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UBC professor finds ketamine alleviates acute pain during ambulance rides
April 25, 2019Dr. Gary Andolfatto didn’t anticipate that furthering his pain management research would become a personal mission—but he didn’t expect to injure himself either. Read More >

Most British Columbians support policies to boost vaccine uptake: New research
April 24, 2019According to the study, more than 80 per cent of respondents held positive attitudes towards immunization. Read More >

UBC’s Kim McGrail is leading an $81M initiative to increase access to health research data
April 23, 2019The new platform will make it easier for researchers to access and analyze health research data. Read More >

Global leader in precision cancer drug design joins the faculty of medicine
April 17, 2019Dr. Sriram Subramaniam is recognized as a global leader in the emerging field of cryo-electron microscopy. Read More >

Putting Canada at the forefront of precision medicine
April 17, 2019Sriram Subramaniam joins UBC as the Gobind Khorana Canada Excellence Research Chair in Precision Cancer Drug Design. Read More >

Oral immunotherapy safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies
April 17, 2019New findings confirm in a real-world setting that treatment is safe and well-tolerated. Read More >

UBC attracts over $40M to host Networks of Centres of Excellence in nanomedicines
April 16, 2019Led by Pieter Cullis, the NanoMedicines Innovation Network aims to develop nanomedicines that will deliver drugs more specifically to the sites of disease. Read More >

UBC resident leads team developing innovative tool to make breathing tube insertion easier
April 15, 2019ASAP Suction awarded the Faculty of Medicine’s Catalyst Award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration at the 2019 Great Hatch healthcare innovation event. Read More >

New study first to identify an expanded section of DNA as cause of a rare genetic metabolic disorder
April 15, 2019Researchers found an unusual genetic mutation behind three children’s undiagnosed, degenerative conditions. Read More >

Filtered diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more than unfiltered
April 12, 2019Filtered air pollution from diesel engines could make allergy-induced lung impairment worse than exposure to unfiltered diesel exhaust. Read More >