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Nurturing the future of pandemic expertise

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 8 January 2026
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The year in review: 10 stories that inspired us in 2025

  • Sean Townsend
  • 10 December 2025
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Doctors still outperform AI in clinical reasoning, study shows

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 24 November 2025

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Have you met Jory Thiel?

  • 15 January 2026
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  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 08 January 2026
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Nurturing the future of pandemic expertise

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 08 January 2026
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New cases of syphilis in Alberta drop after introduction of rapid testing with immediate treatment

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 December 2025
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Have you met Jodi Hawthorne?

  • 18 December 2025
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The year in review: 10 stories that inspired us in 2025

  • Sean Townsend
  • 10 December 2025
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Doctors still outperform AI in clinical reasoning, study shows

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 24 November 2025
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Have you met Colleen Sunderland?

  • 20 November 2025
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Convocation 2025: Janyne Koepke

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 18 November 2025
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Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 07 November 2025
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Researchers uncover how brain lipids help neurons communicate and protect themselves

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 05 November 2025
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Some cancer patients get heart damage during chemotherapy and some don’t: Here’s why

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 27 October 2025
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Antidepressants show promise for alleviating jaw pain

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 23 October 2025
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Breakthrough genetic research holds keys to fighting devastating muscle wasting in cancer

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 October 2025
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Newly identified function for protein could hold key to chemo resistance

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 14 October 2025
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U of A’s Mike Petryk School of Dentistry wins prestigious Gies Award

  • Helen Metella
  • 09 October 2025
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Video: A powerful new tool to accelerate drug development

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 08 October 2025
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Simple supplement could prevent muscle loss from weight-loss drugs

  • Michael Brown
  • 07 October 2025
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Maternal asthma a risk for babies, study shows

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 02 October 2025
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Targeting heart health for post-menopausal women

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 25 September 2025
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Gut feeling: new test and precision diet could boost health for people with IBD

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 23 September 2025
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In photos: Launch of the Northern Alberta Medical Program

  • 18 September 2025
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Agreeing to a tracheostomy for your sick baby is traumatic — but it’s not the hardest decision families have to make

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 September 2025
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New health institute will help research breakthroughs reach patients sooner

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 15 September 2025
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Study shows change in diet could reduce lymphedema

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 15 September 2025
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WCHRI researchers unlock genetic puzzles for families worldwide

  • Kerry Powell and Caitlin Crawshaw
  • 15 September 2025
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Q&A with Longtime Member of Edmonton Doctors’ Curling League

  • 15 September 2025
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Seven things The Pitt gets right about teaching hospitals — and a few it doesn’t

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 September 2025
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MD program presents first Black Excellence in Medical Education Convocating Award

  • 29 August 2025
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Research team identifies potential new target for relieving pain after surgery

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 28 August 2025
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Researchers build on a breakthrough in treating muscular dystrophy

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 12 August 2025
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Youth camp empowers, inspires potential medical professionals

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 12 August 2025
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Remembering Jill Konkin, a natural leader and powerful advocate for rural and family health

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 06 August 2025
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A family legacy of learning and giving

  • 14 July 2025
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New radiotracer could make breast cancer detection quicker, more accurate

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 03 July 2025
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Malnutrition may be a hidden health factor for people with obesity and osteoarthritis

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 26 June 2025
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80 per cent of colorectal cancers resist immunotherapy. This DNA treatment could help

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 25 June 2025
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Getting beyond the gut: AI tool reveals hidden health risks for people with inflammatory bowel disease

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 18 June 2025
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Protein ‘referee’ could hold key to stopping some breast cancers from spreading

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 June 2025
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International MD program celebrates first graduating cohort

  • Jon Pullin
  • 10 June 2025
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The smoke is back. What does that mean for our health?

  • Riley Tjosvold
  • 06 June 2025
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Convocation spotlight: Medicine '25 grad Abbey Norris

  • 03 June 2025
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Convocation spotlight: Medical lab science '25 grad Bohan Hu

  • 03 June 2025
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‘It literally saved my life’: Edmonton Protocol celebrates 25 years of success

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 03 June 2025
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Mike Petryk School of Dentistry recognized for innovative curriculum redesign

  • 02 June 2025
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U of A researchers use machine learning to predict future opioid overdose cases

  • Jon Pullin
  • 02 June 2025
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Decades of research lead to kidney transplant breakthrough

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 29 May 2025
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Mixed reality glasses give ‘the whole world back’ to people with partial vision loss

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 May 2025
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Harnessing AI to improve access to quality health care

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 20 May 2025
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Family doctors’ research answers critical questions that ‘otherwise don’t get asked’

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 15 May 2025
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Genomics could hold the key to stroke risk, U of A researchers say

