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More black doctors means better care for all patients, says MD grad

Yusef Yousuf (left) with his proud mom, Fardus Mohamed. Yousuf says his family’s experiences with health disparities motivated him to pursue a career in family medicine and be an advocate for patients. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Yusef Yousuf’s dream is to serve Toronto’s immigrant communities as a family doctor

‘These are really badass people’: Grad finds her calling in nursing

Through her clinical education in nursing and her experiences in student politics, Hanna Filipovic found her vocation as a leader and advocate. (Photo: John Ulan)

Reading Time: 7 minutes Her clinical education led Hanna Filipovic to her career in nursing

Creating Canada’s high-tech innovators of tomorrow

Photo by Alex Knight: https://www.pexels.com/photo/high-angle-photo-of-robot-2599244/

Reading Time: 5 minutes Federal funding supports intensive advanced training for future leaders in AI and diabetes research

Ultrasound holds promise of accurate, risk-free diagnosis of dental disease

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Safe, portable imaging system one of five new health technologies funded by Alberta Innovates

Program celebrates 20 years of changing lives for diabetics

Photo credits: Artem Podrez

Reading Time: 5 minutes Edmonton Protocol team reports treatment is safe and reliable for people with hard-to-control diabetes

The best medicine? Humour can be a double-edged part of grieving

Photo by Reafon Gates: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photograph-of-man-laughing-1498338/

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can be a trigger for both grief and healing in people coping with the loss of a loved one

How technology affects the ethics of the nurse-patient relationship

Reading Time: 4 minutes The nurse-patient relationship is being re-shaped by the proliferation of technology

New targets found for diagnosing, treating aggressive cancers

Photo by National Cancer Institute

Reading Time: 4 minutes Two new studies yield clues to the metabolic mysteries of why some cancers grow out of control and spread

New treatment for obesity, Type 2 diabetes?

Andrea Haqq (right) is bringing her clinical experience working with patients to an international collaboration aimed at identifying personalized drug combinations to better treat people with obesity and Type 2 diabetes. (Photo: Richard Siemens)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Researchers working to identify drug combinations to treat people with obesity, Type 2 diabetes

Making health care more equitable one ultrasound image at a time

Jacob Jaremko is leading a project to expand access to a new, AI-powered portable ultrasound system he developed, thanks to funding from TD Bank Group. (Photo: Laughing Dog)

Reading Time: 4 minutes AI-powered portable ultrasound system makes scans and diagnoses accessible from anywhere

Author: Gillian Rutherford