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Roger Wong named 2017 Trevor Howell Guest Lecturer by the British Geriatrics Society
November 21, 2017Dr. Wong is the second Canadian — and first UBC professor — to receive this honour, which recognizes eminent physicians or scientists with an international reputation. Read More >

Study finds no added risk for home births in rural areas
November 20, 2017The results are good news, since midwife-assisted home birth could play a big role in extending maternal health care to rural areas. Read More >

UBC’s Faculty of Medicine has most highly cited researchers among Canadian medical schools
November 16, 2017Karen Gelmon, a Professor in the Department of Medicine, was a new addition to this year's list. Read More >

Women’s weight associated with pregnancy complications
November 14, 2017The observational study, led by Assistant Professor Sarka Lisonkova and published in JAMA, followed 743,630 women in Washington State between 2004 and 2013. Read More >

Research finds link between marijuana use and testicular cancer
November 8, 2017New research from Northern Medical Program Professor Russ Callaghan has found that use of marijuana is associated with the development of testicular cancer. Read More >

Young Indigneous people dying at much higher rate than peers
November 6, 2017Overdose was the leading cause of death, followed by illness and suicide. Read More >

Joy Russell named Family Physician of the Year for B.C.
November 2, 2017Joy Russell, a UBC clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Practice, has been named Family Physician of the Year in B.C. by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Read More >

Alzheimer’s disease might be a “whole body” problem
October 31, 2017Weihong Song used surgically-joined mice to show that the protein considered to be Alzheimer's main culprit can travel from elsewhere in the body to the brain. Read More >

Elspeth McDougall honoured with the 2017 Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award
October 27, 2017Elspeth McDougall, Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences, was recently honoured with the Endourological Society’s 2017 Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. McDougall is the first woman member of the Endourological Society, having joined the society in 1988, and also the first woman to be awarded this prestigious honour. The annual award is given to a senior endourologist whose […] Read More >

Agnes Lee elected to Executive Committee of American Society of Hematology
October 26, 2017Agnes Lee, Associate Professor, Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine has been elected into the Executive Committee as councillor for the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Dr. Lee will serve a four-year term beginning after the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting in December. The American Society of Hematology is the world’s largest professional society […] Read More >