Soixante équipes de « thérapeutes canins » proposent aux étudiants des programmes visant à réduire leur stress et le décrochage, et à améliorer leur bien-être.
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Palliative radiation therapy can improve a cancer patient's life, by alleviating pain and other symptoms. Unfortunately, some doctors associate the term with end-of-life care and fail to refer people.
When students are given the option to stay with a dog until they feel their stress is sufficiently reduced, they visit on average 35 minutes.
Les hommes sont encore bien plus nombreux que les femmes dans les sciences et les technos, mais des efforts sont faits mondialement pour y pallier.
In 1921 and now in 2019, the respective resignations of Mary Ellen Smith from B.C. cabinet and Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from federal cabinet have exposed the limits of Canadian liberalism.
When teenagers sleep for less than eight hours a night, they are at increased risk of suicide, being overweight, high rates of injury, poor sustained attention and low school grades.
Women leaders in science and technology are working together to address the gender imbalance in their fields.
Researchers have successfully used 'epidural spinal cord stimulation' with patients to improve bowel function, restore blood pressure control and increase upper-body exercise capacity.
It's important to unearth how discriminatory immigration policy, largely invisible to the general public, undermines citizens’ rights and position.
South Korea is facing a low fertility trend. Valentine's Day serves as a reminder to help ease the domestic burden on young women so they can consider partnerships again.
Politicians have been using memes to appear cool, plugged in, even 'lit.' Here's why that's not necessarily a smart idea.
It’s easier to accuse someone else of racism than it is to challenge the racist and colonial systems we participate in.
To encourage citizens to drive electric vehicles, governments must develop bold new strategies that bring charging stations home.
A two-tier, for-profit health-care system will not end "hallway medicine" in Ontario or elsewhere; evidence from around the world shows that private payment increases wait times for the majority.
Evidence shows that opioid manufacturers fund patient advocacy groups in Canada, distorting policies to protect public health.
Millions of people worldwide are either indifferent to a carbon tax or opposed. If citizens were motivated by potential carbon dividends, maybe politicians would finally take action on climate change.
Many people are 'polyamorous' -- they have two or more romantic partners. Often this is challenging to disclose to family.
The sexualized use of crystal meth by gay men is one of the key drivers of rising HIV rates and has many negative mental health consequences. Integrated sexual and substance use care is vital.
Reforming laws relating to unmarried couples is long overdue. But it can also represent an affront couples’ autonomy and erodes the freedom to choose to live in non-marital situations.
Researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS share the latest research on HIV prevention, treatment and stigma.
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Chair in Rehabilitation Research, ICORD and Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for European Studies, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia
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PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (public health and political science), University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
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Radiation Oncologist at B.C. Cancer, Palliative Medicine Physician at Victoria Hospice. Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Neurology and Director of Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Professor Emerita, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
