Jean Shoveller appointed to CIHR Governing Council
School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) Professor Jean Shoveller has been appointed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council.
Elaine Carty and Jiri Frohlich appointed to the Order of British Columbia
Elaine Carty, founding Director of UBC’s Midwifery Program and Professor Emerita and Jiri Frohlich, Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine were among the sixteen civic leaders appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest form of recognition.
Martin Gleave and Judy Illes among 125 appointed to the Order of Canada
Martin Gleave, Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences and Judy Illes, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine are among 125 newly appointed members to the Order of Canada.
UBC contributes to international hunt for asthma genes
Denise Daley led the Canadian arm of the study, which found five new genes associated with the condition.
Faculty members on front lines of the overdose epidemic
About 1,900 kits, which reverse life-threatening respiratory depression following an overdose, will be available for free to people who use opioids or are likely to witness an overdose.
A repurposed drug could open door to more stem cell transplants
Peter Zandstra found that etanercept, a drug used to treat arthritis and psoriasis, could boost the survival rate of transplanted blood stem cells.
Older patients and families could pay the price of slowing healthcare spending
Spending on medications, hospitals trending up in B.C., while spending on nursing homes down significantly
A hidden threat of high cholesterol – weakened tendons
A UBC team analyzes the damage that cholesterol inflicts on the Achilles tendon, and looks for ways to improve diagnosis.
A physician’s guide to severe combined immunodeficiency disease
The review, led by UBC’s Stuart Turvey, provides guidance on diagnosis, treatment and family support.
Saraswathi Vedam wins Innovation Challenge from National Quality Forum
Saraswathi Vedam, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice, was one of five people to win the 2017 Innovation Challenge from the U.S.-based National Quality Forum (NQF), for developing and validating patient-designed measures of autonomy and respect, as well as tools to capture patients’ reported mistreatment in maternity care. NQF issued the 2017 Innovation Challenge […]