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Vaccine safety and equity: Q&A with Dr. Julie Bettinger
National Immunization Awareness Month is dedicated to the importance of vaccines and their vital role in preventing the spread of deadly diseases. Researchers at the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute are committed to a world without vaccine-preventable diseases. They conduct research that includes laboratory science, clinical trials, epidemiologic studies, social…
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Vriti Bhagat awarded Vanier scholarship for diabetes research
Diabetes is a disease in which the body either can’t produce insulin (type 1), or the insulin the pancreas does produce doesn’t work well (type 2). This chronic condition affects over half a billion people worldwide, including 5.7 million Canadians, and can lead to complications such as stroke, blindness and amputation. People with diabetes need…
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Researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies
Several major childhood allergies may share a common link to the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC).
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