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July 10, 2018

Building a global approach to improve care for children with a common hip ailment
Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital are leading international efforts to improve the diagnosis and treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), so children across the world don’t have to suffer from lifelong pain and decreased mobility due to this treatable condition.
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July 9, 2018

“The best care guided by the best evidence”: New national guidelines improve treatment for infants with a life-threatening birth defect
When Julie MacMillan was about twenty weeks pregnant she learned her baby only had a 25 per cent chance of survival. A routine ultrasound revealed her unborn child had congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a serious birth defect that occurs when the diaphragm, the wall of muscle that separates the chest and abdominal cavities, doesn’t close…
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July 9, 2018

“Helping other kids lead healthier lives”: CHILD Study families advance allergy and asthma research
Tuesday’s parents describe her as an active, happy six-year-old who loves singing and fashion. She doesn’t have allergies or asthma – and there’s no family history of either – but she’s played an important role in a national five-year study investigating the genetic and environmental causes of these common, chronic diseases.

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