News - Archive 2016

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The most viewed stories of 2016

21 December 2016

Shelby Soke

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Top FoMD News Stories of 2016

19 December 2016

Ross Neitz

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Five up-and-comers that left their mark in 2016

16 December 2016

Laura Vega

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Avoiding over-the-counter heartburn meds could save cancer patients' lives

15 December 2016

Laura Vega

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Making (sound) waves in the fight against cancer

14 December 2016

Ross Neitz

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Investing in team approach to accelerate discovery of Huntington disease treatments

13 December 2016

Shelby Soke

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This week's Vitals: Answering the call to leadership in health care

13 December 2016

Ross Neitz

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When kidney care is a critical matter

12 December 2016

Laura Vega

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Bringing life on Mars closer to reality

9 December 2016

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UAlberta projects garner $26.4M to tackle major Alberta challenges

8 December 2016

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Student-led CureCancer group talk men's health at second TIMbit Tuesday

8 December 2016

FoMD News Staff with files by Cameron Smithers

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Q & A with Alberta's Family Physician of the Year: Paul Humphries

7 December 2016

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This week's Vitals: Meet our new Canada Research Chairs

6 December 2016

Shelby Soke

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Raising the curtain on effective doctor-patient dialogue

5 December 2016

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UAlberta's newest Canada Research Chairs share $11.9 million in funding

2 December 2016

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Drugs prevent heart damage during breast cancer treatment, study shows

30 November 2016

Bryan Alary

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This week's Vitals: Men's health more than Movember

29 November 2016

Shelby Soke

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Organ transplant pioneer made rejecting failure his life's work

23 November 2016

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This week's Vitals: Heart and Stroke Foundation opens new office for lifesaving work

22 November 2016

Shelby Soke

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Preventing children's pneumonia deaths, one breath at a time

18 November 2016

Shelby Soke

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Get by with a little help from a text

18 November 2016

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Four wheels to drive health research

17 November 2016

Laura Vega

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This week's Vitals: 'Change the world with a giving heart' this National Philanthropy Day

15 November 2016

FoMD News Staff

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Sock fight for 'the love of humankind'

15 November 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier

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Where is the cure for diabetes?

14 November 2016

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The past, present and bright future of a diabetes breakthrough

14 November 2016

Ross Neitz

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Father's love motivates his fearless search for a cure

10 November 2016

MJ Fell and Salena Kitteringham

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Managing chronic diabetes wisely as a team

10 November 2016

Department of Medicine News Staff

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The unremitting pain of diabetic polyneuropathy

9 November 2016

Department of Medicine News Staff

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From missiles to milestones in medical research

9 November 2016

Shelby Soke

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This week's Vitals: Seeing the big picture of diabetes - One disease, seven approaches

8 November 2016

Laura Vega

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JDRF and the University of Alberta work to one day make insulin injections a thing of the past

7 November 2016

JDRF and FoMD staff

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How to save a life

4 November 2016

Ross Neitz

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There's no place like home to boost stroke research

3 November 2016

Shelby Soke

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Students grow their mo with a goal of $10,000

3 November 2016

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The calling card of aggressive thyroid cancer

2 November 2016

Ross Neitz

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To get the flu shot or not to get the flu shot?

1 November 2016

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2016 Killam Laureates Honoured

28 October 2016

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Treating disease from the core: cell therapy in Alberta

27 October 2016

Shelby Soke with files from Ross Neitz

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Setting the gold standard

26 October 2016

TEC Edmonton and FoMD News staff

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This week's Vitals: Med student's vision of inclusive health care lands Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award

25 October 2016

Kirsten Bauer

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This week's Vitals: Affair of the Heart and minds that matter

18 October 2016

Salena Kitteringham and Shelby Soke

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Dental Hygiene opens wide

17 October 2016

Tarwinder Rai

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Future physicians tackle Canada's toughest health issues

14 October 2016

Kirsten Bauer

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Killing the glamour of smoking in the name of health

13 October 2016

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This week's Vitals: Viruses are put under the microscope at Science in the Cinema

11 October 2016

Salena Kitteringham

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Q & A with Stephane Bourque and Shokrollah Elahi, two FoMD CIHR New Investigator Award Recipients

5 October 2016

Shelby Soke

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This week's Vitals: Making strides beyond the classroom

4 October 2016

FoMD Communications Staff

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M*A*S*H's Hawkeye coming to Edmonton

4 October 2016

Michel Proulx

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Provincewide study looks at ways to keep seniors healthier

28 September 2016

AHS Staff

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This week's Vitals: Five FoMD researchers honoured with prestigious national designations

27 September 2016

Kirsten Bauer

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Evidence of success in primary care

26 September 2016

Ross Neitz

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UAlberta staffers lauded for lending students a hand

22 September 2016

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Babiuk wins 2016 World Agriculture Prize

21 September 2016

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This week's Vitals: Welcome back, Alumni!

