The double life of pediatrics resident Kristopher Kang
From the corridors of BC Children’s Hospital to gunfire and bombs, subsistence poverty and rudimentary governance.
MD class of 2015 donation gives a lift to low-income patients
The students donated $9,292 to Hope Air, which arranges free flights for patients needing specialized care.
Strength training + cardio workouts = less time at the doctor
Yoga or Pilates, however, don’t help, according to the study of senior women published in PLOS ONE.
UBC cardiologists help show that blood thinner is safe for patients getting cardiac devices
Andrew Krahn, one of the study’s organizers, said the findings will simplify pre-operative drug treatment to prevent strokes.
2013 Faculty of Medicine Awards
Anthony Phillips, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, received the Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Learning medicine at the "boundary of the world"
For a doctor in training, a residency rotation on Haida Gwaii is an assigment like no other.
Two doses of HPV vaccine can be as protective as three
The findings, published in JAMA, could lead to more widespread use of the vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer.
Getting a head start
Will Guest will be the youngest graduate of the MD/PhD program. Next stop: UBC’s radiology residency program.
Faculty members receive federal bioinformatics funding
Among the five winning UBC projects is one aiming to improve clinical testing for various types of cancer.
UBC scientists enlisted in transplant research project
Associate Professor Megan Levings will co-lead an investigation seeking to reduce the need for immune-suppressant drugs.