News - Archive 2013

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Faculty member returns from providing emergency relief for typhoon survivors

20 December 2013

Amy Hewko

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The Season of Giving

19 December 2013

Amy Hewko

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry post-doctoral fellow edges out competitors from Harvard and Stanford to win international award

16 December 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Simple blood test could ID those at risk of diabetes thanks to discovery of new biomarker

13 December 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Medicine faculty members help set new record number of transplant surgeries

12 December 2013

Janet Harvey

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Clinical trial examines whether alternative therapies help sick kids

11 December 2013

Greg Kennedy

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Faculty Member honoured for Human Rights Advocacy

10 December 2013

Amy Hewko

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Taking probiotics in pregnancy or giving them to infants doesn't prevent asthma: UAlberta medical research

6 December 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta medical researchers uncover why combination drug treatment ineffective in cancer clinical trials

5 December 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Leading the way into advocacy

4 December 2013

Amy Hewko

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FoMD graduate honoured as top grad student at U of A

2 December 2013

Janet Harvey

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Researchers turn to machines to identify breast cancer type

2 December 2013

Bryan Alary

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Medical students collect toys to brighten the season for young Stollery patients

29 November 2013

Lana Milner

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Breathing life into lung research

27 November 2013

Amy Hewko

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Exercise, diet and lifestyle changes prevent onset of diabetes in those at high risk: UAlberta medical research

26 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Discovery could lead to new cancer drugs

21 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta & US medical researchers discover prostate cancer biomarker that predicts cancer recurrence and spreading

20 November 2013

FoMD staff

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Faculty member deploys to Phillipines to provide disaster relief after Typhoon Haiyan

20 November 2013

Janet Harvey

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Movember Movement passes halfway mark; Canada leading in fundraising

19 November 2013

Patricia Kozicka

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Music loving medical students form their own group - the VaccinAsians

19 November 2013

FoMD staff

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Two FoMD members named Canada Research Chairs

15 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Discovery paves the way for personalized cancer treatment: UAlberta medical research

15 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta researcher awarded 2013 Medal for Research Excellence from Kidney Foundation of Canada

15 November 2013

Kidney Foundation of Canada, FoMD staff

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Potential drug target in sight for rare genetic disease

14 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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An unexpected life of service

8 November 2013

Amy Hewko

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A century of physiology began with a war hero

8 November 2013

Esmond J. Sanders, James D. Young, Amy Hewko

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Herbal shisha a potential health hazard: study

8 November 2013

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Remembering Kandahar

7 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Medical students meet with MLAs to advocate ban on flavoured tobacco products

4 November 2013

Raquel Maurier

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The tradition of inquiry brings two students to new insight

4 November 2013

Amy Hewko

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UAlberta medical students' annual Affair of the Heart gala this weekend

31 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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U of A students engage kids in science through School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

30 October 2013

Clair Theobald

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Bridging gap between research and patient care a goal for Vanier Scholar

29 October 2013

Janet Harvey

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UAlberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry celebrates teaching excellence

28 October 2013

Janet Harvey

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UAlberta virtual-reality research helps amputees learn to walk again

25 October 2013

Greg Kennedy

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Enhancing humanism in inner city health and digital learning

24 October 2013

Amy Hewko

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UAlberta medical researchers discover potential new treatment for colitis

22 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Out of the guts of babes

22 October 2013

Amy Hewko

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Common practice of using height and weight to prioritize bariatric surgery patients needs to change: UAlberta medical research

16 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Faculty member awarded Martha Cook Piper Research Prize

10 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta medical research team designing new drug for common heart condition using substance found in red wine, nuts and grapes

7 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Every patient is a person with a story

3 October 2013

Janet Harvey

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New MRI technique can detect genetic condition that attacks the heart, brain and nerves: U of A and U of C medical research

2 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Faculty member recognized for excellence in complementary medicine research

1 October 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Community support helps U of A recruit a top cancer researcher

26 September 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Medical students spearhead fun run to raise awareness about distraction free driving

25 September 2013

Raquel Maurier

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100-year old medical school celebrates White Coat Ceremony

25 September 2013

Janet Harvey

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Canadian Medical Hall of Fame to induct former UAlberta dean of medicine

24 September 2013

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Faculty alumna and clinical lecturer named leader in medicine

20 September 2013

Amy Hewko

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New class of drug targets heart disease

17 September 2013

Bryan Alary

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Award-winning support staff help researchers hit their stride

17 September 2013

Michael Brown

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Simple CT scans that spot fat around the heart help predict risk of death for patients with kidney disease: UAlberta medical research

16 September 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta forms pregnancy research alliance with China

13 September 2013

Bryan Alary

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The value of medical education

