News - Archive 2017

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FoMD in the News

  • 22 December 2017
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Top FoMD News Stories of 2017

  • Ross Neitz
  • 21 December 2017
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The next generation of research starts here

  • Ross Neitz with files from Nicole Merrifield
  • 19 December 2017
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The top 10 things you wanted to know about health in 2017

  • Laura Vega
  • 19 December 2017
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The best gift I ever got: Philip Halloran

  • 18 December 2017
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The most viewed stories of 2017

  • Shelby Soke
  • 18 December 2017
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Awards & Accolades - December 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 15 December 2017
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Glen Jickling recognized as Barnett Scholar, 'highest-rated National New Investigator' by Heart & Stroke Foundation

  • Shelby Soke
  • 15 December 2017
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Celebrating Alberta's pioneering 'giants' of gastroenterology

  • Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry News Staff with files by Jenna Bailey
  • 14 December 2017
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Alumni Profile: Jill Byrne, '16 PhD

  • Jennifer Lavallee
  • 13 December 2017
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Why it's OK to feel bad around the holidays

  • 13 December 2017
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COMMENTARY || Social issues affect us all whether we know it or not

  • 11 December 2017
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Fresh Faces II Chester Ho

  • Salena Kitteringham
  • 4 December 2017
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Grad turns youthful experiences into passion for public health

  • 1 December 2017
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Program opens doors for underrepresented students seeking careers in health care

  • ROSS NEITZ and SHELBY SOKE
  • 30 November 2017
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Two UAlberta students receive Rhodes Scholarships for 2018

  • 30 November 2017
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UAlberta among top 100 in four areas of new Times Higher Education rankings

  • 29 November 2017
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Fecal transplant capsules as effective as colonoscopy in treating C. difficile

  • 29 November 2017
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Helping people help themselves

  • Laura Vega
  • 29 November 2017
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Trouble finding your happy place?

  • 27 November 2017
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Northern Exposure

  • Dave Von Bieker
  • 27 November 2017
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Alumni Q&A: Get to know Alumni Advisory Council chair Gerry Moysa

  • Shelby Soke
  • 24 November 2017
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Asthma in infant boys may eventually be reversible

  • 23 November 2017
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Awards & Accolades - November 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 22 November 2017
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Portrait of the artist as a young scientist

  • 22 November 2017
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Smart blood pressure cuff coming soon, thanks to startup support

  • Michael Brown
  • 21 November 2017
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COMMENTARY || Addressing 'alternative facts' about Lyme disease

  • Stan Houston and Lynora Saxinger
  • 21 November 2017
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Opening doors for future health-care professionals

  • Laura Vega
  • 15 November 2017
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Wild Pink Yonder-On the trail to a cure

  • Ross Neitz
  • 15 November 2017
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The next frontiers in Type 1 diabetes treatment

  • 14 November 2017
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Aspirin found to prevent heart attacks after non-cardiac surgery in patients with prior coronary intervention

  • 14 November 2017
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A decade of diabetes progress

  • FoMD news staff with files from Mary Jo Fell and Caroline Barlott
  • 14 November 2017
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FoMD in the News

  • Ross Neitz
  • 10 November 2017
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Answering important questions about social accountability

  • Shelby Soke
  • 9 November 2017
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Locally raised global citizen envisions new definitions and solutions for human health

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 6 November 2017
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Learners as leaders: Q & A with Amit Persad

  • Shelby Soke
  • 3 November 2017
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Five summer student researchers that went on to do great things

  • Amy Samson
  • 3 November 2017
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Learners as leaders: Q & A with Jessica Luc

  • Shelby Soke
  • 3 November 2017
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Spotlight on UAlberta trailblazer: Eleanor Silver Dowding

  • Amy Samson
  • 2 November 2017
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Spotlight on UAlberta trailblazer: Yachiyo Yoneyama

  • Amy Samson with excerpts from a book by Taylor Lambert
  • 2 November 2017
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How to avoid Halloween cavities

