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Canadians spend more on private health insurance for smaller payouts
March 24, 2014Spending by Canadians on private health insurance has more than doubled over the past 20 years, but insurers paid out a rapidly decreasing proportion as benefits, according to a study published today in the CMAJ. Read More >

Next generation of doctors enters the field, but we need more
March 20, 2014Gavin Stuart, Dean of the Faculty and UBC's Vice Provost Health, explains how UBC is helping to grow the ranks of doctors in the province. Read More >

Drinking age laws save lives, study finds
March 19, 2014Russell Callaghan, who teaches in the Northern Medical Program, found abrupt increases in mortality among men just older than the drinking age. Read More >

Basic (wheelchair) training
March 19, 2014Two UBC-led trials test ways to help wheelchair users make the most of their devices. Read More >

Gurdeep Parhar appointed Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
March 14, 2014He will provide strategic coordination between the Faculty of Medicine and health authorities. Read More >

Scientists catch brain damage in the act
March 13, 2014UBC Prof. Brian MacVicar explains the findings of a study on brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Read More >

Reclaiming beauty from disease
March 13, 2014The designs for "Fashioning Cancer" were based on cellular images provided by Professor of Cellular and Physiological Sciences Christian Naus. Read More >

Preparing tomorrow’s doctors for electronic medicine
March 10, 2014The e-Health Research Office at UBC's Okanagan campus introduces medical students to such innovations as the "tele-stethecospe." Read More >

Phone Oximeter, a UBC invention, gets scaled up
March 9, 2014The device, which measures blood oxygen levels, can be used in low-resource settings to diagnose pre-eclampsia and pneumonia. Read More >

Texting for HIV care in Kenya receives Grand Challenges funding
March 5, 2014The grant will enable expansion of a texting program to HIV patients in rural, remote parts of Kenya, increasing the likelihood that they remain on anti-viral therapy. Read More >