BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute: A year of innovation and breakthroughs

For the first time ever, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has produced a mini Year in Review to publicly share a snapshot of research accomplished during the past fiscal year.

Research and media coverage highlighted in the Year in Review include improving youth mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 recovery phase in B.C., providing precision care to kids with cancer, a first-in-the-world diagnosis, and a link to a TikTok video about a study in which South Asian kids kicked up their heels in bhangra dance classes and improved their heart health.

Hover over the Issuu viewer below and click on the full-screen icon in the lower right corner to read the Year in Review.

Looking back over the past year illuminates the wide range of life-changing research that happens at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, benefiting families in B.C., Canada and beyond.

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