  • Lesley Young
  • 1 November 2017
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Old drug gives new hope for pulmonary hypertension patients

  • 1 November 2017
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University of Alberta School of Dentistry launches Dentistry for Life fundraising campaign

  • Cheryl Deslaurier
  • 1 November 2017
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Amazing Race for Health Advocacy

  • Caitlin Crawshaw
  • 30 October 2017
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FoMD in the News

  • Ross Neitz
  • 26 October 2017
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Three UAlberta scholars elected to Canada's top health academy

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 25 October 2017
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Alumni Q & A: Tom Stevenson

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 25 October 2017
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Peer to peer and on demand

  • Alison Dotinga
  • 24 October 2017
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COMMENTARY || Food is medicine where malnutrition and frailty are concerned

  • 23 October 2017
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Why and when you should get the flu shot

  • 23 October 2017
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The ophthalmologist behind the 'Marshall Plan,' UAlberta's pioneering residency program

  • Amy Samson
  • 20 October 2017
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FRESH FACES II New physiology graduate students in the FoMD

  • Laura Vega
  • 19 October 2017
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Awards and Accolades - October 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 18 October 2017
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Steve Hrudey receives Alberta Order of Excellence

  • Alberta Order of Excellence staff
  • 18 October 2017
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Anne Fanning Binder receives Alberta Order of Excellence

  • Alberta Order of Excellence staff
  • 18 October 2017
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New faculty-wide equipment database launched

  • Shelby Soke
  • 18 October 2017
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'Favourite son' of UAlberta biochemistry returns home

  • Ross Neitz
  • 16 October 2017
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FRESH FACES II Getting to know the new graduate students in the FoMD

  • Ross Neitz
  • 16 October 2017
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Major grants bring game-changing equipment for heart and cancer research to the University of Alberta

  • Ross Neitz
  • 12 October 2017
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Global health visionary tackles vision loss in Africa

  • Shelby Soke
  • 12 October 2017
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Uncovering origins of developmental brain disorders could eventually help treat seizures

  • Ross Neitz
  • 11 October 2017
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Alumni Q & A: Mary-Pat Schlosser welcomes new residents to Ottawa

  • Shelby Soke
  • 10 October 2017
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Cervical cancer awareness saves lives

  • Shelby Soke
  • 6 October 2017
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New handheld technology promises to stop unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions

  • Shelby Soke
  • 5 October 2017
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Changing the future for patients with brain disease

  • Ross Neitz
  • 4 October 2017
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Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours

  • Ross Neitz
  • 4 October 2017
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Investigating gender difference in Multiple Sclerosis pain

  • Shelby Soke
  • 3 October 2017
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FoMD in the News

  • Ross Neitz
  • 28 September 2017
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Putting medical students in the patient's shoes

  • 28 September 2017
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COMMENTARY || 7 ways to soothe your child's pain in the hospital

  • 25 September 2017
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Trans rights trailblazer reflects on 50 years of social change

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 25 September 2017
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UAlberta and AHS pledge cooperation in renewed partnership

  • Ross Neitz
  • 22 September 2017
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FRESH FACES || Meet biochemistry's new recruits Sue-Ann Mok and Olivier Julien

  • Shelby Soke
  • 20 September 2017
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Are cashiers at risk of dangerous chemical exposure through paper?

  • 20 September 2017
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How to present your amazing research ideas in three minutes, tops

  • Salena Kitteringham
  • 19 September 2017
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Awards & Accolades - September 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 19 September 2017
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Alumni weekend: A Century of Stories Sept. 23

  • Shelby Soke
  • 18 September 2017
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Celebrating 10 years of rural community care

  • 15 September 2017
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UAlberta cardiologist honoured as Royal Society New Scholar

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 15 September 2017
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Spotlight on UAlberta medical giant: John Callaghan

  • Amy Samson
  • 14 September 2017
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Rolling back last call reduces drunken injuries

  • 14 September 2017
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Alumni Q & A: Errol B. Marliss

  • MJ Fell
  • 14 September 2017
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FRESH FACES II Getting to know the new arrivals in our radiation therapy and medical laboratory science programs

  • Ross Neitz
  • 14 September 2017
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The surprising reason kids' grades drop

  • 14 September 2017
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FRESH FACES || Jillian Popel

  • Judith Chrystal
  • 13 September 2017
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FRESH FACES || Anna Taylor, assistant professor

  • Shelby Soke
  • 12 September 2017
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Is your cell phone really 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat?