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 08 May 2025
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U of A dentistry students gain real-world neuromodulator skills before graduation

  • Jon Pullin
  • 29 April 2025
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Bridge to success

  • Sharon Basaraba
  • 29 April 2025
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U of A research opens doors of access to youth mental health services

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 28 April 2025
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U of A’s Core Research Facilities power breakthrough immune cell study

  • Jon Pullin
  • 28 April 2025
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New guidelines include option for medication, surgery for pediatric obesity

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 April 2025
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Study reveals discrepancies in care for Albertans living with multiple sclerosis

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 15 April 2025
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Alumni spotlight: Abdullah Saleh, ‘10 MD

  • 03 April 2025
A U of A project uses ultrasound augmented with AI as a cheap and safe tool to identify juvenile arthritis in the temporomandibular joints of the jaw. (Illustration: Kimia Balghaei)

Ultrasound investigated as safer and cheaper way to diagnose juvenile arthritis

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 03 April 2025
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Micro-ultrasound is easier, more affordable and just as reliable as MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 02 April 2025
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Playing doctor: Free summer camp encourages northern Alberta high schoolers to consider medicine

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 March 2025
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Conversation cards give teens a hand to take charge of their health

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 25 March 2025
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New chapter in pharmacy reference book seeks to diversify dermatology

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 20 March 2025
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Lessons in compassion: SHINE dental clinic has given students a chance to give back for past 20 years

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 March 2025
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The ‘smartwear revolution’ begins: clothing with built-in sensors will improve balance, reduce injuries and support people with muscle weakness

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 March 2025
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Gene therapy shows promise for treating rare muscle disease

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 March 2025
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New imaging test could improve how we diagnose and treat lung cancer

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 06 March 2025
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Black History Month Student Spotlight: Meet Princess Eze

  • 27 February 2025
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Black History Month Student Spotlight: Meet Halimat Ibrahim

  • 25 February 2025
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Supporting Black excellence in Medicine & Dentistry

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 February 2025
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Rheumatology enters the chat: research projects use AI and collaborative thinking to improve patient care

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 12 February 2025
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Research shows path to easier diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders

  • Don Bell
  • 11 February 2025
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Getting to the heart of the matter

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 February 2025
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Meet Olga Loggale: Dentistry student and advocate for change

  • 04 February 2025
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Saving lives through heart health research

  • 03 February 2025
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Vaping in pregnancy is harmful for babies and mothers: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 27 January 2025
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Darcy Tailfeathers’ enduring medical legacy

  • 24 January 2025
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Alumni spotlight: Sarah Treit, PhD

  • 23 January 2025
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U of A ranked in the Top 100 worldwide in five subjects

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 22 January 2025
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Gluten-free food affordability a struggle for nearly half of Canadian households with kids who have celiac disease

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 14 January 2025
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Machine learning helps predict ADHD in kindergarten students

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 09 January 2025
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Breakthrough research helps young liver transplant patients preserve muscle

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 07 January 2025
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Congratulations to FoMD’s 2024 Alumni Award recipients

  • 11 December 2024
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Students who lead: Student voices unite to strengthen health system

  • 10 December 2024
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The promise of the psychedelic revolution

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 10 December 2024
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How a U of A spinoff company beat the odds to create a new kind of cancer treatment

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 09 December 2024
A U of A team rose to the top among 400 competitors from around the world to win gold at this year’s iGEM competition in Paris, with a project to turn mixed fabric waste into spider silk using genetically engineered E.coli bacteria. (Photo: Joy Jia)

Students spin old clothes into synthetic spider silk — and gold

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 05 December 2024
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Med school unscripted: The YegMDPod podcast

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 29 November 2024
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Can you really collaborate with a robot? This PhD grad is working on it

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 November 2024
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New website provides pregnant women with much-needed info on medications

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 November 2024
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Convocation spotlight: PhD '24 grad Daniela Roth

  • 19 November 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: PhD '24 grad Fernanda Talarico

  • 19 November 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: MSc '24 grad Paige Hardy

  • 19 November 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: MSc '24 grad Constantin Mouzaaber

  • 19 November 2024
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Community-driven collective aims to learn from and empower Indigenous caregivers through research

  • Debbie Olsen
  • 14 November 2024
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Leading nutrition expert aims to help women tip the scales in their favour against cancer

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 14 November 2024
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Harnessing the power of carbohydrates to improve our health

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 07 November 2024
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Research reveals new clues to the mysteries of long COVID

  • Don Bell
  • 28 October 2024
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New drug delivery system could revolutionize genetic medicine

  • Michael Brown
  • 23 October 2024
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AI scribe could help emergency docs save time and improve patient care

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 23 October 2024

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