor
By bkladko | May 14, 2013
Yoga or Pilates, however, don’t help, according to the study of senior women published in PLOS ONE.
UBC cardiologists help show that blood thinner is safe for patients getting cardiac devices
By bkladko | May 14, 2013
Andrew Krahn, one of the study’s organizers, said the findings will simplify pre-operative drug treatment to prevent strokes.
2013 Faculty of Medicine Awards
By Patricia Angel | May 14, 2013
Anthony Phillips, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, received the Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Investigations and breakthroughs
By bkladko | May 8, 2013
Another culprit for obesity: Too much insulin A serendipitous discovery by Associate Professor James Johnson could overturn widely accepted notions about healthy eating habits. The study, published in Cell Metabolism, examined the role of insulin, the hormone that allows the body to store blood sugar for later use as an energy source. Dr. Johnson, in […]