population health
Teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual activity after HPV vaccine introduced in schools
By Camilo Trujillo Sanchez | October 15, 2018
Researchers find that teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual activity after HPV vaccine introduced in schools.
Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women
By bkladko | October 3, 2018
The researchers looked at records for 58,000 British Columbia women, looking for incidence of small-for-gestational age birth, pre-term birth and low birth weight for low-income women.
Cannabis use could help people stay on treatment for opioid addiction
By bkladko | September 20, 2018
Daily use of cannabis was associated with a 21 per cent higher chance of remaining in opioid agonist treatment programs.
More specialized harm reduction services needed for women who use drugs
By bkladko | September 12, 2018
Some overdose prevention sites are perceived as “masculine” spaces.
HPV test better than Pap test at detecting cervical precancer
By bkladko | July 3, 2018
A study of 19,000 women in British Columbia showed that the HPV test finds precancer sooner.
Obstetric trauma rates among forceps deliveries on the rise in Canada
By bkladko | June 17, 2018
The risks could be related to a decline in familiarity with the procedure.
A decades-long science experiment, with 300,000 volunteers
By bkladko | June 12, 2018
The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow, co-led by UBC’s Trevor Dummer, is amassing a huge data set in the search for disease-causing patterns.
New online resource seeks to prevent sports injuries
By bkladko | May 11, 2018
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Shelina Babul was co-leader of the project.
Vancouver part of multi-million-dollar Healthy Cities project
By bkladko | February 21, 2018
Vancouver and four other cities will be examined for ways to reduce health inequities through better development and service delivery.
Midwifery linked to better birth outcomes in state-by-state “report card”
By bkladko | February 21, 2018
States with higher midwifery integration, like Washington and Oregon, generally had better results,