UBC Study Leads to Health Canada Warning About an Antibiotic
Four years after UBC researchers first demonstrated a statistical connection between a type of antibiotic and retinal detachment, Health Canada has recommended a change to the warning label for the medications. A panel of the Marketed Health Products Directorate concluded earlier this month that it could not rule out a potential link between retinal detachment and […] Read More
Residents as Teachers
UBC unveils a new initiative to support medical residents to become effective teachers. Rahana Harjee, a second-year UBC medical student, clasps the micro-needle driver in one hand, while carefully suturing a laceration in a porcine cornea. It’s Harjee’s first time in the Research Wet Lab of Vancouver General Hospital’s Eye Care Centre. It’s also the […] Read More
