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Swinging for the fences
June 4, 2013Ruth Hoffman, a Faculty of Medicine financial manager, wins the Canadian Caring Award for organizing a Canadian-Uganda baseball exchange. Read More >

Shining a light on the “black box” of concussions
June 3, 2013Introducing the Concussion Awareness Training Toolkit, an online course for physicians and nurses developed by Clinical Assistant Professor Shelina Babul. Read More >

“By all accounts… a success”
May 24, 2013UBC's Integrated Community Clerkship program is profiled in the latest issue of the British Columbia Medical Journal. Read More >

Faculty of Medicine receives largest estate gift in its history
May 23, 2013Judith Jardine, who died in 2006, left $6.4 million from her estate to support bursaries and research in the Faculty. Read More >

HRH The Duke of York dedicates cornerstone of Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
May 17, 2013The Duke of York (left), UBC President Stephen J. Toope and Djavad Mowafaghian discuss the future brain health centre. Read More >

The double life of pediatrics resident Kristopher Kang
May 17, 2013From the corridors of BC Children's Hospital to gunfire and bombs, subsistence poverty and rudimentary governance. Read More >

MD class of 2015 donation gives a lift to low-income patients
May 17, 2013The students donated $9,292 to Hope Air, which arranges free flights for patients needing specialized care. Read More >

Strength training + cardio workouts = less time at the doctor
May 14, 2013Yoga or Pilates, however, don't help, according to the study of senior women published in PLOS ONE. Read More >

UBC cardiologists help show that blood thinner is safe for patients getting cardiac devices
May 14, 2013Andrew Krahn, one of the study's organizers, said the findings will simplify pre-operative drug treatment to prevent strokes. Read More >

Investigations and breakthroughs
May 8, 2013Another culprit for obesity: Too much insulin A serendipitous discovery by Associate Professor James Johnson could overturn widely accepted notions about healthy eating habits. The study, published in Cell Metabolism, examined the role of insulin, the hormone that allows the body to store blood sugar for later use as an energy source. Dr. Johnson, in […] Read More >