  • 12 September 2017
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FRESH FACES II Getting to know the new arrivals at the School of Dentistry

  • Ross Neitz
  • 12 September 2017
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Alumni Q & A: Tak Mak

  • Shelby Soke with files from Salena Kitteringham
  • 12 September 2017
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FRESH FACES II Q & A with Mackenzie Coatham

  • Laura Vega
  • 11 September 2017
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FRESH FACES II Getting to know the new arrivals in our MD program

  • Ross Neitz
  • 11 September 2017
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Legacy of Hope

  • 9 September 2017
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Fort McMurray workers recovering well post-wildfire

  • 8 September 2017
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Six UAlberta researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada

  • 8 September 2017
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No magic pill to postpartum weight loss

  • 8 September 2017
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Innovative program puts medical students in the patient's shoes

  • Shelby Soke
  • 7 September 2017
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UNI LIFE 101 || Making the big transition

  • 6 September 2017
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Alberta's life sciences innovators to get boost from new health-tech business incubator

  • 6 September 2017
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How to beat the baby boomer bulge

  • 6 September 2017
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Building a foundation of cardiac care

  • Ross Neitz
  • 6 September 2017
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FoMD in the News

  • Ross Neitz
  • 31 August 2017
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Can heart damage from chemotherapy be prevented through exercise and diet?

  • Ross Neitz
  • 30 August 2017
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Bold researcher drives global discourse on rare autoimmune disease

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 29 August 2017
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COMMENTARY || Think disability is a tragedy? We pity you

  • 29 August 2017
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Researchers uncover two new promising gene therapies to treat muscular dystrophy

  • Lesley Young
  • 25 August 2017
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Building a foundation of prenatal and maternal care

  • Ross Neitz
  • 23 August 2017
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UAlberta's new periodontology graduate program opens new options for advanced treatment

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 17 August 2017
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Awards & Accolades - August 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 16 August 2017
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Peroxisomes identified as 'fighters' in the battle against bacterial infections

  • Shelby Soke
  • 16 August 2017
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How to spot meth use in teens

  • 11 August 2017
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Alumni Q & A: Seema Marwaha

  • Shelby Soke
  • 10 August 2017
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COMMENTARY || Investing in research is the best way to create an innovative economy

  • 10 August 2017
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Kenyan and Canadian surgeons improving lives together

  • 8 August 2017
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FoMD's future leaders earn national vote of confidence for graduate research

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 2 August 2017
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3 surprising facts about Lyme disease

  • 31 July 2017
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The Banff meetings: enhancing clinical success in transplantation

  • Amy Samson
  • 27 July 2017
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Blocking the back door that cancer cells use to escape death by radiotherapy

  • 27 July 2017
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UAlberta and McGill scientists uncover a hidden calcium cholesterol connection

  • Ross Neitz
  • 26 July 2017
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Medical students encourage humanism in medicine while giving back

  • Shelby Soke
  • 25 July 2017
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Alberta setting the standard in medically assisted dying

  • Lesley Young
  • 24 July 2017
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Study may lead to new diagnostic and prognostic tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

  • 20 July 2017
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Awards & Accolades - July 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 19 July 2017
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New, serious parasite takes form of tapeworm in humans

  • 19 July 2017
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Protein discovery could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of stress

  • 18 July 2017
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One size does not fit all for helping parents of children with obesity

  • 10 July 2017
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Improving cardiac ICU outcomes through specialized 24/7 care

  • Ross Neitz
  • 10 July 2017
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Cheers to Canadian beers!

