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Personalized, precise, powerful: How BCCHR researchers are changing childhood cancer care
When a child’s cancer returns after conventional treatment, families often find themselves in uncharted territory — scared, exhausted, and grasping…
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Study reveals that sucrose may not reduce the impact of neonatal pain exposure on long-term outcomes
Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care. Before they can safely go…
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Surviving sickle cell disease
Today, June 19, is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease is a genetically inherited disorder in which hemoglobin —…
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The truth about concussion in children and youth: ‘It’s a traumatic brain injury’
The human brain is fragile and intricate, and it’s the only organ that cannot be transplanted. Now imagine the brain…
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Evidence links iron deficiency to sleep-wake disorders
It is well known that iron is essential for carrying oxygen in the blood. However, it also plays a key role in…
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Anxiety disorders in kids: What parents need to know
As a parent, it can be heartbreaking to see your child struggle with anxiety, especially when you aren’t sure how…
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Five things you didn’t (but should) know about measles
More than 2,500 cases of measles have been reported across Canada this year, including in BC, in the largest outbreak of the disease…
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Why measuring doctor workload matters
Dr. Quynh Doan has a difficult but rewarding job. When sick kids and their families come to the BC Children’s Hospital…
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Decoding kids’ health through cheek swabs: What new research reveals
Cheek swabs — they’re painless, simple, and commonly used in pediatric research. But how reliable are they across different developmental…
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Cutting-edge genomic technology to help improve medication safety for children in new BC Children’s led study
For the past 20 years, the Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety (CPNDS) has been working to identify why patients have different…
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Digestive ‘treasure chest’ shows promise for targeted drug treatment in the gut
A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than…
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BCCHR researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their…
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