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Local News FHS Researchers Seek to Improve Long COVID Education in Urgent, Emergent Care Settings in BC SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | April 20, 2026 A team of researchers based at the Faculty of Health Sciences will develop resources to…karnottApril 20, 2026 Read More
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Your Voice Children’s Heart Centre at BCCH Becomes Research Leader on a Rare Pediatric Arrhythmia Dr. Karolina Jones | October 19, 2017 The Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) Registry and Biobank is an international multi-centre study led…sciencecityOctober 19, 2017 Read More
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