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New research validates B.C.’s approach to a gynaecologic cancer
February 3, 2016David Huntsman's lab found that simultaneous cancer of the ovary and uterus result from "pseudo-metastasis." Read More >

Julio Montaner receives the 2015 CIHR Barer-Flood Prize in Health Services and Policy Research
February 3, 2016Julio Montaner is a co-recipient of the 2015 CIHR Barer-Flood Prize in Health Services and Policy Research. The CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research recognizes Dr. Montaner with this award based on the impact he has made in the field of health services and policy research. The award’s review committee received nominations for many […] Read More >

UBC study leads to Health Canada warning about an antibiotic
February 3, 2016Faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were the first to show a statistical link between oral fluoroquinolones and retinal detachment. Read More >

Reduce hospital readmissions to lower health care costs
January 28, 2016Could a U.S. cost-saving strategy work in B.C.? Jason Sutherland crunched the numbers. Read More >

To recruit rural students, Faculty turns to videoconferencing
January 27, 2016Last month, the Faculty held its first remote information session, connecting with students in Penticton and Summerland. Read More >

The risk of morphine for premature babies
January 26, 2016Greater morphine exposure in the neonatal intensive care unit was associated with worse motor and cognitive skills, and a smaller cerebellum. Read More >

Men with depression are often their own worst critics: UBC study
January 26, 2016Men who experienced depression or suicide tended to think of themselves as a burden to other people and a disappointment. Read More >

Biology of tumour changes when childhood brain cancer recurs
January 19, 2016In both mice and humans, the dominant genetic target at recurrence was different from the one identified at diagnosis. Read More >

How exercise can help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s Disease
January 19, 2016January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Teresa Liu Ambrose, Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, discusses how exercise can help prevent and treat AD. Read More >

UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative issues warning about common pain relief drugs
January 19, 2016The best available evidence indicates that as few as one in ten people can expect much pain relief from the four drugs under review -- gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine and venlafaxine. Read More >