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Research Roundup: January 2022
Welcome to this month’s Research Roundup, a recurring overview of recent studies published by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital Research…
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New COVID-19 treatment study shows remdesivir reduces need for ventilation
In the largest single country trial of the potential COVID-19 treatment remdesivir to date, researchers have found the drug reduced…
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Dr. Tonia Nicholls, in her words
Dr. Tonia L. Nicholls is a distinguished scientist at BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS), an investigator at…
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Children and the COVID-19 Omicron variant
Omicron has overtaken Delta as the most common variant in B.C. in recent weeks so what does that mean for…
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Researchers awarded funding to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic impacts on children, youth, and families
Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian…
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Dr. Roxana Geoffrion, in her words
Dr. Roxana Geoffrion is a full-time urogynecologist at the Centre for Pelvic Floor Competence at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver,…
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Research Roundup: December 2021
Welcome to this month’s Research Roundup, a recurring overview of recent studies published by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital Research…
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New research highlights a neuropeptide’s role in protecting against intestinal infections
Dr. Hongbing Yu, a research associate in the Jacobson and B. Vallance Research Teams, is working on basic science that…
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Dr. Lori Brotto, in her words
Dr. Lori Brotto is executive director of the Women’s Health Research Institute, Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health, director…
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Delaying second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine produces stronger immune response
The first peer-reviewed study in North America examining the timing between the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines…
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BC researchers develop new test to diagnose aggressive childhood brain tumours
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Cancer, in partnership with BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR),…
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British Columbia Sepsis Network estimated to have averted 172 deaths and saved the government $50.6 million
A new study co-authored by BC Children’s Hospital investigator Dr. Tex Kissoon estimates the British Columbia Sepsis Network averted 981…
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