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A 25-year partnership in professionalizing occupational hygiene
By bkladko | February 10, 2016
The Faculty of Medicine has Western Canada’s only graduate-level training program devoted to workplace hazards and health impacts.
Faculty of Medicine garners 11 Canada Research Chairs
By bkladko | February 9, 2016
Among the new appointees, Janice Eng was named a Canada Research Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation.
Common anti-depressant linked to health risk during childbirth
By bkladko | February 8, 2016
UBC researchers found that use of drugs like Effexor was associated with a higher risk of excessive bleeding during delivery.
New research validates B.C.’s approach to a gynaecologic cancer
By bkladko | February 3, 2016
David Huntsman’s lab found that simultaneous cancer of the ovary and uterus result from “pseudo-metastasis.”
UBC study leads to Health Canada warning about an antibiotic
By bkladko | February 3, 2016
Faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were the first to show a statistical link between oral fluoroquinolones and retinal detachment.
UBC recognizes outstanding researchers of 2015
By jwong | January 29, 2016
Bruce McManus, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine recognized the 2015 Jacob Biely Research Prize, UBC’s premier award for research.
Reduce hospital readmissions to lower health care costs
By bkladko | January 28, 2016
Could a U.S. cost-saving strategy work in B.C.? Jason Sutherland crunched the numbers.
To recruit rural students, Faculty turns to videoconferencing
By bkladko | January 27, 2016
Last month, the Faculty held its first remote information session, connecting with students in Penticton and Summerland.
The risk of morphine for premature babies
By bkladko | January 26, 2016
Greater morphine exposure in the neonatal intensive care unit was associated with worse motor and cognitive skills, and a smaller cerebellum.
Biology of tumour changes when childhood brain cancer recurs
By bkladko | January 19, 2016
In both mice and humans, the dominant genetic target at recurrence was different from the one identified at diagnosis.