12 September 2013

Amy Hewko

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Running to heal

11 September 2013

Amy Hewko

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UAlberta medical researchers discover how immune system kills healthy cells

10 September 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Discovery about DNA repair could lead to improved cancer treatments

9 September 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Researchers find the key to what's in our pee

9 September 2013

News Staff

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A Chance to Shine

6 September 2013

Amy Hewko

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Faculty welcomes newest students

30 August 2013

FoMD Staff

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Dental hygiene grads maintain high standard year after year

23 August 2013

FoMD Staff

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Faculty celebrates compassion while welcoming students to the hospital wards

23 August 2013

Amy Hewko

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Professor Pimlott receives prestigious Bulyea Cup Award

21 August 2013

UAlberta Staff

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New cancer screening technology on its way to commercialization

21 August 2013

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$3 million federal investment will fast track Faculty virology discoveries to the marketplace and patients

20 August 2013

FoMD staff

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Evidence shows patient care improves with pharmacists' expanded roles: UAlberta and UMontreal research

19 August 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Followup with community doctor critical for heart failure patients after hospital stay: UAlberta medical research

19 August 2013

Raquel Maurier

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New research helps identify patients with greatest need of transplant

8 August 2013

Amy Hewko

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Public can learn what it's like to wear the white coat

1 August 2013

Raquel Maurier

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FASD impacts brain development throughout childhood and adolescence not just at birth: UAlberta medical research

31 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Doctors urged to talk to patients about parking cellphones

30 July 2013

Bryan Alary

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UAlberta medical researcher's discovery one step closer to potential treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

29 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Health-care providers turning to social media to help patients and their families: UAlberta medical research

25 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Hundreds of KDays visitors perform "Operations" as part of medical school centennial celebrations

25 July 2013

Janet Harvey

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Transforming primary care in Alberta

23 July 2013

Janet Harvey

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New research takes us one step closer to unravelling the mysteries of the human brain

22 July 2013

Amy Hewko

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Health Sciences Council welcomes new chair and vice-chair

19 July 2013

Anne Pratt

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UToronto, UAlberta research raises red flags about common treatment for chronic kidney disease

19 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Music decreases perceived pain for kids in pediatric ER: UAlberta medical research

15 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta researchers develop E. coli test for food processing facilities

15 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta medical research informs U.S. guidelines for gestational diabetes

12 July 2013

Raquel Maurier

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New Vice-Dean, Research announced

5 July 2013

Dr. Doug Miller, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

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Cyclotron facility revolutionizes medical isotope manufacturing

2 July 2013

Bryan Alary

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Faculty welcomes a new group of residents

27 June 2013

Amy Hewko

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Alberta Transplant Institute teams up with industry, AHS for international research trial

26 June 2013

FoMD staff

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Discovery by FoMD research team may help better understand disease

26 June 2013

FoMD Staff

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's heart and stroke research excellence attracts $25 million dollar commitment

25 June 2013

FoMD Staff

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Fear of teaching drives faculty member to become great mentor

18 June 2013

Janet Harvey

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MRI scanning technique can measure children's heart damage caused by chemotherapy

13 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Investigation of human cellular machinery leads FoMD researchers to the White Cliffs of Dover

13 June 2013

Janet Harvey

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Low birth weight could be a risk factor for age-related vision loss: UAlberta medical research

12 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Not all cardiovascular risk calculators are created equally

11 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Global health advocate urges grads to practise with passion

11 June 2013

Michael Davies

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Poor maternal and child health can lead to premature high blood pressure and kidney disease: U of A medical research

10 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry parties centennial style at its convocation

7 June 2013

FoMD Staff

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Medicine at the heart of a grandfather's legacy

6 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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U of A research leads to enhanced CFL concussion guidelines

5 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Surgery staff will Walk for ALS

4 June 2013

Lyndsey Ford

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Elementary students learn "What's up, Doc?"

3 June 2013

Amy Hewko

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On call, oncology and a PhD

1 June 2013

Amy Hewko

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Medical school graduates look forward to careers in Alberta together

1 June 2013

Janet Harvey

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A surgical nurse finds her calling exactly where she left it

1 June 2013

FoMD Staff

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Former video editor took a road less travelled to medical school

1 June 2013

Janet Harvey

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Some comic relief for the class of 2013

1 June 2013

Amy Hewko

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Med school graduate inspired by kid sister with lifelong health struggles

1 June 2013

Raquel Maurier

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U of A medical researchers ID genetic marker for sporadic breast cancer

28 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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The art of holistic health care

23 May 2013

Michael Davies-Venn

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New treatment done prior to bypass may not be beneficial: UAlberta medical research

