NMHI in the News
The NMHI in the News archive highlights notable media coverage featuring NMHI members, trainees, research, and initiatives in local, national, and international news outlets.
Browse recent coverage, discover featured stories, and explore media mentions by NMHI member or research area.
Recent Media Coverage
CTV News • April 2026
New research led to advancements in battle against Parkinson's disease
A University of Alberta research team led by NMHI member Holger Wille has developed a vaccine approach for Parkinson’s disease.
Holger Wille Parkinson's Disease CTV News
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Global News • March 2026
Edmonton clinical trial offers hope to people suffering ‘most severe pains known to mankind’
NMHI Deputy Director (Clinical) Tejas Sankar leads research on early intervention for trigeminal neuralgia.
Tejas Sankar Pain Global News
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Global News • May 2026
Embracing the use of AI in healthcare
UofA Neurology resident Liam McCoy discusses the role of artificial intelligence in medicine.
Liam McCoy Artificial Intelligence Global News
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CBC • May 2026
Can dreams be an indicator of disease?
NMHI member Stephen Joza explains how a person’s dreams might provide early signs of Parkinson’s disease.
Stephen Joza Parkinson's Disease SleepCBC
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Global News • May 2026
New program aims to help family doctors deliver mental health care
NMHI member David Ross discusses a new program providing training and resources to family doctors.
David Ross Psychiatry Mental HealthGlobal News
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CFWE • March 2026
New training program for family doctors aims to to provide better mental health care for rural and Indigenous patients
NMHI members David Ross and Jeremy Weleff lead the Alberta Network for Community Health Outreach and Rural Mental Health.
David Ross Jeremy Weleff Psychiatry Mental HealthCFWE
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CTV News • March 2026
New U of A Hospital neurological rehab centre offers patients, staff better technology, more space
NMHI member Chester Ho discusses the new Neuro-Rehabilitation Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta Hospital.
Chester HoNeurorehabilitationCTV News
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EDify • April 2026
Tailored to move
From implanted electrodes to responsive clothing, NMHI member and iSMART Director Vivian Mushahwar and her team are reimagining support, stability and care.
Vivian MushahwarBiomedical EngineeringEDify
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CityNews • February 2026
Alberta start up develops a headset that will detect signs of dementia early
ST Innovations Director and NMHI member Vivian Mushahwar says new devices that can be used at home or provide early detection could help relieve the strain of the healthcare problem.
Vivian MushahwarBiomedical EngineeringCityNews
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CityNews • May 2026
A decade after ‘The Beast’: Fort McMurray marks 10 years after devastating wildfire
NMHI member Peter Silverstone says some people who were evacuated during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire still suffer from the traumatic effects today.
Peter SilverstoneTraumaCityNews
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CBC • March 2026
Warning about potent tranquilizer in Alberta’s drug supply that defies overdose treatments
NMHI member Monty Ghosh explains that medetomidine is being more frequently detected in Alberta’s illicit drug supply.
Monty GhoshOverdoseCBC
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National Post • May 2026
Is your house haunted? Alberta scientists think they know the reason
A study by NMHI graduate student Kale Scatterty and colleagues finds that infrasound can affect your emotional state even if you can't hear it. That could lead to a haunting feeling
Kale ScattertyInfrasoundNational Post
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CTV • July 2026
The benefits of AI in medical imaging
Healthcare providers say AI is already providing benefits, including in the medical field, where it is saving time and likely lives. Biomedical engineering professor Craig Jones from the University of Alberta joins Nicola Lampa to discuss.
Craig JonesArtificial IntelligenceCTV
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YouTube • August 2026
Alberta Pain Research Network (APRN) Summer Pain Academy
The Alberta Pain Research Network (APRN) is hosting its first in-person Pain Academy in a summer school format on August 29th and 30th, 2026, at the University of Alberta.
Brad KerrPainYouTube
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CBC • August 2026
U of A clinical trial’s results add to growing body of evidence that walking can help with PTSD recovery
Veterans, emergency responders, health-care workers see results in weeks that previously took years.
