COPD could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades
Mohsen Sadatsafavi’s findings contradict the widespread assumption that the decline in smoking is making COPD a disease of the past.
UBC demonstrates benefits of new monoclonal antibody for asthma
Injections of benralizumab, made by AstraZeneca, led to direct, rapid and near-complete depletion of a type of white blood cell that control the mechanism associated with allergy and asthma.
Synthetic heart valves will help doctors improve surgical skills
A UBC invention co-led by Guy Fradet, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery has made it possible for doctors to vastly improve their bypass surgery techniques without relying on animals.
