Posted in Research, Service on Nov 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Three decades into the women’s health movement, Dr. Larry Goldenberg, Head of the Department of Urologic Sciences, is hoping to replicate its success with the other half of the population. On Nov. 17, he launched the Men’s Health Initiative of BC, a project aimed at bringing together the best research about men’s health and disseminating it to [...]
Posted in Service on Nov 10th, 2009 No Comments »
Dr. Shafique Pirani, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, has been going back and forth to Uganda for a decade, with a singular purpose: Ridding the country of his youth of clubfoot. The birth defect, in which one or both feet are turned inward and downward, is a particularly difficult burden in developing countries like [...]
Posted in Service on Nov 4th, 2009 No Comments »
As the Olympic torch nears its destination of BC Place in Vancouver for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Games, the Department of Physical Therapy will have a hand in getting it there. Tyler Dumont, a Clinical Associate Professor, was chosen by his peers to represent the department in the relay. The department was given [...]
Posted in Research on Nov 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Whether they work in labs or rehabiliation units, scientists in the UBC Faculty of Medicine are making headway in understanding and treating stroke — the devastating condition caused by a sudden decrease in blood flow to the brain, and the leading cause of serious long-term disability in older adults. In the Psychiatry Department, Brian MacVicar is leading [...]
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