Suzette Brémault-PhillipsPTSDCBC
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Edmonton Journal • August 2026
Cognitive testing, intensive housing needed for homeless: Edmonton researcher
'Society applies a troubling double standard: housed Canadians with dementia or brain injuries are kept safe in supported care, while populations experiencing homeless with comparably severe impairments are routinely left to fend for themselves on the street, fueling a cycle of illness and public safety incidents'
Monty GhoshUnhousedTBI
Learn more| Date ▲▼ | Title | NMHI Member ▲▼ | Outlet | Link |
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| 2025-05-07 | Mysterious brain diseases in Canada weren't a mystery after all | Sim, Valerie | NBC News | View |
| 2025-11-21 | What the closure of a hospital-based safe consumption site means for patients | Dong, Kathryn | CBC | View |
| 2025-05-21 | Se déplacer en trottinette n’est pas sans risque à Edmonton | Rowe, Brian | CBC | View |
| 2025-05-08 | Substance use, lack of helmets sending e-scooter riders to emergency rooms: Edmonton study | Rowe, Brian | CityNews | View |
| 2025-04-05 | The most important election of our lifetime? These Albertans say it's high stakes | Silverstone, Peter | CBC | View |
| 2025-02-03 | Edmonton experiencing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy boom | Silverstone, Peter | CTV News | View |
| 2025-05-17 | Cannabis can be used as a psychedelic in therapy, but it's not for everyone, some mental health providers say | Swainson, Jennifer | CBC | View |
| 2025-03-03 | Use of psychedelics is on the rise in Canada. Doctors are starting to look at long-term risks, benefits | Swainson, Jennifer | CBC | View |
| 2025-12-10 | New private addiction treatment centre opens in Calgary | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2025-10-06 | Calgary outreach organizations worried as access to free harm reduction supplies dries up | Ghosh, Monty | CBC | View |
| 2025-09-24 | Provinces unite to seek federal funds for mental health and addiction | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2025-08-21 | Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying | Ghosh, Monty | CBC | View |
| 2025-08-21 | Alberta's fourth addiction recovery community opens in Calgary | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2025-08-20 | Edmonton's toxic drug supply 'the most potent' it has been in a very long-time: expert | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2025-04-24 | Alberta sees lowest opioid deaths since 2019, but varying drug supplies across municipalities remain top concern | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2025-01-02 | Alberta trends downward in opioid-related deaths, but Edmonton remains top city | Ghosh, Monty | Edmonton Journal | View |
| 2025-11-26 | Royal Canadian Legion $1M donation to support PTSD research at University of Alberta | Bremault-Phillips, Suzette | Global News | View |
| 2025-07-16 | ‘Public is not picking this up’: Study warns of rise in stimulant-related deaths | Cao, Bo (Cloud) | CTV News | View |
| 2025-04-15 | Hearing health overlooked | Hodgetts, Bill | CBC | View |
| 2025-04-07 | It’s not just about hearing: Why getting help for hearing loss is also a psychological journey | Hodgetts, Bill | The Conversation | View |
| 2025-10-25 | Several factors eyed in rise of fatal collisions on Edmonton streets this year | Singhal, Anthony | CTV News | View |
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| 2024-02-20 | Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids ‘trapped in their own bodies’ to play | Andersen, John | Global News | View |
| 2024-06-04 | Artificial intelligence helping to detect strokes | Buck, Brian | CBC | View |
| 2024-01-15 | Beat the Monday blues this January | Greenshaw, Andrew | Global News | View |
| 2024-09-03 | As Jasper preps later return to class, experts urge more schools to plan for climate emergencies | Silverstone, Peter | CBC | View |
| 2024-06-13 | Alberta pathologist shocked after name forged on fake prescriptions for oxycodone in Toronto area | Ghosh, Monty | CBC | View |
