STORIES & NEWS RELEASES

• UBC medical students explore their theatrical side for charity
• UBC-developed drug shows promise for calming overeager stem cells
• Patient simulation expands at Kootenay Boundary
• UBC Medicine receives 40% of national genomics research funding

Media Mentions

• Newsweek: SPPH’s Mark Haden says there is a high drop-out rate among those using traditional treatments for PTSD.  Similar articles appeared in Sputnik News, CTV, Globe and Mail, National Post, Metro News, Roundhouse Radio and Castanet.   
• Globe and Mail: SPPH’s Paul Kershaw says Canada should seek better balance between medical and social expenditures. A similar article appeared in Toronto Star.
• Metro News: SPPH’s Paul Kershaw suspects Vancouver’s high housing prices a factor in why the city was not shortlisted for Amazon’s next headquarters
• Toronto Sun:  SPPH’s Paul Kershaw speaks about the challenges young people face in finding affordable housing in Canadian cities
• Vancouver Courier: SPPH’s Mark Tyndall says health officials are unsure of the number of opioid addicts in B.C.
• Vancouver Sun: Pediatrics’ Stuart Turvey and his team receive funding for research looking at environmental factors that may contribute to childhood asthma. A similar article appeared in Ottawa Citizen.
• IBT: SPPH’s Mark Haden discusses the goals of the clinical trials for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
• Huffington Post:  Medicine’s Chris Carlsten is quoted in a story about air pollution levels in Canadian cities
• CBC: Surgery’s Nadine Caron is co-leading the ‘Silent Genomes’ project to help bridge Canada’s gap in medical care for Indigenous communities.  Similar articles appeared in Vancouver Sun and The Province.    
• AM 1470: Executive Associate Dean, Education Roger Wong discusses risk factors for dementia
• CBC:  SPPH’s Bonnie Henry appointed as B.C.’s first female provincial health officer. Similar articles appeared in Global, Metro News, Chek News, Georgia Straight  and Indo-Canadian Voice.
• CBC’s Early Edition: Physical Therapy’s Naznin Virji-Babul discusses new research that reveals extended rest isn’t the best solution for teens with concussions. A similar article appeared in CBC.
• News 1130:  Executive Associate Dean, Education, Roger Wong discusses the availability of medical residencies across Canada

Social Media Highlights

Top Tweet Thanks to funding from Genome Canada, Nadine Caron will co-lead a project to help bridge Canada’s gap in medical care for Indigenous communities

Top Facebook Post With $1M grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research, UBC becomes coordinating centre for Canadian brain bank network aimed at understanding Alzheimer’s.