UBC researchers part of new “Pediatric Cancer Dream Team”
The “Dream Team” is receiving $14.5 million to study novel therapies for the most challenging-to-cure childhood cancers.
Growing rural medicine
Adrienne Montgomery is completing her MD at UBC’s Northern Medical Program and will return to Terrace for her residency.
Two new appointments to Faculty's leadership
John Kestle (left) and William Miller recently assumed leadership roles in the Faculty of Medicine.
James Hogg receives Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
Dr. Hogg was recognized for outstanding leadership in the field of chronic respiratory disease.
UBC clubfoot treatment in Bangladesh gets $4.3 million federal boost
The grant will set up a system of training health workers in a non-surgical method of treating the debilitating condition.
UBC stroke education reaches Chinese homes in B.C.
The Intercultural Online Health Network is partnering with Fairchild TV to produce a six-installment series in Cantonese.
Next stop: Residency
A record number of medical school graduates from across Canada will soon start their residencies around the province.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine researchers win "Impact Grants" from Canadian Cancer Society
Sam Aparicio, one of the three grantees, is receiving $1.25 million to study genetic changes as breast cancer tumours grow.
UBC study finds Canadian adult obesity at historic high
The Maritimes and the two Territories had the highest obesity rates; B.C. and Quebec were among the lowest.
Immune-based therapy for Alzheimer’s moves closer to development
Neurology Professor Neil Cashman discovered that antibodies can attack the toxic protein before it forms plaques in the brain.