Meet Dr. Vilte Barakauskas, BCCHRI/WHRI joint-researcher and clinical biochemist working at BC Children’s Hospital, who is part of a team working to establish reference intervals for pregnant women to better interpret lab test results.
World Immunization Week is held April 24-30, 2019, to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Vaccination has significantly reduced the burden of infectious disease around the world. British Columbia (BC) has always been a global leader in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine research and continues to conduct valuable research in this field.
Congratulations to Dr. Prior, who was recently named this year’s recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Aubrey J. Tingle Prize!
In this article, Dr. Elwood discusses the potential risks of consuming the placenta after childbirth, a practice growing in popularity, despite a lack of evidence.
Read about the push to break the silence on painful periods in their article for Endometriosis Awareness Month.
They received the award for their project “The acceptability of a phallus length reducer, Ohnut, for deep dyspareunia: A pilot.”