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Malnutrition may be a hidden health factor for people with obesity and osteoarthritis
Bev Betkowski
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80 per cent of colorectal cancers resist immunotherapy. This DNA treatment could help
Gillian Rutherford
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Convocation spotlight: Medical lab science '25 grad Bohan Hu
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Gillian Rutherford
03 June 2025
Mike Petryk School of Dentistry recognized for innovative curriculum redesign
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º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers use machine learning to predict future opioid overdose cases
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Decades of research lead to kidney transplant breakthrough
Gillian Rutherford
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Harnessing AI to improve access to quality health care
Gillian Rutherford
20 May 2025
Family doctors’ research answers critical questions that ‘otherwise don’t get asked’
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Genomics could hold the key to stroke risk, º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers say
Gillian Rutherford
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º£½ÇÉçÇø dentistry students gain real-world neuromodulator skills before graduation
Jon Pullin
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Bridge to success
Sharon Basaraba
29 April 2025
º£½ÇÉçÇø research opens doors of access to youth mental health services
Gillian Rutherford
28 April 2025
º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Core Research Facilities power breakthrough immune cell study
Jon Pullin
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New guidelines include option for medication, surgery for pediatric obesity
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Gillian Rutherford
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Alumni spotlight: Abdullah Saleh, ‘10 MD
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02 April 2025
Playing doctor: Free summer camp encourages northern Alberta high schoolers to consider medicine
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Conversation cards give teens a hand to take charge of their health
Adrianna MacPherson
25 March 2025
New chapter in pharmacy reference book seeks to diversify dermatology
Adrianna MacPherson
20 March 2025
Lessons in compassion: SHINE dental clinic has given students a chance to give back for past 20 years
Gillian Rutherford
19 March 2025
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
Gene therapy shows promise for treating rare muscle disease
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New imaging test could improve how we diagnose and treat lung cancer
Adrianna MacPherson
06 March 2025
Black History Month Student Spotlight: Meet Princess Eze
27 February 2025
Black History Month Student Spotlight: Meet Halimat Ibrahim
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Supporting Black excellence in Medicine & Dentistry
Gillian Rutherford
19 February 2025
Rheumatology enters the chat: research projects use AI and collaborative thinking to improve patient care
Gillian Rutherford
12 February 2025
Research shows path to easier diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders
Don Bell
11 February 2025
Getting to the heart of the matter
Gillian Rutherford
11 February 2025
Meet Olga Loggale: Dentistry student and advocate for change
04 February 2025
Saving lives through heart health research
03 February 2025
Vaping in pregnancy is harmful for babies and mothers: study
Gillian Rutherford
27 January 2025
Darcy Tailfeathers’ enduring medical legacy
24 January 2025
Alumni spotlight: Sarah Treit, PhD
23 January 2025
º£½ÇÉçÇø ranked in the Top 100 worldwide in five subjects
Adrianna MacPherson
22 January 2025
Gluten-free food affordability a struggle for nearly half of Canadian households with kids who have celiac disease
Bev Betkowski
14 January 2025
Machine learning helps predict ADHD in kindergarten students
Gillian Rutherford
09 January 2025
Breakthrough research helps young liver transplant patients preserve muscle
Adrianna MacPherson
07 January 2025
Congratulations to FoMD’s 2024 Alumni Award recipients
11 December 2024
Students who lead: Student voices unite to strengthen health system
10 December 2024
The promise of the psychedelic revolution
Geoff McMaster
10 December 2024
How a º£½ÇÉçÇø spinoff company beat the odds to create a new kind of cancer treatment
Gillian Rutherford
09 December 2024
Students spin old clothes into synthetic spider silk — and gold
Gillian Rutherford
05 December 2024
Med school unscripted: The YegMDPod podcast
Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
29 November 2024
Can you really collaborate with a robot? This PhD grad is working on it
Gillian Rutherford
22 November 2024
New website provides pregnant women with much-needed info on medications
Gillian Rutherford
19 November 2024
Convocation spotlight: PhD '24 grad Daniela Roth
19 November 2024
Convocation Spotlight: PhD '24 grad Fernanda Talarico
19 November 2024
Convocation Spotlight: MSc '24 grad Paige Hardy
19 November 2024
Convocation Spotlight: MSc '24 grad Constantin Mouzaaber
19 November 2024
Community-driven collective aims to learn from and empower Indigenous caregivers through research
Debbie Olsen
14 November 2024
Leading nutrition expert aims to help women tip the scales in their favour against cancer
Bev Betkowski
14 November 2024
Harnessing the power of carbohydrates to improve our health
Adrianna MacPherson
07 November 2024
Research reveals new clues to the mysteries of long COVID
Don Bell
28 October 2024
New drug delivery system could revolutionize genetic medicine
Michael Brown
23 October 2024
AI scribe could help emergency docs save time and improve patient care
Gillian Rutherford
23 October 2024
Three Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry researchers named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
22 October 2024
Department of Medicine celebrates a century of excellence
21 October 2024
Lab2Market Validate program bridges gap from tech innovations to commercially viable products
Gillian Rutherford
15 October 2024
Time to move on from FASD diagnosis?
