School of Population and Public Health

Canada loses out on drug pricing: UBC study

Health systems worldwide are increasingly negotiating secret price rebates from pharmaceutical companies and Canadians risk losing out on the deal.

Apr 8, 2013

Healthy doctors make healthy patients, study finds

Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at the University of British Columbia and in Israel have discovered.

Apr 8, 2013

Health behind bars

Health behind bars

Dr. Ruth Martin and former inmate Mo Korchinski fight for change for incarcerated women

Apr 3, 2013 - by By Brian Lin

Private premiums add up to largest out-of-pocket health expense for Canadians

Private insurance premiums are Canadians’ single largest out-of-pocket health expense, averaging $1,200 a year per affected household, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia.

Feb 19, 2013

Four UBC professors appointed to Order of Canada

Four University of British Columbia professors, four alumni and two honorary degree recipients have been named to the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours.

Jan 2, 2013

Severe flu increases risk of Parkinson’s: UBC research

Severe influenza doubles the odds that a person will develop Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to University of British Columbia researchers.

Jul 20, 2012

Older women more prone to workplace injuries: UBC study

Although the rate of workplace injuries in Canada has been declining over the past two decades, some workers – older women in health care, for example – are much more vulnerable to serious injuries, researchers at the University of British Columbia have found.

Jun 20, 2012

As climate change increases forest fires, smoke forecasting could help protect public health: UBC research

Satellite images, air quality measurements and smoke forecasting models are useful tools to help individuals and public health professionals prepare for smoke episodes in areas at risk from forest fire smoke, according to University of British Columbia researcher Michael Brauer.

Feb 18, 2012