| 2024-01-24 | More and more toxic drug deaths in Alberta are happening in public. Why? | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2024-09-09 | Researchers have found a way to study a small region deep in the brain | Jackson, Jesse | CBC | View |
| 2024-07-10 | Commentary: Six things to know about primary progressive aphasia | Kim, Esther | SaskToday | View |
| 2024-09-26 | Edmonton man uses his mind to control his wheelchair thanks to special technology | Rouhani, Hossein | CTV News | View |
| 2024-06-19 | Research position dedicated to advancing thought-powered technology in U of A, Glenrose collaboration | Rouhani, Hossein | CTV News | View |
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| 2023-06-01 | CASA Research Chair, an expert in the field of numerous neuro-psychiatric conditions | Moreno de Luca, Daniel | Global News | View |
| 2023-03-16 | Life-changing surgery allows Quebec woman paralyzed from chest down to use hands again | Chan, Ming | CBC | View |
| 2023-01-12 | How to deal with Blue Monday | Greenshaw, Andrew | Global News | View |
| 2023-05-05 | How the Alberta election could further define the private sector's role in health care | Rowe, Brian | CBC | View |
| 2023-05-31 | Long-term trauma for natural disaster evacuees part of uncounted climate costs | Silverstone, Peter | CBC | View |
| 2023-08-02 | Alberta fentanyl-related deaths up 5,000% in 10 years, study reveals toxicity cause | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2023-08-01 | New Alberta study examines drug poisoning cases involving fentanyl and benzodiazepines | Ghosh, Monty | CBC | View |
| 2023-04-21 | Alberta government clarifies Compassionate Intervention Act after criticism | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2023-03-27 | Xylazine suspected to be in drugs taken on Blood Reserve | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2023-02-22 | Drug decriminalization in province ‘premature’ says Alberta police chiefs | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2023-05-05 | Canadian labs leading the way in multiple sclerosis research | Voronova, Anastassia | Healthing | View |
| 2023-01-29 | Men more than women affected by key Alzheimer's risk factors: U of A sudy | Dixon, Roger | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2023-05-01 | Check Your Head | Mathewson, Kyle | Edify |
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| 2023-02-20 | 'New frontier' in therapy helps 2 stroke patients move again – and gives hope for many more | Mushahwar, Vivian | USA Today |
Research, remedy and regulation: the changing dynamics of psychedelic therapy in AlbertaView
| Date ▲▼ | Title | NMHI Member ▲▼ | Outlet | Link |
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| 2022-10-06 | Edmonton neurosurgeon honoured with lifetime achievement award | Aronyk, Keith | Global News | View |
| 2022-07-10 | U of A researchers contribute to major advance in treatment of stroke | Buck, Brian | Disability Insider | View |
| 2022-05-04 | Affordable phone plans, more treatment options key for post-pandemic mental health | Chue, Pierre | Healthing | View |
| 2022-06-10 | Alta. clinic one of two in Canada offering 'revolutionary' prosthesis technique to lower-limb amputees | Hebert, Jacqueline | CTV News | View |
| 2022-04-06 | Edmonton study finds link between air pollution and substance use disorder | Rowe, Brian | CBC | View |
| 2022-10-24 | Research, remedy and regulation: the changing dynamics of psychedelic therapy in Alberta | Silverstone, Peter | CBC | View |
| 2022-12-17 | The gaps in between: A look into Edmonton’s opioid epidemic | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2022-11-28 | New review reveals potential positives of virtual overdose monitoring systems | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2022-08-25 | Alberta drug poisoning deaths show downward trend, short of pre-pandemic lows | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2022-06-01 | Alberta should follow B.C. in decriminalizing small amounts of drugs, advocates say | Ghosh, Monty | CBC | View |
