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International Women’s Day 2024
By Alex Tsui | March 4, 2024
In honour of International Women’s Day, meet some of the outstanding women in the UBC Faculty of Medicine — learners, faculty and staff members — who are transforming health for everyone.
A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies
By Alex Tsui | February 29, 2024
New UBC research highlights safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy for older and high-risk children with food allergies.
Young people at the centre of the toxic drug poisoning crisis
By Alex Tsui | February 28, 2024
A new book by UBC’s Dr. Danya Fast traces the experiences of young people who use drugs in Vancouver amidst a public health overdose emergency.
UBC researchers launch clinical trial exploring CBD for bipolar depression
By Qian Chow | February 27, 2024
The first-of-its-kind clinical trial will explore whether CBD can help manage acute bipolar depression alongside primary courses of treatment.
UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund boosts collaborative Faculty of Medicine projects
By Alex Tsui | February 26, 2024
Project topics include digital health care and vision research
Faculty of medicine researchers leading 32 projects awarded CIHR Fall 2023 grants
By Qian Chow | February 7, 2024
The projects will help advance research in cancer, respiratory health, osteoarthritis and more.
New ‘spatial’ biomarkers could better predict treatment outcomes for Hodgkin lymphoma
By Qian Chow | February 6, 2024
A new study by UBC researchers could help predict patient outcomes and guide better treatment decisions.
Celebrating UBC Resident Doctors
By Alex Tsui | February 5, 2024
More than 1,440 UBC resident doctors are delivering excellence in health care for British Columbians
‘We now know our enemy’: UBC study offers new hope for treating relapsed childhood leukemia
By Alex Tsui | February 1, 2024
Single-cell genomic analysis reveals how a form of pediatric leukemia changes at relapse, guiding the development of new treatment possibilities.
UBC Medicine faculty member Mona Shum honoured with Alumni Builder Award
By Qian Chow | February 1, 2024
Shum is recognized for her professional, community and educational leadership.