A study spearheaded by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Noah Silverberg identified favourable results when family physicians received a one-pager he and his team developed to enhance clinical diagnoses and guidelines-based treatment adherence for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Sexual pain associated with breast cancer can prolong a woman’s recovery and negatively impact her sex life. Whether this patient group experiences greater sexual satisfaction and quality of life following a mindfulness-based program versus a sex education-based program is the focus of new research led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher, Dr. Lori Brotto.
Walk into an airport or mall these days and you might be scanned by an infrared thermography (IRT) camera. Used to generate a heat map of infrared radiation emitted by heat sources, such as body temperature, IRT has become a go-to for the mass detection of illnesses, such as COVID-19.
Visibly lighter patches of skin that often present symmetrically on the face and hands may well be a sign of a rare skin condition called vitiligo. Our Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute expert, Dr. Youwen Zhou, explains its causes and highlights new research that could improve therapeutic outcomes.
Richmond Hospital welcomed a new team member during the pandemic, and one who never gets sick, can speak over 200 languages and can work 24/7 without taking a break.
The Interpreter on Wheels (IOW), as it is called, is a tablet mounted to a rolling platform that connects to a fee-for-service, usage-based online platform in which human interpreters located anywhere in the world can provide confidential interpretation services via video and audio streaming.
Effective treatments exist to improve the sexual health of men with erectile dysfunction (ED), yet research shows that many do not seek medical care or counseling for their condition. New research led by Dr. Ryan Flannigan found this could be rectified among men treated for prostate cancer by drawing more attention and referrals to the Sexual Rehabilitation Clinic (SRC).
With several treatments now available to care for the most urgent and severe cases of COVID-19, researchers are setting their sights on a potential intervention for the early stages of the virus.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute clinician-scientist Dr. Sara Belga is investigating whether ciclesonide, a common anti-inflammatory drug, could help speed up recovery, and put a stop to disease progression and potential hospitalization among patients with mild COVID-19.
Preventable adverse drug events (pADE) are behind upwards of 10 per cent of hospital admissions. Reducing this figure to zero is behind Dr. Jane de Lemos’s research, which lays out a blueprint for checks and balances that can curtail hospitalizations from pADEs, as well as approaches to better inform and empower patients.