20 September 2016

FoMD Communications Staff

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Scientists aim to slow fast growth of cancer cells

19 September 2016

Ross Neitz

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CNTRP International Summit promotes FoMD transplant expertise, forging collaboration

15 September 2016

Shelby Soke

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This week's Vitals: FoMD student life, a vibrant scene

13 September 2016

FoMD Communications

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A Few Small Steps Can Make a Big Difference

12 September 2016

Danica Erickson

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Better health care could be just a matter of time

9 September 2016

Laura Vega

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Newly discovered infectious prion structure shines light on mad cow disease

8 September 2016

Shelby Soke

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This week's Vitals: Five facts about Joseph B. Martin that will surprise you

6 September 2016

Laura Vega with files from Ross Neitz

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We need a wake-up call

1 September 2016

Alison Dotinga with files from Ross Neitz

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Canadian doctors first to implant cancer patients' thyroids in their arms (CTV)

30 August 2016

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From alfalfa to ivy

30 August 2016

Ross Neitz

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This week's Vitals: The Medical Students' Association prepares for Shinerama 2016

30 August 2016

Shelby Soke

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UAlberta honouree fights for rights of others, without batting an eye

29 August 2016

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A young leader's passion for research and health care

26 August 2016

Alison Dotinga with files by Laura Vega

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This week's Vitals: Taking UAlberta medical excellence beyond our borders

23 August 2016

Laura Vega & Ross Neitz

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Rewriting our DNA

17 August 2016

Shelby Soke

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Kids learn to make healthy life choices from Rockin' Docs

10 August 2016

Ross Neitz

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Changing the landscape of treatment for chronic diseases

9 August 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier

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This week's Vitals: Congratulating our CIHR Project Grant Recipients

9 August 2016

Shelby Soke

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New blood test identifies women at risk of preterm delivery as early as 17 weeks of pregnancy

5 August 2016

Dwayne Brunner with files from Ross Neitz

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Greener labs are the way of the future

4 August 2016

Alison Dotinga

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This week's Vitals: Keeping patients ready to fight for Gold

2 August 2016

Laura Vega

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Canada needs hepatitis C blood screening, national strategy

28 July 2016

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Erasing hepatitis C: Is Canada doing enough?

28 July 2016

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This Week's Vitals: Leading the fight against hepatitis

28 July 2016

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Maintaining a healthy heart through bile acids

27 July 2016

Ross Neitz

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Using metabolomics to prevent colon cancer

21 July 2016

Ross Neitz

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This Week's Vitals: Meet three U of A spin-off companies led by FoMD researchers bringing Edmonton a step closer to becoming Health City

19 July 2016

Shelby Soke

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The Women & Children's Health Research Institute, through the eyes of Sandy Davidge

14 July 2016

FoMD Communications staff

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This week's Vitals: Summer is time for fun and… swollen ankles?

12 July 2016

Laura Vega

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Saved by the sun

28 June 2016

Department of Pediatrics news staff

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Saving lives through stroke research

27 June 2016

Shelby Soke

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Passion for research fueled by the Heart and Stroke Foundation

27 June 2016

Shelby Soke

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Walk on your tiptoes, walk on your heels

24 June 2016

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Combined $54.5M gift creates a brighter future for children and women

22 June 2016

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A Brighter Future for Women and Children

22 June 2016

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This week's Vitals: Climb to Mt. Cardinal marks anniversary of FoMD's Aboriginal Health Studies

21 June 2016

Alison Dotinga and FoMD communication staff

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Better care coming at a fast PACE

20 June 2016

Laura Vega

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Vitamin D may not be the great solution to health problems

16 June 2016

Ross Neitz

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There and back again: from the Olympic podium to the convocation stage

15 June 2016

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This week's Vitals: A new tradition for Radiation Therapy students and all paths lead to Edmonton

14 June 2016

Shelby Soke

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Tony Fields honoured for leadership in cancer care

