As 2025 draws to a close, we celebrate another year of advancing new discoveries, better care, smarter policies, and a stronger health system.
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Research Approvals Processes: December 2025 update
The RAPP team has been actively advancing multiple workstreams, aiming on bringing the project closer to its goal of streamlining research approvals and increasing timeliness of health research in BC.
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New funding will boost Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research in BC
A new initiative to advance research on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases is being launched by a group of partners – including Health Research BC.
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Remote breastfeeding support helps parents in BC
Low milk supply. Baby struggling to attach to breast. Sleepless nights. Breastfeeding can be tough – but telehealth options are giving parents confidence.
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New app helps people with type 1 diabetes REACHOUT to peers for support
Managing type 1 diabetes can feel overwhelming. A new mobile app connects people living with the disease to peers who understand their daily challenges, reducing their distress and building support.
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Listening to what can go UnHEARD in Northern BC resource development
Research in Northern BC is helping rural communities shape fairer, healthier decisions about major industrial projects — using tools that link environment, community, and health data.
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Michael Smith Health Research BC welcomes Dr. Geoff Payne as President and CEO
The Michael Smith Health Research BC Board of Directors welcomes Dr. Geoff Payne as President and Chief Executive Officer effective today (November 3, 2025).
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2026 Research Trainee competition: call for applications
Health Research BC is excited to launch the 2026 Research Trainee competition, supporting early-career health researchers across BC.
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Assessing the impact of research: Research-on-research joint initiative award recipients announced
Michael Smith Health Research BC, with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is pleased to announce four BC-based recipients of a Research-on-Research joint initiative award over the next three years.
Fairness in funding: Insights from an international study
A new study shows that what happens early in a researcher’s career can shape their future. Health Research BC contributed de-identified data and insights to help explore fairness in research funding.
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