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North Shore mountains and Stanley Park across Burrard Inlet.
Discovery of Insulin 100th Anniversary
2021 is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. It was one of the greatest Canadian discoveries in medicine and paved the way for a revolution in the management of diabetes worldwide. For many years scientists believed that some kind of internal secretion of the pancreas was the key to preventing diabetes and controlling […] Read More
St. Paul’s Hospital
St. Paul’s Hospital is an acute care, teaching and research hospital located in downtown Vancouver. It is home to many world-class medical and surgical programs, including heart and lung services, HIV/AIDS, mental health, emergency, critical care, kidney care, elder care and numerous surgical specialties. St. Paul’s began as a 25-bed compassionate care hospital in […] Read More
Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
The Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre (DHCC) is located at 2775 Laurel Street, just across the street from Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). The DHCC brings together the outpatient care services at VGH, including specialty clinics, medical education, physician teaching clinics and research, all at one site. The Centre opened in September 2006 as […] Read More
Islet of Langerhans
Immunostaining of an Islet of Langerhans. These cell clusters, embedded within the pancreas, secrete insulin and glucagon, which are important for blood glucose control (from the lab of Dr. Timothy Kieffer)