News

Building an airtight case
November 14, 2013Associate Professor Chris Carlsten uses a polycarbonate-enclosed chamber to measure the effects of diesel exhaust on the human body -- particularly whether it causes asthma. Read More >

Investigations and breakthroughs
November 14, 2013Catch up on the latest research from the Faculty of Medicine. Read More >

Ask, don’t tell, for better HIV care
November 6, 2013Clinical Assistant Professor Richard Lester responds to the WHO's recent recommendation to use text message reminders for HIV treatment. Read More >

Telephone therapy for depression improves work productivity
November 4, 2013The study, led by Psychiatry Professor Raymond Lam, found that "talk therapy" combined with medication resulted in better job performance than medication alone. Read More >

Movember: a big hairy deal
November 1, 2013In honour of Movember, UBC Prof. Martin Gleave talks about prostate cancer. Read More >

Province resumes support for UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative
October 22, 2013The decision ends more than a year of uncertainty for the unit, spearheaded by some of the Faculty's leading researchers to evaluate new drugs. Read More >

Keep your head in the game
October 22, 2013Prof. Jane Roskams on what can be done to prevent head injuries in youth hockey. Read More >

Animating a love of science
October 16, 2013A PhD candidate in Experimental Medicine has co-produced a series of short videos about stem cells, funded by the Stem Cell Network. Read More >

Daily inspiration for the Southern Medical Program
October 16, 2013The Tree of Life, a massive wooden relief, now graces the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre on UBC's Okanagan campus. Read More >

Altitude adjustment
October 15, 2013Do training tents have the same effect as actually going to high elevations? Michael Koehle, an Associate Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine, investigated. Read More >