  • 4 July 2017
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4 common water rashes and what you can do about them

  • 4 July 2017
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50 years of Infectious Diseases Research at UAlberta

  • Amy Samson
  • 29 June 2017
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UAlberta's NO OUCH study looks to find best ways to treat kids' physical pain

  • 28 June 2017
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Should you treat kids' pain before going to the ER?

  • 28 June 2017
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Starlight Performance Camp helps sick kids shine

  • Ross Neitz
  • 26 June 2017
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UAlberta research hits the open road

  • 22 June 2017
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Mathematical modeling uncovers mysteries of HIV infection in the brain

  • 20 June 2017
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UAlberta program found to lessen depression anxiety and suicidal thoughts in youth

  • 20 June 2017
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Awards & Accolades - June 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 20 June 2017
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Doctor-patient power imbalance may result in unneeded Caesarian deliveries

  • Lesley Young
  • 19 June 2017
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Q & A: Melissa McLellan

  • Laura Vega
  • 15 June 2017
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Michael James: a history of firsts in protein crystallography

  • Amy Samson
  • 14 June 2017
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Alberta Premier's Silver Medal awarded to dentistry graduate Lindsay Orser

  • 13 June 2017
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Should you get allergy shots?

  • 13 June 2017
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Home blood pressure monitors inaccurate 70 per cent of the time: study

  • 9 June 2017
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First in class on radiation therapy

  • Laura Vega
  • 9 June 2017
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World scientists and clinicians unite to accelerate organ preservation progress

  • 9 June 2017
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Why vulnerability is the best medicine

  • 9 June 2017
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Convocation 2017 Spotlight Series | Michelle Huie

  • Melissa Fabrizio
  • 9 June 2017
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Convocation 2017 Spotlight Series I Liane Kang

  • Ali Dotinga with files from Judith Chrystal
  • 8 June 2017
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Convocation 2017 Spotlight Series | Scott Stewart

  • Melissa Fabrizio
  • 8 June 2017
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Mother's devotion builds a bridge for future generations

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 7 June 2017
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Finding balance on the frontlines of cancer care

  • Laura Vega
  • 6 June 2017
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Convocation 2017 Spotlight Series | Ian King

  • Melissa Fabrizio
  • 6 June 2017
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Skin cancer risk in Alberta on par with warmer countries

  • 5 June 2017
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Convocation 2017 Spotlight Series | Jaimie Braybrook

  • Melissa Fabrizio
  • 5 June 2017
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TRANSPLANT FRONTIERS || Discarded childhood organ shows promise to reduce transplant rejection

  • Ross Neitz
  • 1 June 2017
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The impact of drug policy on our communities

  • Shelby Soke
  • 1 June 2017
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Revolutionary U of A biopsy-reading invention reaches the masses

  • 1 June 2017
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Saying goodbye to the Marlborough Man: It's complicated

  • Laura Vega
  • 31 May 2017
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Common acne medication offers new treatment for multiple sclerosis

  • University of Calgary news staff with files from Ross Neitz
  • 31 May 2017
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Spreading the word on new infectious diseases

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 30 May 2017
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New solutions for childhood obesity

  • Shelby Soke
  • 29 May 2017
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UAlberta researchers seek answers to the mysteries surrounding men's and women's cancers

  • Ross Neitz
  • 29 May 2017
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Database aims to personalize chemotherapy and reduce long-term heart risks

  • 29 May 2017
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Want to stay away from dental treatments? Turns out, you can

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 26 May 2017
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How can your family avoid a trip to the ER?

