Infertility impacts one in six Canadians of reproductive age. As doctors, we have the opportunity to raise awareness, promote education, and reduce the stigma surrounding this issue. Infertility... Read More
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I started my medical practice on the North Shore of Vancouver in the summer of 1956 as a general practitioner—at that time truly a family physician, with house calls, office visits, and hospital care... Read More
Matrescence is a concept introduced in the 1970s by anthropologist Dana Raphael in her book Being Female: Reproduction, Power and Change. She described the complex transitions that take place in a... Read More
The UBC Medicine Spring Gala is a yearly celebration of the visual and performing arts where UBC medical students from all four years can come together to showcase their talents and passions... Read More
I recently became the honorary great-grandfather to a baby boy, and his mom let me hold this beautiful new infant in my arms. The beauty of new life—the well-formed tiny hands and feet and the... Read More