Health & Medicine
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UBC researchers launch clinical trial exploring CBD for bipolar depression
This is a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the potential of cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment for bipolar depression.
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How exercise can boost cancer treatment and recovery
A team of UBC researchers wants to help people living with cancer incorporate exercise as an important part of their treatment and recovery.
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Hospitals dealing with increasingly complex patients, data reveals
A UBC analysis of 3.4 million hospitalizations in B.C. between 2002 and 2017 revealed that patients are becoming more complex.
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Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with Type 1 diabetes
The therapy aims to replace the insulin-producing beta cells that people with Type 1 diabetes lack.
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Graduate channels broken NHL dreams into pioneering research on youth concussion care
Scott Ramsay, who graduates from UBC this month with a PhD in nursing, has been working to intervene in the lives of youth struggling in the same darkness of disability.
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New process for screening old urine samples reveals previously undetected ‘designer drugs’
The approach can support public health and safety by enabling swift identification of new substances, potentially saving lives and guiding timely clinical responses to drug-related emergencies.
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Genetic testing could greatly benefit patients with depression, save health system millions
The study shows that in B.C. alone, implementing pharmacogenomic testing could save the provincial public health system an estimated $956 million over 20 years.
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New personal diet calculator checks how your diet stacks up against guidelines
Explore a new online tool that evaluates eating habits against dietary guidelines, ranks diet among Canadians, and offers insights into reducing chronic disease risk through diet changes.
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First epidemiological study links popular weight-loss drugs to stomach paralysis, other serious gastrointestinal conditions
They’re being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs may come with higher risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.