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 26 May 2017
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TRANSPLANT FRONTIERS || Using new technology to meet the organ shortage

  • 26 May 2017
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Good health begins in the gut

  • Ross Neitz
  • 24 May 2017
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TRANSPLANT FRONTIERS || Transplant innovations at UAlberta

  • 19 May 2017
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Bridging distances to innovate together

  • Salena Kitteringham & Laura Vega
  • 17 May 2017
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Building stronger global health together

  • Ross Neitz
  • 17 May 2017
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Awards and Accolades - May 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 17 May 2017
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This week's Vitals: Scientist at leading edge of developmental and stem cell biology visiting UAlberta

  • Shelby Soke
  • 16 May 2017
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Get a hefty dose of expert tips about today's most critical health topics

  • Shelby Soke
  • 15 May 2017
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TRANSPLANT FRONTIERS II How stem cells could transform anti-rejection therapy

  • 11 May 2017
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Spying on cancer from the inside of the body

  • Laura Vega
  • 10 May 2017
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Could there be a 'social vaccine' for malaria?

  • Ross Neitz
  • 9 May 2017
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Transplant frontiers || From bad cough to lung transplant

  • 4 May 2017
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Building a new tradition of cardiology care in Kenya

  • Ross Neitz
  • 2 May 2017
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UAlberta's ultramodern flow cytometry lab recognized as world leader

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 2 May 2017
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AFTER THE FIRE || Taking stock of the impact on Indigenous communities

  • 2 May 2017
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Tending to the emotional aftermath in Fort McMurray

  • 1 May 2017
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Canadian children suffer highest rate of painful bowel diseases in the world

  • 27 April 2017
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Funding supports early detection and intervention of autism

  • Shelby Soke
  • 27 April 2017
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More women with atrial fibrillation die after ER discharge than men

  • Lesley Young
  • 26 April 2017
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Brian Sproule: A medical pioneer, innovator and caregiver

  • Amy Samson
  • 26 April 2017
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Congratulations to the 2017 3MT UAlberta Finals winners

  • 21 April 2017
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Anxiety treatment pilot program reaches teens where they are-online

  • 21 April 2017
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The key to children's good health may be all around them

  • Ross Neitz
  • 20 April 2017
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Are you afraid of the dentist?

  • 20 April 2017
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Awards and Accolades - April 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 19 April 2017
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Helping bright ideas in the lab become realities in patient care delivery

  • Shelby Soke
  • 19 April 2017
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An insider's look into dental research

  • School of Dentistry news staff
  • 19 April 2017
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Uplifting the people with a smile

  • Cheryl Deslaurier
  • 18 April 2017
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This week's vitals: Spotlight on student awards

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 13 April 2017
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'Favourite son' of the Department of Biochemistry wins Gairdner Award

  • Ross Neitz
  • 11 April 2017
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When it comes to workplace safety, any pot is too much pot

  • 11 April 2017
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Surprise! There's sugar in that

  • 10 April 2017
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UAlberta graduate student wins IADR Unilever Hatton Award

  • 10 April 2017
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UAlberta ranks top 10 in the world in transplant research

  • 10 April 2017
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Pet exposure may reduce allergies and obesity

  • Lesley Young
  • 6 April 2017
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Guarding Canadian health on the front lines

  • Amy Samson and FoMD news staff
  • 3 April 2017
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Faculty leaders behind inclusive medical curriculum recognized at annual celebration

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 30 March 2017
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Treating bladder cancer with an engineered virus

  • Shelby Soke
  • 29 March 2017
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Spoiler alert: Men are not women, kids are not tiny adults

  • 29 March 2017
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Vaccinations during pregnancy benefit newborns

  • 28 March 2017
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Possible new target for treatment of multiple sclerosis found by UAlberta researchers

  • 23 March 2017
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Unique type of heart attack striking young women, UAlberta researcher shows

  • 21 March 2017
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Researcher adds expertise to spinal cord rehab program

  • AHS Staff
  • 21 March 2017
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Nothing short of a miracle

  • FoMD news staff
  • 17 March 2017
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Zeroing in on the Zika virus

  • Ross Neitz
  • 16 March 2017
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New and improved training tool aims to reduce radiation from dental X-rays

  • 15 March 2017
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Helping Fort McMurray firefighters breathe easier

