Stents more effective for patients with stable high-risk heart disease
Location of blockages in a patient’s heart is a key consideration in selecting the right treatment, U of A cardiologists find…
Program launched to diagnose genetic diseases in children
Children are disproportionately affected as genetic diseases typically manifest during childhood and usually come with neurological symptoms…
U of A neuroscientist Maria Ioannou receives Sloan Research Fellowship
Maria Ioannou’s research focuses on new approaches to lipid biology using powerful medical imaging techniques that could shed new light on a wide variety of diseases…
Daily text message service helps with stress, depression during COVID-19
Studies show regular disruption of negative thoughts mimics cognitive behavioural therapy model…
#ScienceUpFirst turning the tide on COVID-19 misinformation online
U of A health law and policy professor Timothy Caulfield teams up with other evidence-informed influencers for social media campaign…
First Nations need safe drinking water now
After years of delays, mixed signals, lack of consultation and broken promises, delivery of safe drinking water systems is long overdue…
Put Canadian doctor shortages to rest once and for all
Even pouring money at the problem would only have limited results. We need systemic change. Here’s what needs to be done…
Half of Canadians don’t even know what palliative care is
Knowledge gap about advance care planning led U of A researcher to investigate how to engage and educate people…
The media is actively promoting doctor assisted suicide
The use of euphemisms such as "assisted dying" rather than “euthanasia” or “assisted suicide” is putting our most vulnerable at risk…
Dialysis patients to be surveyed on mental health during COVID-19
Rates of depression, anxiety were 10 times higher for people with end-stage kidney disease even before the pandemic started…