Telephone therapy for depression improves work productivity
The study, led by Psychiatry Professor Raymond Lam, found that “talk therapy” combined with medication resulted in better job performance than medication alone.
Movember: a big hairy deal
In honour of Movember, UBC Prof. Martin Gleave talks about prostate cancer.
Jim Frankish recognized for health leadership
The Vancouver team of the At Home/Chez Soi project, including Jim Frankish, a Professor in the School of Population & Public Health, has received the 2013 BC Health Association Legacy Award from the UBC College of Health Disciplines. At Home/Chez Soi provides housing, and health and social supports to persons with significant mental illness and addiction. […]
Province resumes support for UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative
The decision ends more than a year of uncertainty for the unit, spearheaded by some of the Faculty’s leading researchers to evaluate new drugs.
Keep your head in the game
Prof. Jane Roskams on what can be done to prevent head injuries in youth hockey.
Animating a love of science
A PhD candidate in Experimental Medicine has co-produced a series of short videos about stem cells, funded by the Stem Cell Network.
Daily inspiration for the Southern Medical Program
The Tree of Life, a massive wooden relief, now graces the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre on UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Altitude adjustment
Do training tents have the same effect as actually going to high elevations? Michael Koehle, an Associate Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine, investigated.