23 May 2013

FoMD staff

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UAlberta medical research discoveries could lead to virus prevention or new treatments

21 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Cholesterol levels not useful to ID kidney disease patients at risk for heart attack: U of A medical research

16 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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FoMD PhD student and resident wins prestigious award

16 May 2013

Janet Harvey

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National task force says routine screening for depression not needed in high-risk groups or adults with no apparent symptoms

13 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry a $2 billion economic engine for Alberta

13 May 2013

FoMD staff

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A still-frame century

10 May 2013

Amy Hewko

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Medical scientists team up to improve mobility for children who suffered strokes in utero or shortly after birth

9 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Family medicine prof volunteers in the community to teach kids that being active is fun

9 May 2013

Janet Harvey

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Schizophrenia symptoms improved rapidly with single IV treatment of anti-hypertension drug

8 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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U of A medical researchers to build high-tech rehab science site and obtain powerful MRI scanners with more than $ 25 million in federal and provincial funding

7 May 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Lab results seen as PhD candidate lead to MS study in clinical setting

3 May 2013

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Researchers abuzz over caffeine as cancer-cell killer

2 May 2013

News Staff

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2,395 reasons to get involved

2 May 2013

Amy Hewko

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Child patient volunteers enjoy second annual Mini Docs camp

30 April 2013

Raquel Maurier

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The final word of TEDMED

23 April 2013

Amy Hewko

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FoMD doctoral student ranked number one in Canada by CIHR

23 April 2013

Janet Harvey

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Renowned U of A medical researcher to head first national transplant research program

22 April 2013

Janet Harvey

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Docusate not effective at relieving constipation in end-of-life patients: U of A medical research

19 April 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Measuring our volunteer spirit

15 April 2013

Amy Hewko

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U of A researchers receive funding for project on inflammatory disease

10 April 2013

Amy Hewko

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Centennial Lecture features research on restoring memory and movement

10 April 2013

Janet Harvey

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A repeat patient for a reason

10 April 2013

Cheryl Deslaurier

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U of A medical student honoured for community involvement

8 April 2013

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MCC centenary workshop initiative

4 April 2013

FoMD Staff

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UAlberta research verifies best practice to help hip fracture patients in their recovery

3 April 2013

FoMD Staff

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Developing well-rounded citizens helps dentist win national teaching award

28 March 2013

FoMD Staff

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Professor teaches and mentors dental hygienists in communities across Alberta

28 March 2013

FoMD Staff

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Making personalized medicine a health-care winner

26 March 2013

Bryan Alary

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Requests for lower-back MRIs often unnecessary: Alberta & Ontario medical research

25 March 2013

Raquel Maurier

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World-renowned virologist named recipient of Gairdner Award

20 March 2013

UAlberta News Staff

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First of its kind study in Canada looks at who is taking Aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke

19 March 2013

FoMD Staff

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Improving care for people with chronic disease

19 March 2013

Janet Harvey

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Training program developed by UAlberta medical researchers leads to police using less force in mental health-related calls

18 March 2013

Raquel Maurier

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UAlberta researcher named to nuclear safety commission

18 March 2013

Jamie Hanlon

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Medical student to share her personal struggle with depression during Mental Health Awareness Week

13 March 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Mental Health Awareness Week

13 March 2013

FoMD Staff

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Discovery may explain how prion diseases spread between different types of animals

11 March 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Research excellence results in better care for heart patients

11 March 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Former head of surgery pens historical book

11 March 2013

Raquel Maurier

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U of A Med Students Answer the Call for More Family Doctors

8 March 2013

FoMD Staff

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Faculty researchers receive federal funding to fuel discoveries

28 February 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Can the immune system be beefed up to become a better cancer fighter? UAlberta medical research team aims to find out

22 February 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's Rhodes Scholar publishes U.K. findings showing a dramatic rise in the number of emergency hospital admissions for children

20 February 2013

Raquel Maurier

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2013 O'Byrne Lecture explores medical tourism

12 February 2013

Raquel Maurier

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C-section, formula feeding affect babies' gut bacteria

11 February 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Medicine Cup hockey tournament hoping to raise big bucks for Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation

8 February 2013

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New UAlberta research shows commonly prescribed medications could have adverse effects

18 January 2013

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Centennial lecture series kicks off with a discussion of 'Heart Matters'

17 January 2013

Quinn Phillips

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Medical school celebrates its centennial year

17 January 2013

Quinn Phillips

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UAlberta medical researchers find DNA marker that predicts breast cancer recurrence

16 January 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Alternative medicine use high among children with chronic conditions: UAlberta medical research

14 January 2013

Raquel Maurier

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Why resolutions to lose weight and exercise don't work

4 January 2013

Raquel Maurier

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