A vision for the Downtown Eastside: Better eyesight
A gift from the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward’s Foundation will enable the Faculty to provide more and better treatment for patients who sorely need it.
From across a crowded room, a donor finds inspiration
The not-so-chance encounter that led Irene Bettinger to support neuroscientist Neil Cashman.
Investigations + breakthroughs
The effect of stronger drunk driving laws; a broken barrier theory of ALS; the darker side of antibiotics.
An evidence-based alternative to MoodPanda
Professional-grade tools to track moods are rare. UBC faculty members, sensing a need, went to work. The result: MoodFx.
Universal prescription drug coverage more cost-effective, improves seniors’ health outcomes: study
Universal prescription drug coverage would ensure better access, equity and efficiency for seniors.
The ever-changing nature of breast cancers
The research led by Samuel Aparicio, in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, identified which cell populations within a tumour dominate over time.
Companionship and exercise two main ingredients of Walk n’ Talk for your Life
UBC Southern Medical Program recently led a health study as part of taking steps to create a healthier lifestyle for seniors.
Physical Therapy’s first Northern and Rural Cohort crosses finish line
Cohort students did most of their hands-on training far from Vancouver.
Celebrating 10 years of training more doctors for B.C.
To mark a decade of distributed medical education, the Faculty of Medicine has launched a website — bcmd10.med.ubc.ca — that chronicles the program’s history, challenges and successes.
Hunting the genes that cause rare diseases
A new national network co-led by Professor of Medical Genetics Phillip Hieter received an initial grant of $2.3 million from CIHR.