Made-in-Canada lung cancer risk predictor outperforms other screening methods
The tool was developed in part by Professor of Medicine Stephen Lam.
Future health professionals get crucial Indigenous culture training
UBC has launched a new Indigenous cultural safety learning experience for students in a wide range of health-related programs, including medicine and midwifery.
Faculty of Medicine receives $31M in federal grants for research infrastructure
One of the projects, led by Francois Benard, will produce cancer-killing isotopes.
Hitting the road to understand the challenges of rural health
Dave Snadden logged 10,000 kilometres interviewing physicians in small communities in B.C., the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Indigenous medical graduates inspire future generations
This fall the UBC Faculty of Medicine is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Aboriginal MD Admissions program.
Education can make difference in cardiac arrest outcomes
Comprehensive public health initiatives around CPR and defibrillation led to greater use of the procedures, especially at home.
2017 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
Bruce McManus, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine receives the 2017 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
New tool maps nature across Vancouver to boost mental health
The study sampled 200 parks in both low-and high-income areas, from Vancouver to Lions Bay and Abbotsford.
Early guidance can help future moms fight fear of childbirth
Providing women with early knowledge about pregnancy and childbirth could help reduce unncessary C-sections finds Postdoctoral Fellow Kathrin Stoll.
Health care, education key to keeping women offenders out of prison
Researchers interviewed 400 women leaving a B.C. correctional centre.