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UBC Medicine community members honoured with 2024 AFMC Awards
March 6, 2024Drs. Hadal El-Hadi and Vincent Wong were recognized for their leadership, excellence and achievements in academic medicine. Read More >

International Women’s Day 2024
March 4, 2024In honour of International Women’s Day, meet some of the outstanding women in the UBC Faculty of Medicine — learners, faculty and staff members — who are transforming health for everyone. Read More >

A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies
February 29, 2024New UBC research highlights safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy for older and high-risk children with food allergies. Read More >

Young people at the centre of the toxic drug poisoning crisis
February 28, 2024A new book by UBC’s Dr. Danya Fast traces the experiences of young people who use drugs in Vancouver amidst a public health overdose emergency. Read More >

UBC researchers launch clinical trial exploring CBD for bipolar depression
February 27, 2024The first-of-its-kind clinical trial will explore whether CBD can help manage acute bipolar depression alongside primary courses of treatment. Read More >

UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund boosts collaborative Faculty of Medicine projects
February 26, 2024Project topics include digital health care and vision research Read More >

Drug discovery at an atomic scale
February 26, 2024UBC’s Dr. Sriram Subramaniam is using powerful cryo-electron microscopes to accelerate drug development for cancer, infectious diseases and more. Read More >

Can your breath be used to detect lung cancer?
February 12, 2024In the first laboratory of its kind in North America, UBC’s Dr. Renelle Myers is harnessing the power of breath in the hopes of saving more lives, sooner. Read More >

Faculty of medicine researchers leading 32 projects awarded CIHR Fall 2023 grants
February 7, 2024The projects will help advance research in cancer, respiratory health, osteoarthritis and more. Read More >

New ‘spatial’ biomarkers could better predict treatment outcomes for Hodgkin lymphoma
February 6, 2024A new study by UBC researchers could help predict patient outcomes and guide better treatment decisions. Read More >