There is safety in numbers. That’s one of the key findings of a study published today in CMAJ Open that found a child’s risk of death or injury in a residential fire was greatly reduced in neighbourhoods with larger than average households.
For children and families, a diagnosis of atypical cerebral palsy (CP) comes with as many questions as it does answers. CP is a broad category of disorders that affect a child’s movement and ability to communicate. Around two in every 1,000 children will develop the condition.
We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children’s and BC Women’s investigators who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Spring 2019 competition. Our research community received nine new research and bridge grants totaling more than $5.8 million.
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