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A change of place
April 5, 2016How the arrival of family medicine residents on the east coast of Vancouver Island has helped transform a medical community. Read More >

B.C. leads Canada’s largest effort to improve kidney disease care
March 31, 2016Adeera Levin, head of the UBC Division of Nephrology, is directing the five-year project, which aims to reduce the number of people who need dialysis or organ transplants. Read More >

A three-decade partnership to advance vision science
March 31, 2016The Foundation Fighting Blindness has channeled $2.8 million to UBC scientists through year-after-year funding. Read More >

Aging diminishes spinal cord regeneration after injury
March 31, 2016The discovery by ICORD Director Wolfram Tetzlaff has implications for an increasingly active population of older adults. Read More >

Physical therapy students gain new training venue in Prince George
March 30, 2016The rehabilitation program, partially staffed by students in the Northern and Rural Cohort, serves heart and lung patients. Read More >

The pediatrician and the peanut
March 21, 2016The story of Clinical Associate Professor Edmond Chan’s campaign to change an overly-cautious mindset – and reduce peanut allergies. Read More >

Two researchers’ take on the next 100 years
March 18, 2016Associate Professor Jehannine Austin shares what will she thinks the next 100 years will bring at UBC. Read More >

Fruit flies illuminate male-female disease disparities
March 18, 2016Differences in insulin secretion might partially explain why more men than women develop cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Read More >

Lesbian, gay, bisexual Canadians report higher rates of mental health issues
March 18, 2016Gay and lesbian Canadians reported about twice the rates of mood disorders of heterosexuals. Read More >

Two Faculty of Medicine projects receive CFI grants
March 15, 2016One project aims to reduce harm caused by the herpes virus, and the other seeks to develop personalized therapies for cystic fibrosis. Read More >