“Air pollution is the fourth highest risk factor for death globally and by far the leading environmental risk factor for… Read More

UBC’s MSc OEH program is Western Canada’s only graduate-level training program devoted to workplace hazards and health impacts. Read More

UBC researchers found that use of drugs like Effexor was associated with a higher risk of excessive bleeding during delivery. Read More

Children whose mothers lived close to highways during pregnancy had a 25% increased relative risk of developing asthma before the… Read More

Steve Morgan has won the UBC President’s Award for Public Education through Media for his work on pharmaceutical policy. Read More

Readmissions cost the province millions of dollars, tie up hospital beds and prevent other patients from accessing hospital care. Read More

Rats can absorb disease agents from their local environment and spread them, according to a new UBC study. Photo: Jean-Jacques… Read More

In 2013, 87% of the world’s population lived in areas where pollution exceeds the World Health Organization Air Quality Guideline.… Read More

Dr. Patricia Janssen testified as an expert witness on the topic of women’s access to regulated midwifery and home birth… Read More