What parents need to know about school vaccinations
UBC Medicine experts share insights and tips to help school-aged kids ace their immunizations.
Northern Centre for Clinical Research launches first clinical trial
The trial provides people in northern communities the opportunity to participate in research on a potential treatment for chronic kidney disease.
Genes and hormones may influence female heart disease risk
New UBC research reveals relationship between estrogen, genetics and heart disease, highlighting opportunities for precision medicine.
Women who have been stalked at higher risk of heart disease, stroke
New UBC research suggests link between violence against women and heart health.
Seventy-year-old Parkinson’s drug shows promise against tuberculosis
New UBC study reveals medication’s potential to treat the world’s deadliest infectious disease and combat growing antibiotic resistance.
MS may begin far earlier than previously thought
UBC researchers find that people with MS increase their healthcare usage up to 15 years before symptoms appear, highlighting new opportunities for earlier detection.
Understanding the risks of extreme heat and wildfire smoke
UBC’s Dr. Sarah Henderson discusses her latest research into combined exposures, and what’s needed to protect those at risk.
Children with chronic medical conditions at greater risk of hospitalization from RSV
As new preventative treatments for RSV become available, a UBC study is shedding light on the children who are most at risk.
BC Cancer and UBC roll out the fastest PET/CT scanner in Canada
The next-generation scanner will improve diagnostic imaging and accelerate research on novel imaging agents and cancer treatments.
UBC researchers awarded more than $6.5 million to advance neuroscience research
New funding from Brain Canada is supporting two innovative neuroscience research platforms.