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Commonly used antibiotics may lead to heart problems

Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems and one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics.

Sep 9, 2019

A man pulls a shopping cart along in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Credit: Kennedy Goodkey/Flickr

Fentanyl overwhelms opioid drug market in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

The proportion of opioid users in the Downtown Eastside who tested positive for fentanyl jumped to 100 per cent from 45 in just five months last year, according to new research published today.

Feb 1, 2018

Childhood asthma research receives $2 million to investigate genetic and environmental factors

Childhood asthma research receives $2 million to investigate genetic and environmental factors

Research into the impact of a child’s upbringing and social and physical environments on the development of asthma will receive $2 million to tackle the condition that affects as many as one in three Canadians.

May 2, 2016

B.C. leads Canada’s largest-ever effort to improve kidney disease care

B.C. leads Canada’s largest-ever effort to improve kidney disease care

A B.C. team will co-lead Canada’s largest-ever effort to improve care for people with kidney disease.

Mar 31, 2016

Mobile app reads kids’ respiratory rate faster, more accurately

A new mobile app developed by UBC researchers can measure respiratory rate in children roughly six times faster than the standard manual method.

Jun 18, 2014

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