Taking the stigma out of bipolar disorder
March 30 marks the first World Bipolar Day. UBC’s Erin Michalak discusses peoples’ misconceptions.
Three Canada Research Chairs renewed in the Faculty of Medicine
Research in the UBC Faculty of Medicine has received an $3.3 million boost in federal funding for three professors renewed as Canada Research Chairs. The Faculty of Medicine Chairs are among eight Chairs appointed or renewed today at UBC. UBC is home to 187 Canada Research Chairs and one active Canada Excellence Research Chair. “The […]
Prostate cancer researchers receive international recognition
Four researchers from the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) – a Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and UBC Faculty of Medicine centre – are recipients of Prostate Cancer Research Awards from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The awards total more than $2.8 million US. “To receive such a number of grants […]
Medical student awarded national fellowship
David Kim, a second-year medical student in the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program, was awarded a 2014 3M National Student Fellowship. The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time undergraduate college and undergraduate university students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their college or university. Kim was […]
Gates Foundation funds expansion of pre-eclampsia project
This latest grant enables UBC Professor Peter von Dadelszen to take his diagnostic and treatment trial to Mozambique.
Sugary drinks weigh heavily on teenage obesity
Associate Professor Louis Masse found that students in schools that sold sugary drinks were more likely to be obese.
Canadians spend more on private health insurance for smaller payouts
Spending by Canadians on private health insurance has more than doubled over the past 20 years, but insurers paid out a rapidly decreasing proportion as benefits, according to a study published today in the CMAJ.
Next generation of doctors enters the field, but we need more
Gavin Stuart, Dean of the Faculty and UBC’s Vice Provost Health, explains how UBC is helping to grow the ranks of doctors in the province.
Drinking age laws save lives, study finds
Russell Callaghan, who teaches in the Northern Medical Program, found abrupt increases in mortality among men just older than the drinking age.