International Women’s Day 2024
In honour of International Women’s Day, meet some of the outstanding women in the UBC Faculty of Medicine — learners, faculty and staff members — who are transforming health for everyone.
A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies
New UBC research highlights safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy for older and high-risk children with food allergies.
Young people at the centre of the toxic drug poisoning crisis
A new book by UBC’s Dr. Danya Fast traces the experiences of young people who use drugs in Vancouver amidst a public health overdose emergency.
UBC researchers launch clinical trial exploring CBD for bipolar depression
The first-of-its-kind clinical trial will explore whether CBD can help manage acute bipolar depression alongside primary courses of treatment.
UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund boosts collaborative Faculty of Medicine projects
Project topics include digital health care and vision research
Drug discovery at an atomic scale
UBC’s Dr. Sriram Subramaniam is using powerful cryo-electron microscopes to accelerate drug development for cancer, infectious diseases and more.
Can your breath be used to detect lung cancer?
In the first laboratory of its kind in North America, UBC’s Dr. Renelle Myers is harnessing the power of breath in the hopes of saving more lives, sooner.
Faculty of medicine researchers leading 32 projects awarded CIHR Fall 2023 grants
The projects will help advance research in cancer, respiratory health, osteoarthritis and more.
New ‘spatial’ biomarkers could better predict treatment outcomes for Hodgkin lymphoma
A new study by UBC researchers could help predict patient outcomes and guide better treatment decisions.
Celebrating UBC Resident Doctors
More than 1,440 UBC resident doctors are delivering excellence in health care for British Columbians