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Time to move on from FASD diagnosis?

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 24 September 2024
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Five tips for staying safe on an e-scooter

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 September 2024
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Study offers hope of a new treatment for rare endometrial cancer

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 16 September 2024
Dr. Deanna Funk and her colleagues at the Central Peace Health Centre in Spirit River: from left to right - Dr. Eva Kitagawa, Dr. Danae Wolfaardt (back), Dr. Folake Olaniyan (front), Dr. Deanna Funk

Calling all future doctors in northern Alberta

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 06 September 2024
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Judgmental language in medical charts reflects poor patient care and outcomes: researcher

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 August 2024
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U of A to run clinical trials for patients with hepatitis C and long COVID

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 13 August 2024
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U of A patient-actors helping train health-care professionals of tomorrow

  • 13 August 2024
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Addressing systemic barriers and colonial legacies in health research

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 08 August 2024
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U of A study pinpoints role of specialized cells in baby gut health

  • Jon Pullin
  • 30 July 2024
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U of A oncology researcher named to the Order of Canada

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 23 July 2024
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Ethan Hagen receives Personnel Award for Indigenous Scholars

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 18 July 2024
(From left) Brodi Paul, Koshkabi (helper); Darcy Paul, Koshkabi; Amanda Radil, research associate with CHCP; Daphne Alexis, Knowledge Keeper, Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation; Arnold Alexis, Elder, Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation; Youth, Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation; Doug Klein, U of A professor of family medicine; Loretta Tuttauk, Indigenous Community Co-ordinator with CHCP (Photo: Charice Chan)

‘In order to be healthy, you have to know who you are’

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 17 July 2024
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Research addresses mental health disparities among Canada’s youth

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 09 July 2024
Two new studies from a U of A lab could help reduce deaths from prostate cancer through more accurate testing for all patients and earlier screening for Black men in Alberta. (Photo: Getty Images)

Clinical trial could lead to new ‘gold standard’ test for prostate cancer detection

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 02 July 2024
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New U of A study shows heart-brain connection in KBG syndrome

  • Jon Pullin
  • 02 July 2024
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A revelation in protein folding offers hope for potential ALS medicines

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 20 June 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: MD '24 grad Daniel Ghods-Esfahani

  • 14 June 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: MD '24 grad Ruth Legese

  • 14 June 2024
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National hotline a proven harm-reduction strategy in the drug-poisoning epidemic

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 07 June 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: MD '24 grad John Bereti-Moody

  • 06 June 2024
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Pregnancy complications can lead to mothers’ lifelong risk of cardiovascular disease

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 06 June 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: Medical Lab Sciences '24 grad Richen Basig

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 05 June 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: Medical Lab Sciences '24 grad Paxton Sheppard

  • 05 June 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: Radiation Therapy '24 grad Hannah Lawson

  • 05 June 2024
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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry chosen to participate in global Social Accountability Fellowship

  • Jennifer Fitzgerald
  • 04 June 2024
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U of A project could help children in daycare breathe easier during wildfire season

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 03 June 2024
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AI project aims to diagnose stroke more accurately so patients can get faster treatment

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 29 May 2024
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Virtual technology makes in-home care possible for young heart patients

  • 28 May 2024
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Patients with neurological disease are likelier to die after COVID

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 13 May 2024
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U of A research teams awarded $100 million for pandemic preparedness

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 06 May 2024
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Smoking during pregnancy raises odds of overweight children

  • Don Bell
  • 02 May 2024
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Celebrating a century of excellence in biochemistry at the University of Alberta

  • Jennifer Fitzgerald
  • 24 April 2024
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Rapid test for HIV and syphilis approved thanks to U of A research

  • 24 April 2024
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Racism leads First Nations patients to leave emergency departments without completing care, study finds

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 April 2024
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Innovator Spotlight: Aminu K Bello

  • 11 April 2024
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U of A Rural Medical Education Program Training Centre to open in Grande Prairie

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 10 April 2024
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Thirty years later, U of A medicine alumni lace up for a good cause

  • Danica Erickson
  • 04 April 2024
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Grande Prairie facility will train rural doctors

  • 03 April 2024
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U of A professor honoured for revolutionizing treatment of autoimmune diseases

  • 02 April 2024
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U of A medical students to showcase AI-enhanced portable ultrasound technology

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 02 April 2024
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New research hub focuses U of A expertise on how climate change affects health

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 26 March 2024
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Fat in the brain could be key to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, says researcher

  • Oumar Salifou
  • 22 March 2024
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Two Medicine & Dentistry Canada Research Chairs renewed

  • 21 March 2024
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$5 million donated to augment cardiovascular research at the U of A

  • 18 March 2024
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U of A lab receives important funding towards determining cause of ALS

  • Jon Pullin
  • 07 March 2024
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Shima Shahbaz is among first recipients of CIHR Award, advancing HIV research with $1M funding

  • 04 March 2024
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U of A research team uncovers universal code driving formation of all cell membranes

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 28 February 2024
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Passionate teachers of medicine to receive CAME awards

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 27 February 2024
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Cardiac-resynchronization defibrillators still saving lives after 14 years

