Canadians spend more on private health insurance for smaller payouts
Spending by Canadians on private health insurance has more than doubled over the past 20 years, but insurers paid out a rapidly decreasing proportion as benefits, according to a study published today in the CMAJ.
Next generation of doctors enters the field, but we need more
Gavin Stuart, Dean of the Faculty and UBC’s Vice Provost Health, explains how UBC is helping to grow the ranks of doctors in the province.
Drinking age laws save lives, study finds
Russell Callaghan, who teaches in the Northern Medical Program, found abrupt increases in mortality among men just older than the drinking age.
Basic (wheelchair) training
Two UBC-led trials test ways to help wheelchair users make the most of their devices.
Gurdeep Parhar appointed Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
He will provide strategic coordination between the Faculty of Medicine and health authorities.
Scientists catch brain damage in the act
UBC Prof. Brian MacVicar explains the findings of a study on brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.
Reclaiming beauty from disease
The designs for “Fashioning Cancer” were based on cellular images provided by Professor of Cellular and Physiological Sciences Christian Naus.
Preparing tomorrow’s doctors for electronic medicine
The e-Health Research Office at UBC’s Okanagan campus introduces medical students to such innovations as the “tele-stethecospe.”
Phone Oximeter, a UBC invention, gets scaled up
The device, which measures blood oxygen levels, can be used in low-resource settings to diagnose pre-eclampsia and pneumonia.
Texting for HIV care in Kenya receives Grand Challenges funding
The grant will enable expansion of a texting program to HIV patients in rural, remote parts of Kenya, increasing the likelihood that they remain on anti-viral therapy.