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Tone-deaf politicians ignore the realities of health care

Fortunately, within minutes a physician had determined there was no sign of internal bleeding, and sent Lisa off for a CT scan and X-rays

Reading Time: 3 minutes Political expediency once again trumps the realities of fixing health care

Shedding light on injury-related ER visits for homeless

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Detailed data will help community organizations in Alberta develop effective injury prevention programs

Canada’s health-care system is irretrievably broken

Reading Time: 4 minutes Drastic changes are needed. Millions of Canadians on wait lists know that. Why don’t politicians?

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

Rural health-care services get boost from pharmacy students

Alma Steyn (left), who owns a pharmacy in Canmore, Alta., speaks with recent U of A graduate Preston Eshenko, who now works as a pharmacist in Banff. Eshenko is following in Steyn's footsteps as a volunteer helping to train pharmacy students in rural placements. (Photo: John Ulan)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Community connections and a wide scope of practice make an appealing mix for career opportunities

First Nations patients triaged as less urgent than others in Alberta: study

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Partnerships with First Nations needed to overcome systemic racism, researchers say

Edmonton-based partnership poised to close Canada’s drug supply gaps

Reading Time: 5 minutes Initiative could transform Alberta into a powerhouse in the development of life-saving therapies

New devices could prevent a significant number of disabling strokes

An implantable device that monitors for atrial fibrillation over 12 months is more than three times more effective at detecting the condition than standard care, and could help prevent disabling strokes in patients, according to an Alberta clinical trial. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Results from clinical trial expected to significantly change how clinicians monitor for atrial fibrillation in stroke patients

High-tech rehabilitative platform connects rural Albertans to specialists

(From left) A physiotherapy patient and her husband from Pincher Creek take part in a Tele-Rehab 2.0 session with physiotherapists Sheelah Woodhouse and Alec Chisholm, U of A project co-ordinator Emily Armstrong and students Amber Wardrop and Kamalpreet Mann. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Platform allows specialists to offer physiotherapy expertise for patients in smaller communities

Virtual clinic pilot sees success in rural Alberta community

The MedROAD project, developed by U of A computing scientist Pierre Boulanger, is connecting more than 30 patients with physicians in a virtual clinic being piloted in the town of Pincher Creek. Boulanger says the project could help increase access to health care for Albertans living in remote communities. (Photo: John Ulan)

Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A spinoff company launches MedROAD virtual clinic in Alberta, making long-distance health care a reality during COVID-19

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