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 27 February 2024
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Portable ultrasound tool uses AI to detect arm fractures more quickly

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 February 2024
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New class of antivirals works against broad range of RNA viruses including SARS-CoV-2: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 February 2024
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Beyond treatment: online wellness program ‘a game-changer,’ say patients

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 21 February 2024
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Jeremies Ibanga receives Personnel Award for Black Scholars

  • 16 February 2024
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Ibrahim Khodabocus receives Personnel Award for Black Scholars

  • 16 February 2024
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Catching up with the Black Medical Students’ Association

  • 16 February 2024
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Researchers seek clues to how monkeypox virus may infiltrate brain cells

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 February 2024
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Researchers find new way to deliver treatment to infants at risk of cerebral palsy

  • Caitlin Crawshaw
  • 15 February 2024
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The sickest long COVID patients face symptoms identical to chronic fatigue syndrome

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 08 February 2024
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The sickest long COVID patients face symptoms identical to chronic fatigue syndrome

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 08 February 2024
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Cardiovascular Research Institute awards studentships to two College of Health Sciences graduate students

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 06 February 2024
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20 per cent of parents feel uncertain caring for their child after discharge from pediatric emergency: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 05 February 2024
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Rural placements for medical students feed ‘pipeline’ for new family docs

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 01 February 2024
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Amazon Web Services, U of A team up to make the power of AI more accessible

  • Michael Brown
  • 29 January 2024
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New research suggests chronic pain is different for males and females

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 24 January 2024
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Gluten-free food guide puts good nutrition on the plate for kids

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 22 January 2024
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U of A launches video series to support researchers: Integrating equity, diversity and inclusion in research

  • 18 January 2024
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New U of A-based study to examine very rare adverse events linked to COVID-19 vaccines

  • Sarah Vernon
  • 17 January 2024
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Newly identified biomarker could lead to simple blood test for rare autoimmune disease

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 January 2024
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Pioneer in neuropsychopharmacology named to the Order of Canada

  • Will Gibson
  • 15 January 2024
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Alumni Q&A: Chris Le, MD 2013

  • 11 January 2024
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Machine learning used to predict future health as Canadians age

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 10 January 2024
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Seven things you should know about job burnout

  • Don Bell
  • 09 January 2024
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U of A psychiatry researcher one of six Canadians awarded prestigious grant

  • 08 January 2024
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U of A team uncovers new biological marker for scleroderma

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 08 January 2024
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Researchers reveal full structure of ‘ancient genetic parasite’ implicated in human diseases

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 15 December 2023
Ex-Alta 2, a small “cubesat” that will allow scientists to observe wildfires from orbit, was designed and built by a U of A student team as part of a mission launched today from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

10 stories that inspired us in 2023

  • Sean Townsend
  • 14 December 2023
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Study reveals inequities in access to cancer clinical trials in Canada

  • Michael Brown
  • 12 December 2023
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Student researcher speaks about the importance of empowering community voices

  • 11 December 2023
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Q & A with Family Physician of the Year Tina Korownyk

  • 11 December 2023
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Striving for pandemic preparedness

  • Danica Erickson
  • 08 December 2023
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U of A, Cornell researchers team up on technology to hide transplanted islet cells from the immune system

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 05 December 2023
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Grad students with Type 1 diabetes aim to build a better future as researchers, advocates and mentors

  • CHELSEA NOVAK
  • 30 November 2023
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Research reveals risk factors for poor asthma control in children

  • Don Bell
  • 29 November 2023
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Donors provide a vital $10M to Defeating Diabetes campaign

  • 27 November 2023
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Participatory research gives people living with Type 1 diabetes a voice to reshape their care

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 23 November 2023
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Leading researcher on Type 1 diabetes discusses new advances in addressing the disease

  • 20 November 2023
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Convocation spotlight: PhD ‘23 grad Brianna Greenwood

  • 17 November 2023
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‘It’s an excellent fit’: New Canada Excellence Research Chair in Antiviral Drug Design builds on U of A’s leadership in pandemic preparedness research

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 November 2023
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Renowned diabetes researcher will bolster world-leading expertise at U of A

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 16 November 2023
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Could a pill cure diabetes? A U of A researcher is working on it

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 14 November 2023
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New process produces purer, safer pancreas stem cells for potential transplant

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 06 November 2023
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Four ways to stay safe with cannabis edibles this Halloween

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 31 October 2023
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New guidelines: If you’ve never had a heart attack, don’t take daily Aspirin until you talk to your doctor

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 30 October 2023
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Researchers identify amino acid that may play a key role for predicting and treating long COVID

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 October 2023
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New statistical tool could mean clinical trials yield better information with fewer patients

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 25 October 2023
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50 years of family medicine at the U of A

  • 24 October 2023
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Alumni spotlight: Celebrating Aleksandar Kostov

  • 18 October 2023
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Studies confirm an overlooked risk for cardiovascular disease

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 16 October 2023
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Blood test for prostate cancer could help avoid unnecessary biopsies

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 05 October 2023
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Shaping the Future of Surgery

  • 05 October 2023

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