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FoM Medicine This Week | September 26-30, 2016
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FoM Medicine This Week | September 26-30, 2016
A weekly roundup of news, stories, and media mentions from the Faculty of Medicine.
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Medicine This Week | September 26-30, 2016
Here is the round-up of news, stories, and media mentions from the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
STORIES & NEWS RELEASES
UBC researchers discover how cancer’s ‘invisibility cloak’ works
Three of Canada’s leading researchers receive Margolese and Dr. Chew Wei Prizes
How OT can help people with arthritis get back to doing what they love most
From Tunisian villages, UBC scientists find new target for stopping Parkinson’s
Christopher Wong honoured with 2016 Fraser Health Above & Beyond Lifetime Achievement Award
UBC technology for determining concussions gets tryout
Media Mentions
The Guardian:
Brett Finlay explains benefits of exposing children to essential microbes
.
Similar article appeared on Southern California Public Radio.
CBC News
:
Physical Therapy’s Teresa Liu-Ambrose’s research on sleep and the senior’s brain
.
Similar article appeared in
Yahoo News
CBC News
:
Psychiatry’s Anton Scamvougeras says cellphones are overriding creativity
says cellphones are overriding creativity
Medical Post (subscription required)
:
Family Practice’s Martin Dawes designs a personalized medicine system to avoid adverse drug reactions
Globe and Mail
:
Obstetrics and Gynaecology’s Sarka Lisonkova says rural mothers more likely to suffer complications
.
Similar articles appeared in the
Ottawa Citizen
,
Ottawa Sun
and
Global BC
.
660 News
:
Medical Genetics’ Wilfred Jefferies discovers how cancer’s invisibility cloak works
.
Similar article appeared in the
Global News
.
Vancouver Sun
:
SPPH’s Paul Kershaw says housing prices will continue to climb
. Similar articles appeared in
The Province
and
Metro News
.
Time Magazine
:
OB-GYN’s Lori Brotto comments on how mindfulness can impact sexual experiences
Indo-Canadian Voice
:
Medicine’s Evan Wood comments on the funding boost for the overdose crisis
Fairchild TV
:
Executive Associate Dean Roger Wong discusses Alzheimer’s disease
Social Media Highlights
Top Tweet
How can OT help people living with arthritis? Catherine Backman weighs in.
Top Facebook Post
Mohsen Sadatsafavi says the epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades.
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