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Northern BC high school students get hands-on experience in child health research at Mini Med School
On May 7, 100 students and their teachers from northeastern BC took part in a day of hands on science hosted by BC Children’s Hospital and the First Nations Healthy Authority at Mini Med School Fort St. John.
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Vancouver goes orange for World Preeclampsia Day
Tonight, iconic buildings around Vancouver will light up in orange for World Preeclampsia Day. BC Place, Vancouver City Hall, North Vancouver City Hall, Vancouver Convention Centre and Science World will all have orange lights to raise awareness for preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication that can lead to serious health problems or death for both mother…
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Clinical research that transforms care: Q&A with Dr. Soren Gantt
Clinical research – research focused on improving patient care – is a central part of the BC Children’s Hospital mission. It allows researchers to learn about health conditions by directly studying patients and to move to medications, diagnostic tools, and treatments out of the laboratory and into the hospital where they can save and improve…