Older Canadians skip meds due to cost, putting them at risk for complications
Steve Morgan says Canada ranked second-highest among countries with skipped prescriptions.
UBC Resident Wellness Office opens second location at Surrey Memorial Hospital
Launch of a new space in Surrey is expanding reach of wellness services for medical residents.
UBC medical students cue the lights for charity
UBC medical students are set to take to the stage for this year’s production of MedPlay, running February 2-4 and 9-11.
Roots of Alzheimer’s disease can extend as far back as the womb
Psychiatry Professor Weihong Song used mouse models to show that low levels of Vitamin A, prenatally and postnatally, can “program” brain tissue.
Nadia Khan named President of Hypertension Canada
In her new role, Dr. Khan will lead the work in early detection of high blood pressure, its treatment and overall management.
Tobacco use causes high death rates for alcohol & drug users
Russ Callaghan, using data from California, found that about half of the deaths of people with substance use disorders were smoking-related.
Faculty of Medicine scientists appointed to BC Leadership Chairs
Michael Kobor is now the Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development, and Raymond Lam is the BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research.
Parks, big and small, needed for public health
Matilda van den Bosch from the School of Population and Public Health co-authored a World Health Organization report summarizing the health benefits of urban green spaces.
UBC’s beacons of hope in the war against Alzheimer’s disease
Despite dispiriting headlines in the search for an effective drug, UBC continues to uncover knowledge pointing to new treatments and best practices.
Counselling and opioid substitution therapy could reduce risk of hepatitis C reinfection
The findings give another reason for better engagement with injection-drug users, the authors say.