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Pneumonia and malaria: Innovations tackle leading threats to children under five
Globally, infectious diseases such as pneumonia and malaria are among the leading causes of death for children under five. Pneumonia alone claims the lives of more than 700,000 children under five annually, largely in low- and middle-income countries. A contributing factor is a shortage of essential health-care equipment and other resources for diagnosing and treating life-threatening cases…
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards. This program, generously funded by the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, plays a pivotal role in acknowledging and nurturing excellence within our research community.
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Pediatric Sepsis Data Challenge invites researchers to help develop a model to save lives
When the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection, it can cause organ dysfunction that leads to shock, multiple organ failure, and death. This life-threatening condition is known as sepsis, and is the leading cause of death among kids in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Uganda. To help prevent more…
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