| 2022-03-28 | Opioid agonist therapies: What they are and what do they do | Ghosh, Monty | Edmonton Journal | View |
| 2022-03-17 | 'Death trap': Front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off the streets | Ghosh, Monty | CTV News | View |
| 2022-07-31 | The science of impairment | Ali, Declan | Airdrie Today | View |
| 2022-02-02 | Province announces grants to support mental health of first responders | Bremault-Phillips, Suzette | Lethbridge News Now | View |
| 2022-02-03 | Alberta announces recipients of $1.5 million in grants for supporting mental health of first responders | Bremault-Phillips, Suzette | Calgary Sun | View |
| 2022-08-29 | Calgary parents, students prepare for back to school | Hoglund, Wendy | CTV News | View |
| 2022-05-25 | Health Matters: Exploring the brain-boosting benefits of electrical stimulation | Kim, Esther | Global News | View |
| 2022-12-01 | Making Connections | Sipione, Simonetta | Edify | View |
| 2022-08-29 | You’ve Probably Seen Yourself in Your Memories | St Jacques, Peggy | The Atlantic | View |
| 2022-03-01 | Health Matters: Muscular dystrophy research breakthroughs | Yokota, Toshifumi | Global News | View |
| 2022-02-23 | 'Cocktail' drug developed at U of A to treat neuromuscular disease | Yokota, Toshifumi | CTV News | View |
Opinion: It's not a matter of if you'll get COVID, but when you'll get COVIDHill TimesAddiction expert warns of drugs laced with opioids as 4 young Albertans die of apparent overdosesViewView
| Date ▲▼ | Title | NMHI Member ▲▼ | Outlet | Link |
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| 2021-10-06 | Inside the murky, high-stakes investigation into New Brunswick’s mystery illness | Sim, Valerie | Maclean's | View |
| 2021-03-20 | Mystery brain disorder baffles Canadian doctors | Sim, Valerie | The Guardian | View |
| 2021-03-21 | Regina woman recovering in hospital from 'Brain on Fire' disease | McCombe, Jennifer | CTV News | View |
| 2021-06-13 | University of Alberta study links increased supervised consumption site visits to decreased fentanyl overdose deaths | Greenshaw, Andrew | Edmonton Journal | View |
| 2021-02-09 | Alberta researchers want to improve transitional system for people with disabilities | Ho, Chester | Global News | View |
| 2021-12-20 | Calgary Flames Foundation donates $240K to ALS initiative led by U of A doctor | Kalra, Sanjay | CTV News | View |
| 2021-06-14 | Why is access to medically assisted death a legislated right, but access to palliative care isn’t? | Miyasaki, Janis | The Conversation | View |
| 2021-11-04 | AI making progress in collaborative projects across Canada | Richer, Lawrence | Canadian Healthcare Technology | View |
| 2021-02-10 | Trauma-induced brain changes can be detected decades later, new U of A research shows | Silverstone, Peter | CBC | View |
| 2021-08-11 | New Alberta bandage technology could prevent amputations for diabetic patients | Zochodne, Douglas | Global News | View |
| 2021-05-26 | Finding the spreaders of chronic wasting disease | Aiken, Judd | American Veterinary Medical Association | View |
| 2021-09-21 | Opinion: It's not a matter of if you'll get COVID, but when you'll get COVID | Ghosh, Monty | Calgary Herald | View |
| 2021-09-06 | Why the political avoidance regarding drug decriminalization? | Ghosh, Monty | Hill Times | View |
| 2021-02-22 | Addiction expert warns of drugs laced with opioids as 4 young Albertans die of apparent overdoses | Ghosh, Monty | Global News | View |
| 2021-02-23 | Health Matters: Solving medical mysteries and preventing dementia | Allison, Ted | Global News | View |
| 2021-11-11 | Immersive VR therapy considered helpful to vets with PTSD in Alberta study | Bremault-Phillips, Suzette | CTV News | View |
| 2021-05-25 | U of A psychiatry prof probes links between cannabis, opioid abuse | Cao, Bo (Cloud) | Edmonton Journal | View |
| 2021-11-23 | Science on Tap to explore addiction | Wild, Cameron | St Albert Gazette | View |
| 2021-09-09 | At Canada's former busiest supervised consumption site, anxiety over what comes next | Wild, Cameron | CBC | View |