Christy Sutherland named one of Canada’s top family physicians
Dr. Sutherland leads a team of physicians and nurses who provide care to Canada’s most vulnerable population through low barrier and harm reduction projects.
Teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual activity after HPV vaccine introduced in schools
Researchers find that teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual activity after HPV vaccine introduced in schools.
Connie Eaves inducted into the 2019 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
The recognition honours individuals whose contributions to medicine and the health sciences have led to extraordinary improvements in human health.
Setting the stage for mental health care
New UBC program shows medical students the benefits of pursuing a career in psychiatry.
UBC researchers find gene signature that predicts outcome after spinal cord injury
The authors, including MD/PhD students, integrated data from decades of small-scale studies using a systems biology approach.
Lowering levels of Huntington disease-causing protein restores cognitive function in mice
After receiving pieces of DNA called antisense oligonucleotides, the mice also became less anxious and depressed.
Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women
The researchers looked at records for 58,000 British Columbia women, looking for incidence of small-for-gestational age birth, pre-term birth and low birth weight for low-income women.
Child abuse could leave “molecular scars” on its victims
The researchers found a distinctive and significant difference in chemical tags on 12 regions of the genome.
UBC-led team will develop strategy for navigating new treatment options for pediatric epilepsy
The team will address ethical challenges of neurosurgical innovations for treating children with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Cannabis use could help people stay on treatment for opioid addiction
Daily use of cannabis was associated with a 21 per cent higher chance of remaining in opioid agonist treatment programs.