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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 of the UBC Sexual Health Laboratory and a professor in the university’s department of obstetrics & gynaecology. She also maintains a private practice. Dr. Brotto will moderate the Women in Science event on Feb. 10,…
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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), have developed a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma, the most common malignant childhood brain tumour.
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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 sepsis cases and 172 deaths between 2014 and 2018. By averting these cases, the health-care system saved $50.6 million in 2018, according to findings recently published by Critical Care Medicine.
