Reduce hospital readmissions to lower health care costs
Could a U.S. cost-saving strategy work in B.C.? Jason Sutherland crunched the numbers.
To recruit rural students, Faculty turns to videoconferencing
Last month, the Faculty held its first remote information session, connecting with students in Penticton and Summerland.
The risk of morphine for premature babies
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
In both mice and humans, the dominant genetic target at recurrence was different from the one identified at diagnosis.
Deborah Money appointed Executive Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Money will begin her appointment on April 1, 2016, working with the Faculty in the implementation of the five year strategic plan.
Rats pose health threat to poultry and humans
All of the rat samples examined by UBC researchers contained E. coli, and more than one-quarter were carrying multi-drug resistant strains of the bacteria.
Oncology specialist returns to the North
Sarah Roberts, a graduate of the Northern Medical Program, returns to her hometown of Prince George to join the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North as an oncologist.
Residents as teachers
UBC unveils a new initiative designed to support medical residents become effective teachers.
A search to restore sight
Support from a family affected by a rare eye disease will advance research into a treatment for the condition.
Potential prostate cancer treatment developed in B.C. gets big boost
Artem Cherkasov and Paul Rennie are licensing the drug to the pharmaceutical company Roche, in what is UBC’s largest-ever licensing agreement.