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UBC researchers discover ‘weak spot’ across major COVID-19 variants
By dcc2012 | August 18, 2022
The findings pave the way for new antibody treatments that could be universally effective across variants.
COVID-19 vaccine and young children
By dcc2012 | August 16, 2022
Pediatrics professor Dr. Ran Goldman provides expert answers for parents looking for more information on COVID-19 vaccines for young children.
Using sound and bubbles to make bandages stickier and longer lasting
By dcc2012 | August 12, 2022
The stickiness of medical adhesives can be controlled by ultrasound with applications across medical fields.
New study further demonstrates COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe during pregnancy
By dcc2012 | August 11, 2022
Findings show pregnant people experience fewer health event post-vaccination than non-pregnant people.
You fainted. Are you OK to drive?
By dcc2012 | August 3, 2022
New UBC research suggests patients who fainted do not have an increased crash risk.
Dr. Nadine Caron awarded Order of B.C. for 2022
By dcc2012 | August 2, 2022
Dr. Caron is a member of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation and a surgical oncologist in northern B.C.
Travel restrictions significantly reduced COVID-19 cases entering Canada — but insufficient to prevent new outbreaks
By dcc2012 | August 2, 2022
UBC researchers led the first national-level genomic analysis of COVID-19 epidemiology in Canada.
Remembering Dr. Bruce Fleming
By dcc2012 | July 28, 2022
A gifted emergency physician, Dr. Fleming contributed significantly to the UBC Faculty of Medicine as a teacher, mentor, colleague and academic leader.
Mapping the brain
By dcc2012 | July 25, 2022
Using advanced neuroimaging, UBC scientists are changing how we understand and treat mental health disorders.
UBC researchers part of international collaboration to develop treatments for osteosarcoma
By dcc2012 | July 22, 2022
The team developed new tools to understand how the cancerous cells spread and survive throughout the body.