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    Study shows surgery improves quality of life for children with severe cerebral palsy who have scoliosis

    Many kids with severe cerebral palsy (CP) will develop scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that can cause chronic pain, mobility problems and other serious health issues. When they do, their families are faced with a difficult choice: Should their child undergo surgery on their spine? Often effective at correcting scoliosis, spinal fusion carries…

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    VitalPAD: An innovative app that could improve care for critically ill kids

    In the pediatric ICU (PICU), expert clinicians care for the most critically ill patients. To give kids recovering from major surgeries and traumatic injuries and those with cancer, congenital heart defects and other life-threatening conditions the best chance at a full recovery, these dedicated health care professionals must be expert multitaskers in a demanding and…

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    New child safety report card puts BC at the head of the class

    British Columbia got the highest marks on the first-ever report card comparing child injury rates and prevention policies across nine Canadian provinces. The province’s success may be thanks in part to the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) at BC Children’s Hospital, an innovative province-wide partnership dedicated to reducing the burden of injuries through…

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