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Studies highlight the impact of the pandemic on children and youth’s mental health
The Pediatric Outcome ImProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN) — which involves BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) — has published, in JAMA Network Open, their latest research findings on mental health hospitalizations of children and youth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings led the team to a second study where they evaluated the…
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Recognizing a brain injury quickly can save lives
Awareness of brain injury in the general public remains low. Acquired brain injuries can be caused by traumatic damage, an impact from outside the body, or by something inside the body such as a disease. Traumatic injuries result from the shaking of the brain inside the skull, which can be caused by a blow to…
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A decade of work advances care for children with cancer
Four out of five children diagnosed with cancer survive over the long term after treatment, but for 20 per cent of them, standard treatment is not enough. To improve outcomes for these kids, researchers at the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) have been working for over a…
