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What distinguishes ‘normal’ inattentiveness and restlessness in kids from ADHD?
ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders of childhood and typically persists through adolescence and into adulthood. ADHD…
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App could provide new way to track vaccine safety
Canadian researchers, including from BC Children’s Hospital, have launched a pilot study for tracking adverse events related to flu vaccine.
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What can parents do to support their teens in making healthy choices?
In Canada, obesity and overweight affect nearly 30 per cent of children aged 5-17. Health risks associated with obesity and…
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Cutting off the supply lines of disease: Q&A with Dr. Seth Parker
The human body contains an extraordinary variety of cells from neurons to heart muscles to skin cells. While these cells…
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Hospital ED visits by children down 70% during pandemic peak in B.C.
A new study from BC Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia researchers found a significant decline in the number…
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Congratulations to the 2020 UBC Faculty of Medicine Award recipients!
We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children’s Hospital investigators recognized in the 2020 UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards.
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Dr. Allison Eddy selected as Fellow by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Allison Eddy was named a Fellow by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) on Sept. 18, 2020.
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Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to the BC Children’s and BC Women’s investigators who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research…
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Overcoming the bully that is OCD
We asked an expert about a book she co-authored to help community-based clinicians deliver evidence-based treatment to OCD-affected children and…
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Mini Med School – now online in real-time and on-demand – is growing to reach more students
Dr. Ted Steiner may have known he wanted to be a physician since elementary school, but he had no inkling…
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Concussion education now required for supervisors of school sports in B.C.
BC School Sports, the governing organization for school sports in the province, has mandated a BC Children’s Hospital-based concussion education…
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Join the fight against Sepsis this World Sepsis Day
On World Sepsis Day, September 13, 2020, the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are urging…
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