Evidence to Innovation
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Marijuana as medicine for kids with cancer: An emerging field of desperately needed research
At least once or twice a month, Dr. Rod Rassekh gets asked by colleagues at BC Children’s Hospital to meet with a cancer patient and their family so he can advise them on using medical marijuana. Parents want to know how to help their kids manage symptoms from harsh cancer treatments, and sometimes they want…
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Congratulations Michael Smith Health Research award recipients!
Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute investigators who have been given Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Scholar and Research Trainee awards! Dr. Jessica Dennis, Dr. Ramon Klein Geltink and Dr. Marianne Vidler have each received a Scholar award. Dr. Anne-Sophie Archambault, Dr. Michael Asamoah-Boaheng, Dr. Alberto Delaidelli, Dr. Olivia De-Jongh González, Dr.…
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Unvaccinated parents may be willing to vaccinate their children
Vaccine hesitancy is complex with many factors influencing caregivers’ decisions on vaccinations. New research shows unvaccinated parents may be willing to vaccinate their children and should be included in public health messaging.
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