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Jul 20, 2022

Indigenous medicine wheel surrounded by animals.

Artists in prison share art: exhibit in DTES opens July 23

This month, the impact of a project that distributed 756 “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across B.C. and the Yukon will be showcased as an art exhibit in the Downtown Eastside.

Jul 20, 2022

For the study, the researchers examined ctDNA samples collected from patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

With just a tablespoon of blood, B.C. researchers aim to transform cancer treatment

Researchers at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and BC Cancer have developed a new blood test that provides unprecedented insight into a patient’s cancer make-up, potentially allowing doctors to better select treatment options that will improve patient outcomes.

Jul 20, 2022

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Jul 19, 2022

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Jul 18, 2022

UBC experts on B.C. Court of Appeal’s ruling against private health care

UBC experts on B.C. Court of Appeal’s ruling against private health care

The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a case challenging the constitutionality of the province’s health care laws that prohibit private health care clinics. UBC experts are available to comment.

Jul 15, 2022

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Jul 15, 2022

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UBC experts on COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers

Health Canada announced today that it has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between six months and five years old, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country. UBC experts are available to comment.

Jul 14, 2022

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Jul 14, 2022

The findings reveal that long-term exposure to even the lowest levels of fine particulate matter poses a significant health risk.

Even low levels of air pollution contribute to increased health risk

Levels of air pollution well below national and international air quality guidelines are associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new Canada-wide study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia.

Jul 14, 2022

Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope

Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope

The popular stereotype that men don’t want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to a new paper by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.

Jul 14, 2022

UBC President and Vice Chancellor Santa J. Ono.

Santa Ono to leave UBC Presidency in October 2022

After six years as President and Vice Chancellor at the University of British Columbia, Prof. Santa J. Ono has announced he is moving on to assume the presidency of the University of Michigan.

Jul 13, 2022

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Jul 13, 2022