A new study shows that a pioneering initiative to prevent shaken baby syndrome was associated with a 35-per-cent reduction in the number of children under two admitted to B.C. hospitals with shaking-related injuries.

It’s a trend injury researchers have come to expect: Rates of distracted-driving related crashes spike in the summer months and long weekends and can lead to more accidents. In 2016, nearly one-third of all distracted-driving related deaths in BC occurred in July and August alone. 
 

An average of 900 BC children and teens are hospitalized each year due to sports-related injuries. A new website is working to change this by giving parents, kids, coaches and teachers easy access to injury prevention information for over 50 popular sports and recreational activities, including soccer, volleyball, gymnastics, ice hockey, kayaking, hiking and snowboarding.

It’s not every day that you get a visit from a patient that you worried might not make it. Last month, eight-year-old Isa Guerrero and his family paid a visit to Dr. Pascal Lavoie and his research team at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Dr. Lavoie is a BC Children’s Hospital investigator and neonatologist at BC Children's and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre.