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A self-funded effort at academic enrichment
July 14, 2014For more than 20 years, UBC radiologists have been funding -- out of their own pockets -- fellowships for residents and newly-appointed specialists from Canada and beyond. Read More >

Stand up for hip health research
July 2, 2014With the newly-acquired Upright Open MRI, UBC researchers will be able to see joints in action -- an impossible task with conventional scanners that require patients to lie still. Read More >

Life After Rehab
June 26, 2014Professor Michael Krausz discusses the rehabilitation process and what recovering addicts need to do to stay sober long-term. Read More >

Surrey Memorial expands teaching capacity with new tower
June 23, 2014The eight-story addition includes a simulation lab and other spaces dedicated to teaching and training of medical students and residents. Read More >

Lost and found in medical service
June 20, 2014A young physician reflects on how she found a renewed commitment to medicine by helping patients abroad. Read More >

A faster way to measure a patient’s breathing rate
June 18, 2014The mobile phone app developed by UBC researchers can calculate the rate in 10 seconds -- compared to one minute using the standard "stopwatch" method. Read More >

Kids benefit from rough and tumble play with dads
June 12, 2014Ahead of Father’s Day, a UBC researcher says dads shouldn’t shy away from a little roughhousing. Read More >

Arsenic and old toenails
June 6, 2014In his quest to figure out cancer, health geographer Trevor Dummer helped assemble the world’s largest collection of toenail clippings. Read More >

“If you keep hating, it eats away at you”
June 3, 2014Senior Instructor Hanh Huynh introduces UBC medical students to Vietnam, the country he fled 34 years ago. Read More >

Therapeutics Initiative highlights potential harms from statins
May 28, 2014As use of the cholesterol-lowering drugs surges, the UBC group warns that side effects may outweigh the potential benefit for many people. Read More >