Daily inspiration for the Southern Medical Program
The Tree of Life, a massive wooden relief, now graces the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre on UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Altitude adjustment
Do training tents have the same effect as actually going to high elevations? Michael Koehle, an Associate Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine, investigated.
“Gold standard” imaging study casts doubt on MS theory
Led by Associate Professor of Neurology Anthony Traboulsee, the study found that narrowed veins are just as prevalent in people without MS.
Max Cynader to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
A neuroscientist and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dr. Cynader leads the Brain Research Centre and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.
Thousands of shades of grey
The UBC MRI Research Centre has trained its magnets on Olympic swimmers, compulsive gamblers, and most of all, people with brain disorders.
Researchers sound warning over heart attack symptoms
Associate Professor of Medicine Nadia Khan and collaborators found that the severity of women’s heart attacks could be obscured by the absence of chest pain.
Fine-tuning HIV treatment
Associate Professor of Medicine Richard Harrigan will develop a new, DNA-based test to minimize side-effects of antiretroviral therapy — thus increasing the odds that patients stick with it.
A new opportunity to learn from others’ last days
St. John Hospice will provide end-of-life care for individuals, and help improve palliative care through research and training.
Lights! Camera! Learn!
Flexible learning initiatives are “flipping” lectures and homework to dramatically change learning.
Health Minister Terry Lake visits UBC
The Honourable B.C. Minister of Health Terry Lake tours the Djavad Mowfaghian Centre for Brain Health, set to open later this year at UBC Vancouver.