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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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Collaboration was key to discovery about newborn immunity
Investigators at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) have made a finding in a new study that could eventually lead to therapeutic interventions for sepsis, lung disease, and other complications in premature newborns.
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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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