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October 29, 2019

Using Big Data to Personalize Medicine: Q&A with Dr. Jessica Dennis
The latest advances in technology enable researchers and clinicians to record large amounts of patient data at an ever-increasing rate.…
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October 21, 2019

Teaching an old drug new tricks: How IVIg can help children with inflammatory bowel disease
More than 7,000 Canadian children live with Crohn’s disease or colitis and the incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under…
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October 18, 2019

Study confirms: Fewer doses of HPV vaccine needed
Sometimes less is more, or at least the same. Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital, and the University…
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October 17, 2019

Science hits the runway at Vancouver Kids Fashion Week
Science has entered the world of kids’ fashion and the results are fabulous! This past weekend, BC Children’s Hospital and…
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October 15, 2019

New DNA “clock” could help measure development in young children
Scientists have developed a molecular “clock” that could reshape how pediatricians measure and monitor childhood growth and potentially allow for…
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October 3, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Megan Levings: Recipient of the 2019 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship
Dr. Megan Levings, a world leader in the field of immunology and a respected mentor and visionary at BC Children’s…
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October 2, 2019

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Awards & BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Awards and the 2019…
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September 3, 2019

Kids in neighbourhoods with larger households less likely to be killed in residential fires: new research
There is safety in numbers. That’s one of the key findings of a study published today in CMAJ Open that…
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August 27, 2019

World Sepsis Day in the heart of downtown Vancouver
Last year, recognizable landmarks across Vancouver lit up pink in recognition of World Sepsis Day. This year, on Friday, September…
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August 27, 2019

Genetic sequencing can find answers and improve care for atypical cerebral palsy
For children and families, a diagnosis of atypical cerebral palsy (CP) comes with as many questions as it does answers.…
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August 19, 2019

Stressed out? New research could explain why prenatal stress exposure increases vulnerability to stress later in life
Dr. Nadine Provençal, investigator at BC Children’s Hospital and assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, along with researchers from the…
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August 19, 2019

Dr. Edmond S. Chan receives 2019 Robyn Allen Leadership Award
Dr. Edmond S. Chan, UBC clinical associate professor and head of the division of allergy & immunology in the department…

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