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Raising awareness of dementia in the Chinese community
By Patricia Angel | January 21, 2014
Associate Dean Roger Wong (centre) was a guest speaker at a recent forum, while UBC medical residents took blood pressure readings.
Gold standard
By bkladko | January 17, 2014
Before heading off to Sochi, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics describes his role as Chief Medical Officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Using progesterone for hot flashes appears safe for women’s cardiovascular health
By bkladko | January 15, 2014
Jerilynn Prior’s helps dispel an impediment to wider use of the hormone in postmenopausal women.
Educators and students play starring roles in real-life “ER”
By bkladko | January 13, 2014
Clinical Instructor Andrew Campbell makes several appearances in “Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH,” which premieres Jan. 21 on the Knowledge Network.
Study of Nepalese pilgrims challenges diagnosis of acute mountain sickness
By bkladko | January 9, 2014
Asking people to rate the quality of their sleep is probably undermining the reliability of diagnoses.
UBC opens second student-led rehabilitation clinic
By bkladko | January 6, 2014
The new clinic, based in Prince Rupert, is based on a successful initiative first pioneered at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.
New arrivals to the Faculty of Medicine
By bkladko | January 2, 2014
Some essential and intriguing details about the Faculty’s most recent recruits.
Hand-me-down immunity
By alisonl | December 20, 2013
Deborah Money is exploring the idea of ‘pre-loading’ immunity by vaccinating women during pregnancy to protect newborns.
UBC-VCH scientists use a drug to repair a rare birth defect
By bkladko | December 20, 2013
Using specially formulated eye drops, a team led by Cheryl Gregory-Evans restored vision in mice born with aniridia.
Behind bars, HIV flourishes among drug users
By bkladko | December 16, 2013
When incarcerated, they are more likely to have higher levels of HIV in their blood — thus increasing the risk of transmission.