ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Bringing you the latest in pediatric research from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. We highlight researchers, clinicians, and their trainees here at the Research Institute whose work is helping kids live their healthiest, happiest lives. The Best Lives podcast is a leading Canadian pediatric medicine and research podcast!
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23 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
9 episodes
since Feb. 28, 2025
episodic
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Canada has one of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the world, with approximately one in 140 Canadians currently diagnosed — a number expected to climb to one in 100 by 2030.
In this episode, registered dietitian and PhD student Mathilde Wilhelmy joins us to discuss CALINA-I…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Parents' lived experiences shape this discussion on congenital heart disease (CHD), moving beyond clinical outcomes to explore the emotional and everyday realities of raising a child with a heart condition. Drawing on qualitative research, Dylan Nemes shares what families told his team about n…
This episode explores the critical intersection of maternal mental health and child development, focusing on the implications of antidepressant use during pregnancy. Dr. Tim Oberlander discusses his extensive research on the effects of prenatal antidepressant exposure, the importance of managing ma…
This episode explores new research from BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) that uses an innovative MRI technique to measure brain oxygen metabolism in preterm infants. Dr. Alexander Weber, an MRI biomedical engineer and investigator at BCCHR, explains how this safe, noninvasive metho…
Managing a child's food allergy can be an enormous source of stress. Constant vigilance, fear of accidental exposures, and navigating complicated meal plans can deeply impact a family's quality of life. But new research from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute highlights how on…
Concussions are more than "just a bump" — they're brain injuries that can seriously impact a child's life. In this episode, Dr. Shelina Babul, concussion expert and creator of the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT), joins us to break down why concussions matter, especiall…
Dr. Georgina Barnabas and PhD candidate Tariq Bhat — from the Lange and Lim Labs at BCCHR — share how they used proteomics and a personalized tumour model to identify a treatment option for a child with hard-to-treat cancer, within just two weeks.
Their story reveals how the latest precision appro…
Cheek swabs are easy to collect, but the science behind them is anything but simple. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Merrill and Dr. Chaini Konwar discuss how the proportion of cells collected from cheek swabs — buccal epithelial cells — change with age and why this matters for pediatric epigenetics.
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In this episode, Dr. Hana Mitchell joins us to talk about the barriers to HPV vaccine uptake, the role of schools in vaccine awareness, vaccine anxiety and parental involvement, integrating educational resources in schools, and much more.Learn more about topics discussed in this episode:Kids Boost …
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