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Elaine Carty and Jiri Frohlich appointed to the Order of British Columbia
January 3, 2018Elaine Carty, founding Director of UBC’s Midwifery Program and Professor Emerita and Jiri Frohlich, Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine were among the sixteen civic leaders appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest form of recognition. Read More >

Martin Gleave and Judy Illes among 125 appointed to the Order of Canada
January 2, 2018Martin Gleave, Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences and Judy Illes, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine are among 125 newly appointed members to the Order of Canada. Read More >

UBC contributes to international hunt for asthma genes
December 22, 2017Denise Daley led the Canadian arm of the study, which found five new genes associated with the condition. Read More >

Faculty members on front lines of the overdose epidemic
December 20, 2017About 1,900 kits, which reverse life-threatening respiratory depression following an overdose, will be available for free to people who use opioids or are likely to witness an overdose. Read More >

A repurposed drug could open door to more stem cell transplants
December 20, 2017Peter Zandstra found that etanercept, a drug used to treat arthritis and psoriasis, could boost the survival rate of transplanted blood stem cells. Read More >

Older patients and families could pay the price of slowing healthcare spending
December 19, 2017Spending on medications, hospitals trending up in B.C., while spending on nursing homes down significantly Read More >

A hidden threat of high cholesterol – weakened tendons
December 18, 2017A UBC team analyzes the damage that cholesterol inflicts on the Achilles tendon, and looks for ways to improve diagnosis. Read More >

A physician’s guide to severe combined immunodeficiency disease
December 18, 2017The review, led by UBC's Stuart Turvey, provides guidance on diagnosis, treatment and family support. Read More >

Saraswathi Vedam wins Innovation Challenge from National Quality Forum
December 15, 2017Saraswathi Vedam, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice, was one of five people to win the 2017 Innovation Challenge from the U.S.-based National Quality Forum (NQF), for developing and validating patient-designed measures of autonomy and respect, as well as tools to capture patients’ reported mistreatment in maternity care. NQF issued the 2017 Innovation Challenge […] Read More >

Giving Back
December 13, 2017From tackling hemophilia in Uganda to teaching swimming lessons in Bangladesh, meet some of our faculty and students giving back at home and around the world. Read More >