UBC experts are available to comment on the lawsuit against major social media platforms happening in Ontario.
Mar 28, 2024
Dr. Karen Humphreys, clinical instructor from UBC’s faculty of medicine and internal medicine specialist, pulls together advice on fitness, functionality and financial health for the wave of Canadian baby boomers who may soon find themselves in a social safety net that is fraying under their weight.
Mar 27, 2024
Reports of a dramatic upward trend in the U.S. maternal death rate are being challenged by new UBC research published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Mar 12, 2024
New UBC research reveals a safe path to overcoming food allergies for older children and others who can’t risk consuming allergens orally to build up their resistance.
Feb 29, 2024
Dr. Danya Fast captures the experience of youth who use drugs in her new book, The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.
Feb 28, 2024
This is a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the potential of cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment for bipolar depression.
Feb 27, 2024
A team of UBC researchers wants to help people living with cancer incorporate exercise as an important part of their treatment and recovery.
Jan 29, 2024
New smart textile technology developed at UBC in collaboration with Vancouver startup also has potential uses in virtual reality and ASL translation.
Jan 16, 2024
As snowfall and cooler weather are forecast for many parts of B.C. in the next few days, UBC experts are available to comment.
Jan 9, 2024
A UBC analysis of 3.4 million hospitalizations in B.C. between 2002 and 2017 revealed that patients are becoming more complex.
Jan 8, 2024
The launch of the Centre represents a significant step forward in advancing proactive wildfire management practices and fostering coexistence between people and natural environments.
Dec 12, 2023
The therapy aims to replace the insulin-producing beta cells that people with Type 1 diabetes lack.
Nov 27, 2023
It’s nearly time to welcome the annual chaos, confusion, and calamitous clogging of roads known as snowfall in Vancouver.
Nov 20, 2023
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.
Nov 15, 2023
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.
Nov 14, 2023
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.
Oct 12, 2023
UBC experts available to comment on vaccination appointments for the latest COVID-19 and flu shots, as part of a fall immunization campaign in B.C.
Oct 10, 2023
They’re being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs may come with higher risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.
Oct 5, 2023
Over 40 per cent of Canadians have used at least one risk-associated alternative health-care treatment in the past 12 months, according to a new UBC study.
Sep 28, 2023
New research is painting a clearer picture of the early signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), showing that people are nearly twice as likely to experience mental illness in the years leading up to the onset of the diseases.
Sep 26, 2023
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