13 June 2016

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'Determination and motivation' the success formula for Tanzanian graduate

10 June 2016

Julia Jones-Bourque

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Message from the dean: Convocation 2016

10 June 2016

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Dental school is a stage of life, not a destination

10 June 2016

Tarwinder Rai

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Staying on top of her game

9 June 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier

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Family medicine a family affair for MD grad

8 June 2016

Alison Dotinga

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This week's Vitals: Convocation week and pediatric research distinctions

7 June 2016

FoMD Communication Staff

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Leadership, community are key for MD grad

6 June 2016

Shelby Soke

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's 2016 Alumni Award winners

1 June 2016

FoMD Communications Staff

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This week's Vitals: 5 things you may not know about smoking, explained by an expert

31 May 2016

FoMD Communications Staff

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Empowering pediatric pain medicine

30 May 2016

FoMD News staff

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Between art studios and hospital corridors: a different look into medicine

27 May 2016

Laura Vega

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Ralf Schirrmacher: shaping the future of medical diagnosis through radiochemistry

26 May 2016

Alison Dotinga

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An apple a day...

25 May 2016

Ali Dotinga and Ross Neitz

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This Week's Vitals - Our top social media hits, cell biology breakthroughs and more

24 May 2016

FoMD Staff

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Firefighters returning from Fort McMurray undergo health tests at mobile lab (Edmonton Journal)

19 May 2016

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This week's vitals: Back to the beginning - Dr. Dennis Slamon visits Edmonton for public lecture on May 24

17 May 2016

FoMD Communications Staff

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Orange is the new fear

16 May 2016

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The flight out

13 May 2016

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First eukaryote without mitochondria redefines our limb on tree of life (CBC)

12 May 2016

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This week's Vitals: Science in the Cinema and Citizen-Scientist-Astronaut under the sea

11 May 2016

FoMD Communications Staff

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The cure to chronic Clostridium difficile infection may be in somebody else's gut

10 May 2016

Laura Vega

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How to cope with the emotional storm after the fire

9 May 2016

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Wound dressing inventor wins inaugural Governor General's Innovation Award

9 May 2016

Richard Cairney

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How do you evacuate a hospital?

9 May 2016

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Many Fort McMurray evacuees likely to suffer post-traumatic stress, Edmonton Psychologist says (Edmonton Journal)

6 May 2016

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This week's vitals: 5 things to know about Sir Paul Nurse

3 May 2016

FoMD communications staff

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There's no money attached to this 'charge'

29 April 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier

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Message from the Dean

29 April 2016

Dr. Richard N. Fedorak

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Leading the way to more inclusive health

28 April 2016

Bev Betkowski

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Medical students awarded for work with LGBTQ community

28 April 2016

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Young carers: a hidden population

28 April 2016

Danica Erickson

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Oral health important in head and neck cancer

21 April 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier

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Question and Answer with Michael Overduin

20 April 2016

FoMD News staff

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Alberta therapy ranch offers new hope for sexually abused children

19 April 2016

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Changing the trajectory of child sexual abuse survivors

18 April 2016

Alison Dotinga and Ross Neitz

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Join us for FoMD FoT Spots

18 April 2016

Shelby Soke

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'2 people had to die for me to still be here': Transplant recipient becomes transplant surgeon

18 April 2016

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Game changer for cancer

15 April 2016

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Faculty member receives Amgen Stewart Whitman CLC Young Investigator Award

14 April 2016

Shelby Soke

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Helping Canadians breathe easier

13 April 2016

Amy Hewko and Ross Neitz

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Making safe water even better

12 April 2016

Laura Vega

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Naloxone not enough to solve fentanyl crisis

11 April 2016

Scott Lingley

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$2.1 million AIHS Chair awarded to Faculty researcher

7 April 2016

Alison Dotinga and Ross Neitz

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Burning mouth syndrome

7 April 2016

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New research network aims to improve the health of Canadians living with chronic disease

5 April 2016

FoMD News staff

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'Cheaters' prosper sooner after rotator cuff surgery

5 April 2016

FoMD News staff

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Advancing health research through Canada's fastest supercomputer

5 April 2016

FoMD News staff

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Controlling "bad cholesterol" production could prevent growth of tumours, study finds

4 April 2016

Laura Vega

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Twenty minutes in space

1 April 2016

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Patient Immersion Experience: the other side of chronic illness

31 March 2016

Laura Vega

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Creating ADAM: a new beginning for the teaching of pharmacokinetics

31 March 2016

Ross Neitz

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Pain you can't escape

29 March 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier

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Erasing hepatitis C: Is Canada doing enough?