  • 14 March 2017
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Awards & Accolades - March 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 14 March 2017
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Exposing the painful paradox of mustard gas

  • 14 March 2017
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Illuminating the past, improving the future

  • Shelby Soke
  • 13 March 2017
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Doubling up for kidney health

  • Laura Vega
  • 10 March 2017
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UAlberta research may provide solutions for the future treatment of diabetes and insulin resistance

  • Ross Neitz
  • 9 March 2017
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UAlberta robot to dig into disease and drug design

  • FoMD news staff
  • 8 March 2017
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Meet five FoMD fierce and fearless female trailblazers

  • Shelby Soke
  • 8 March 2017
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Medical students promote inclusive health care

  • Ross Neitz
  • 8 March 2017
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The surprising power of insulin: Protecting the brain against the effects of HIV

  • Ross Neitz
  • 8 March 2017
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Arming the battleground against invisible, invading bacteria

  • Laura Vega
  • 7 March 2017
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How well do you know your own brain?

  • Shelby Soke
  • 3 March 2017
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Science proves it: people pee in the pool

  • 3 March 2017
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How much pee is in our swimming pools? New urine test reveals the truth (The Guardian)

  • 2 March 2017
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Psychiatry student on mission to help relieve anxiety

  • 2 March 2017
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Understanding whats in the air we breathe

  • 2 March 2017
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You don't have to be an athlete to see a sport doctor

  • Anyone who is active can benefit from these often overlooked-but widely accessible-specialized physicians.
  • 1 March 2017
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How molecular machines may drive the future of disease detection and drug delivery

  • Ross Neitz
  • 28 February 2017
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University of Alberta opens cutting edge radiation therapy training facility (Edmonton Journal)

  • 27 February 2017
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Change in drug war mentality needed to battle fentanyl crisis

  • 21 February 2017
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5 things you need to know about fentanyl right now

  • 21 February 2017
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Solving the puzzle of Alzheimer's disease

  • Ross Neitz
  • 16 February 2017
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Awards and Accolades - February 2017

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 16 February 2017
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Rich Man, Poor Man sets the table for improving global health

  • Shelby Soke
  • 16 February 2017
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New hope for treating heart failure

  • 13 February 2017
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Travel ban grounds more than travel to the US

  • 10 February 2017
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Why you need to find a doctor, stat...

  • 8 February 2017
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Keeping up with the physicians

  • Laura Vega
  • 8 February 2017
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A successful transplant is only the beginning

  • Dave von Bieker
  • 7 February 2017
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The gift that keeps on giving

  • Laura Vega
  • 6 February 2017
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This week's Vitals: He shoots, he saves

  • Laura Vega
  • 1 February 2017
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New UAlberta e-tool provides wake-up call for parents of children with excess weight

  • 31 January 2017
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Dean's Message - U.S. travel restriction

  • Richard Fedorak
  • 31 January 2017
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President Turpin stresses UAlberta commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity

  • 30 January 2017
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Why act now?

  • MJ Fell with files from Department of Medicine news staff
  • 26 January 2017
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Health knows no boundaries

  • FoMD news staff
  • 25 January 2017
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This week's Vitals: Better now

  • Shelby Soke
  • 24 January 2017
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New business accelerator space unveiled

  • 23 January 2017
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Working together with Indigenous health champions

  • Shelby Soke
  • 20 January 2017
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Awards & accolades: January edition

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 19 January 2017
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The School of Dentistry has deep roots

  • 19 January 2017
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Of dictionaries, mosques and health care

  • Danica Erickson
  • 17 January 2017
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The truth about vaping as we currently know it

  • 16 January 2017
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Global bonds that make history

  • Salena Kitteringham and Amy Samson
  • 12 January 2017
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SMART Network finds intelligent solutions for amputees and others with neural injury or disease

  • Ross Neitz
  • 12 January 2017
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5 homegrown, spectacular bionic innovations

  • 11 January 2017
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In your face

  • 9 January 2017

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