UBC-Providence Health research to examine new treatments for heroin addiction
A clinical trial to test better treatment options for chronic heroin addiction is expected to begin in Vancouver at the end of this year. Led by researchers from Providence Health Care and the...
View ArticleNew UBC professorship focuses on women’s cardiovascular health
The first research program in British Columbia to focus on gender-based differences in cardiovascular disease has been established by the University of British Columbia and Providence Health Care. The...
View ArticleHIV/AIDS Treatment as Prevention strategy working in B.C. Montaner calls for...
A new study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) shows highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces new HIV diagnoses, deaths and HIV prevalence, suggesting that the...
View ArticleDr. James Hogg given national award for leadership in medicine
The Gairdner Foundation has recognized Dr. James Hogg with the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, the premier honour for leadership in medical science in Canada. Dr. Hogg, principal investigator at the...
View ArticleQ&A on medical ethics
Whether it’s a debate on assisted suicide, in vitro fertilization or private healthcare, Anita Ho is on many journalists’ Rolodex to call for comments on medical ethics. Photo: Dave Lefebvre,...
View ArticleNew hospice opening at UBC Vancouver
An artist’s rendering of St. John Hospice. VANCOUVER – St. John Hospice, a new comprehensive palliative care facility in Vancouver providing 14 bedrooms for individuals in need of end-of-life care,...
View ArticleResearchers sound warning over heart attack symptoms
Chest pain, age and sex are no longer the only definers of a heart attack New study findings by a Providence Health Care (PHC) researcher warn the public and physicians that relying on traditional...
View ArticleResults of world’s first study on new treatment for heroin addiction
Credit: Urbansnaps/Flickr SALOME results underscore urgent need for more treatment options, says lead researcher The results of the ground-breaking SALOME research, published in the Journal of the...
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