23 March 2016

Bryan Alary

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Helping kids breathe easier

23 March 2016

Greg Kennedy

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Street Store for the Homeless encourages humanism in medicine

23 March 2016

Shelby Soke

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Life & Times: 'Gentleman doctor' changed birthing for the better

22 March 2016

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Fixing botched stomach-shrinking surgeries performed in other countries costs Canadians millions

15 March 2016

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My father was diagnosed with dementia. When will he be forced to stop driving?

15 March 2016

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Zooming in on problem proteins

14 March 2016

Michael Brown

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Closer to a cure? Edmonton diabetics part of world's first experiment with insulin implants

14 March 2016

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Improving emergency care for children with autism

3 March 2016

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Faculty researcher awarded $750,000 in funding from CIHR

3 March 2016

Ali Dotinga

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Platelet-rich plasma injections may lead to improvements in pain, function and tissue healing, U of A study finds

2 March 2016

Laurie Wang

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Shining a spotlight on the issue of unresponsive wakefulness

25 February 2016

News Staff

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Helping seniors get around town

24 February 2016

News Staff

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Zika virus researchers join forces to develop handheld detection device

19 February 2016

Michael Brown

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UAlberta opens new lab to support the inventive, collaborative research program of new CAIP Chair

18 February 2016

Amy Hewko

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Anti-inflammatory drug may prevent rapid aging in people with HIV

18 February 2016

Cheryl Deslaurier and Tarwinder Rai

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Common drug may slow accelerated aging of HIV:U of A study

17 February 2016

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man comes to Alberta after changes allow anonymous live liver donations

17 February 2016

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Femtosecond Laser Welds Neurons In Vitro

16 February 2016

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Edmonton healers and hackers join forces

16 February 2016

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Dentistry students raise $60,000 for local charity

11 February 2016

Tarwinder Rai

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Improving care for Canada's newest citizens

8 February 2016

Amy Hewko

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The science of a sigh

8 February 2016

Ross Neitz and UCLA news staff

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Faculty celebrates funding competition success

4 February 2016

Amy Hewko

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A journey of another kind

3 February 2016

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Are fecal transplants the future of medicine?

3 February 2016

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Zika: The new global health terror

3 February 2016

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The shape of the future: Is obesity a crisis or just the latest stage of evolution?

3 February 2016

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Growing number of Canadians with heart failure putting strain on economy: report

2 February 2016

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Monday News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2016

1 February 2016

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Calgarian contracts Zika virus

29 January 2016

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The race against Zika

28 January 2016

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Alberta lab joins Zika virus fight

27 January 2016

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Jack Jhamandas appointed as vice-president, research, for the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

27 January 2016

AFMC Staff

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Opioids help with pain, not long term function: U of A study

24 January 2016

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Text4Mood for a positive message from Alberta Health Services

20 January 2016

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Medical student plays host to Humanism in Medicine Film Festival

19 January 2016

Ross Neitz

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UAlberta new home of the CIHR's Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health

18 January 2016

Ross Neitz

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Who watches academic watchdogs?

17 January 2016

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Five questions: Verna Yiu is new interim CEO of Alberta Health Services

15 January 2016

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Life and Times: 'She was the go-to girl for everything'

15 January 2016

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Day in History, Jan. 13, 1963: Edmonton doctor behind first study that found smoking is hard on the heart

13 January 2016

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Gaps in care for child trauma and stress after injury

13 January 2016

News Staff

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Manitoba sets new rule banning non-prescription codeine

13 January 2016

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Priorities for learning

13 January 2016

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Whole genome sequencing can help pinpoint diagnoses

13 January 2016

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17 'healthy habits' you're better off giving up

13 January 2016

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Your poor diet might hurt your grandchildren's guts

13 January 2016

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Hands-on autopsy workshops offered by University of Alberta grad

12 January 2016

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Opinion: Alberta ideal as centre for world-class research and discovery

11 January 2016

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Microbiome seeding begins in the womb

8 January 2016

Marshall Beck, AllerGen

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Lives Lived: Donald (Neil) Walker

5 January 2016

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Alberta's oil slump could trigger a spike in obesity rates as thousands cope with layoffs, specialists say

3 January 2016

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