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Dermot Kelleher appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine
February 25, 2015Dr. Kelleher will join the Faculty of Medicine beginning September 1, 2015. Read More >

Twitter the right prescription for sharing health research: UBC study
February 16, 2015Using Twitter can help physicians be better prepared to answer questions from their patients. Read More >

Medical resident helps uncover drastic rise in Type 2 diabetes
February 13, 2015Calvin Ke is the first author of a journal article showing that Type 2 diabetes has overtaken Type 1 among B.C. youth. Read More >

Graduate student helps unravel the genetic foundation of her own family’s tragedy
February 12, 2015Samantha Hansford's very personal reason for coming to study under UBC's David Huntsman. Read More >

Playing with creativity: UBC production helps medical students get in touch with their artistic sides
February 11, 2015Learn how this year's MedPlay has helped medical students get in touch with their artistic sides. Read More >

Pushing back against a fatalistic view of cancer risk
February 5, 2015In the journal Science, Carolyn Gotay and colleagues take issue with a recent article attributing most cancer risk to "bad luck." Read More >

“Seduced by false promise”
February 5, 2015Professors Judy Illes and Fabio Rossi express concern about Gordie Howe's use of experimental stem-cell therapy to try to improve his recovery from stroke. Read More >

Mental health rehabilitation through the patient lens
February 3, 2015Occupational therapist and postdoctoral fellow Skye Barbic says our current understanding of mental health recovery on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is too narrow. Read More >

Brain change
February 2, 2015Lara Boyd explores whether an unorthodox curriculum has a neurological impact on children. Read More >

A physician does an about-face, based on her own research
January 28, 2015Clinical Professor Laura Magee found, to her surprise, that lowering pregnant women's blood pressure is safer for them and safe for their babies. Read More >