Gillian Rutherford
24 September 2024
Five tips for staying safe on an e-scooter
Gillian Rutherford
19 September 2024
Study offers hope of a new treatment for rare endometrial cancer
Keri Sweetman
16 September 2024
Calling all future doctors in northern Alberta
Gillian Rutherford
06 September 2024
Judgmental language in medical charts reflects poor patient care and outcomes: researcher
Gillian Rutherford
26 August 2024
º£½ÇÉçÇø to run clinical trials for patients with hepatitis C and long COVID
Gillian Rutherford
13 August 2024
º£½ÇÉçÇø patient-actors helping train health-care professionals of tomorrow
13 August 2024
Addressing systemic barriers and colonial legacies in health research
Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
08 August 2024
º£½ÇÉçÇø study pinpoints role of specialized cells in baby gut health
Jon Pullin
30 July 2024
º£½ÇÉçÇø oncology researcher named to the Order of Canada
Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
23 July 2024
Ethan Hagen receives Personnel Award for Indigenous Scholars
Gillian Rutherford
18 July 2024
‘In order to be healthy, you have to know who you are’
Gillian Rutherford
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Research addresses mental health disparities among Canada’s youth
Keri Sweetman
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Clinical trial could lead to new ‘gold standard’ test for prostate cancer detection
Gillian Rutherford
02 July 2024
New º£½ÇÉçÇø study shows heart-brain connection in KBG syndrome
Jon Pullin
02 July 2024
A revelation in protein folding offers hope for potential ALS medicines
Gillian Rutherford
20 June 2024
Convocation Spotlight: MD '24 grad Daniel Ghods-Esfahani
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Convocation Spotlight: MD '24 grad Ruth Legese
14 June 2024
National hotline a proven harm-reduction strategy in the drug-poisoning epidemic
Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
07 June 2024
Convocation Spotlight: MD '24 grad John Bereti-Moody
06 June 2024
Pregnancy complications can lead to mothers’ lifelong risk of cardiovascular disease
Keri Sweetman
06 June 2024
Convocation Spotlight: Medical Lab Sciences '24 grad Richen Basig
Sasha Roeder Mah
05 June 2024
Convocation Spotlight: Medical Lab Sciences '24 grad Paxton Sheppard
05 June 2024
Convocation Spotlight: Radiation Therapy '24 grad Hannah Lawson
05 June 2024
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry chosen to participate in global Social Accountability Fellowship
Jennifer Fitzgerald
04 June 2024
º£½ÇÉçÇø project could help children in daycare breathe easier during wildfire season
Bev Betkowski
03 June 2024
AI project aims to diagnose stroke more accurately so patients can get faster treatment
Gillian Rutherford
29 May 2024
Virtual technology makes in-home care possible for young heart patients
28 May 2024
Patients with neurological disease are likelier to die after COVID
Geoff McMaster
