Research-related news and stories from PHSA, from all programs and services.
(August 26, 2025)
By helping children build tolerance to allergenic foods, oral immunotherapy (OIT) not only reduces the risk of severe allergic reactions, but also helps families feel safer, more confident, and less isolated in their daily lives.
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(August 22, 2025)
Dr. Danya Fast discusses key findings from her research and what families need to know to support loved ones who use drugs.
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How can we build resilience in children through play?
(August 21, 2025)
Dr. Michelle E. E. Bauer recently completed a study exploring how health care practitioners’ exposure to trauma at work shaped how they keep their own children safe.
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(August 19, 2025)
An Elders Circle was held to discuss the integration of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP) principles into clinical research.
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(July 21, 2025)
A BCCHR study found that post-traumatic stress symptoms were already evident in pediatric solid organ transplant patients before transplantation, suggesting that traumatic medical experiences accumulate over time.
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(July 16, 2025)
In a recent study, researchers found that most children with chronic medical conditions face a significantly higher risk for hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus in their first two viral seasons than children without underlying conditions.
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(June 20, 2025)
A BCCHR study shows evidence that a sugar solution doesn’t reduce these negative effects of pain exposure in the long term.
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(June 11, 2025)
A recent study led by Dr. Osman Ipsiroglu found evidence that sleep-wake behaviours are characteristics associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism.
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(June 16, 2025)
Mohammad Atiquzzaman is an epidemiologist with BC Renal who seeks to improve outcomes for people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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(May 27, 2025)
BC's first dedicated inpatient clinical trials unit for early-phase therapies in blood cancers has been launched by Vancouver Coastal Health in collaboration with BC Cancer.
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More research news & stories
- Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer (BC Cancer)
- Significant findings of childhood to adulthood hypertension will help inform kidney disease study (BC Renal)
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