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Poor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually
February 12, 2016More than half of the deaths occur in two of the world’s fastest growing economies -- China and India. Read More >

Seeking an end to newborns’ “diagnostic odysseys”
February 11, 2016Matthew Farrer's lab will sequence a portion of critically ill infants' genomes within a week. Read More >

A 25-year partnership in professionalizing occupational hygiene
February 10, 2016The Faculty of Medicine has Western Canada’s only graduate-level training program devoted to workplace hazards and health impacts. Read More >

Faculty of Medicine garners 11 Canada Research Chairs
February 9, 2016Among the new appointees, Janice Eng was named a Canada Research Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation. Read More >

Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma risk
February 9, 2016The study followed 65,000 children in Metro Vancouver from birth to age 10. Read More >

Common anti-depressant linked to health risk during childbirth
February 8, 2016UBC researchers found that use of drugs like Effexor was associated with a higher risk of excessive bleeding during delivery. Read More >

UBC residents gear up for 15th annual Resident Awareness Week
February 4, 2016UBC third-year anesthesiology resident and President of Resident Doctors of BC, Dr. Vishal Varshney reveals what’s in store for Resident Awareness Week, running February 15-19. Read More >

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 >