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The impact of essential supports to prevent child maltreatment during a pandemic
The stress and social distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with mental health challenges for parents and…
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Congratulations CIHR Fall 2025 research grant recipients
Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were…
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Moving towards personalized care to improve postsurgical recovery for pediatric patients
One in four children and adolescents take over three months to fully recover from their surgical procedure. During this period,…
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Youth engagement enhances trauma-informed care in paediatrics, says new report
Although research shows that consulting with youth improves the delivery of health care, adolescent perspectives are often absent from medical…
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Genetic tools aren’t just for future patients, but cold cases too
The world of genomic sequencing has changed dramatically in the last few decades. When the world attempted to sequence the…
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Research supports BC families in building healthy habits to prevent childhood obesity
Unhealthy eating patterns, low physical activity, and a lot of sedentary or screen-related habits are linked to childhood obesity risk,…
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First-in-world BC patient successfully treated for rare immune disease
A new paper published in New England Journal of Medicine details how an 18-year-old patient being treated at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH)…
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Prescribing ice cream and countering misinformation: Q&A with Dr. Alastair McAlpine
Born and raised in Johannesburg, Dr. Alastair McAlpine, a researcher with the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR),…
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Improving care for kids with the most common childhood cancers: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander
February 15 was International Childhood Cancer Day and to mark the occasion we spoke with Dr. Sarah Alexander, a new BCCHR…
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Partnering with Chinese Canadian families to create tailored mental health resources
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a rise in mental health awareness and acceptance in Canada. The increased knowledge, however,…
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First-of-its-kind pan-Canadian trial to treat baby brain cancers without radiation
Pediatric centres nationwide have united to launch the DECRYPT-BABYBRAIN trial, a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that uses chemotherapy delivered to the…
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Collaboration led by BCCHR researchers awarded European funding to improve community-based care in Uganda and Kenya
Dr. Matthew Wiens and colleagues at the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital, BC Children’s Research Institute,…
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