Faculty of Health and Social Development

Researcher wants to know if ketone drinks can help manage diabetes
Brain injury diagnosis may hurt women’s chances in parenting disputes
Being sleep deprived can make tedious tasks seem tougher
Technology may help eliminate health inequities for people in rural communities

Technology may help eliminate health inequities for people in rural communities

UBCO researchers team up with rural residents to identify how to better connect them to health-care services

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UBCO Faculty of Medicine presents strategies for aging well

UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, $350,000 in research funding

Researcher Mary Clare Kennedy from UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Health and Social Development is named the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Substance Use, Policy and Practice.

Dr. Kennedy’s research examines the social-structural aspects of health among people who use drugs and evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of novel harm reduction interventions, including safe supply programs and innovations in supervised consumption service delivery.

Global population is expected to reach 8 billion next week
UBCO joins Age Friendly University global network
Made in Canada health-care initiative launches in Europe