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How peer support can offer long-term help for people with diabetes
UBC Associate Professor Tricia Tang talks about her interest in diabetes research, the launch of the SPACE project and how peer support can help people living with diabetes.
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Discovery offers hope for new Crohn’s disease treatment
Scientists at UBC have made a discovery that could potentially lead to treatments for a debilitating complication of Crohn’s disease.
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UBC leads effort to improve treatment of diabetic retinal disease
David Maberley hopes to create diagnostic nodes in several small rural hospitals.
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