Best Lives
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!
Podcasting since 2025 • 5 episodes
Best Lives
Latest Episodes
Oral immunotherapy treats kids' food allergies and reduces parents' anxiety
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 Hospi...
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Episode 5
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20:38
Kids and concussion: What every parent, coach, and health-care professional should know
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 dow...
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Episode 4
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21:42
Fast-tracking pediatric cancer care
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 t...
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Episode 3
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23:14
Cheek swabs, epigenetic clocks, and kids
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...
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Episode 2
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29:39
