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Faculty members at Colorado State University (CSU) are developing a shoe that fits comfortably around an AFO, roomy enough to accommodate the foot brace, but attractive and fashionable too, they say. They have a patent pending on the
… READ MOREMinisters tasked with ushering in ‘new era of health care,’ Danielle Smith says. ‘This new era of care will deliver a modern health-care system Albertans can count on,’ Premier Danielle Smith said in a news
… READ MOREMobility aids capped at 136 kg for most flights, airline says. WestJet passengers deplane on the tarmac at Yellowknife Airport on July 22, 2025. Travellers and advocates say a limit on the weight of mobility aids aboard most WestJet
… READ MOREAlberta government says it’s a no-go due to pressure on hospitals. Canada recently lost its measles elimination designation. Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary Nov 17, 2025 Some Alberta pediatricians
… READ MORE14-year-old Georgia Nataraj has flown with WestJet from Saskatoon before, in the same wheelchair. Georgia Nataraj says she loves playing piano, but is even more interested in travelling. Halyna Mihalik/CBC Halyna Mihalik, CBC News
… READ MOREDecision to declare outbreak made in October after 2 cases of same strain confirmed. Nunavik health board’s infectious disease clinical lead, Yassen Tcholakov, said tuberculosis, while curable, kills most infected patients
… READ MOREOlder age is not all about decline, it can also be a time when people can get healthier and stronger according to research by Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work researchers Mabel Ho and Esme Fuller-Thomson. Kampus Production from
… READ MOREA vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Nov 11, 2025
… READ MOREAs Canada loses measles-free status, outbreak in northeast B.C. continues. A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says the province bears a significant amount of responsibility for Canada losing its measles elimination
… READ MOREResearchers analyzed 16 years of data and reveal changes driving many of today’s challenges. Tima Miroshnichenko photo, Pexels Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary September 23, 2025 There is a growing
… READ MOREAlberta Medical Association estimates each COVID hospitalization costs the health system more than $34,000. Parents have to call Health Link to book COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12. But the health information line has been
… READ MOREDoctors share ideas for disinformation and outreach, warn more measles ‘inevitable’. Vaccine hesitancy, especially in specific communities, is one of the hurdles to getting more of the Canadian public protected against
… READ MORENeuroscientists and neurosurgeons from Canada, Switzerland and the Netherlands collaborate on life changing research and innovation. UCalgary researcher Aaron Phillips monitors Cody Krebs’s blood pressure as it’s stabilized by a
… READ MOREResearchers found robust immunity to measles among people living in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, indicating high uptake of the measles vaccine in the general population. Photo by CDC on Unsplash Fran Lowry, Medscape October
… READ MOREMeasles is preventable. After a baby died of measles this week, The Alberta Medical Association is encouraging Albertans to get vaccinated in order to prevent more deaths and hospitalizations. Jacqueline Wilson reports. CTV News By
… READ MOREThe emergency department of the Rockyview General Hospital is pictured in Calgary, Thursday, March 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh JMC Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press October 3, 2025 EDMONTON – Alberta doctors say
… READ MOREBaby born early after mother contracted measles, province says. CDC/Molly Kurnit, MPH Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary October 02, 2025 Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began
… READ MOREFinding out I was pregnant was one of the few times I doubted my ability to overcome and adapt. Kiaira Fedorus, shown here in April 2024, has cerebral palsy, which severely limits her physical abilities on the right side of her body.
… READ MOREA study evaluating pediatric AFO alignment and shape differences of live scanned versus casted lower-limb models found that AFO users can be scanned in a nearly corrected position, and that digital tools can be used to measure and
… READ MOREConsistent end-of-summer trend has doctors recommending precautions like vaccination, staying home sick A bottle containing wastewater sits in a lab at the University of Guelph as part of surveillance for respiratory pathogens.
… READ MOREWarning signage for suspected cases of measles is seen outside the main entrance of Woodstock General Hospital in Woodstock, Ont., Thursday, May 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Aug 15,
… READ MOREAlberta doctor says she’s seeing more cases in hospital in recent weeks Most Albertans will pay $100 for the COVID-19 vaccine this fall. The Alberta government has opted to provide it for free to a specific list of high-risk
… READ MOREThe Baby Moves VIEW app allows parents to film their baby’s movements at home and safely send the recording to assessors for review. University of Melbourne University of Melbourne, 8 September 2025 A smart-phone app, developed by
… READ MORECases confirmed Aug. 16-23, with new exposure sites reported in southern Manitoba. The number of measles cases reported in Manitoba so far this year has risen to 187 confirmed and 11 probable cases. CBC CBC News, August 27, 2025 Ten
… READ MOREMeasles complications like pneumonia a concern for doctors in many provinces. The spread of measles both between provinces and within is keeping doctors and health officials across much of Canada on their toes. Turgut Yeter/CBC Amina
… READ MOREAutism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people’s brains develop and function, impacting behavior, communication and socializing. It can also involve differences in the way you move and walk—known as your
… READ MOREPast experiences have led to health-care hesitancy for many Low German-speaking Mennonites. Tina Meggison, right, and Nely Penner, community health reps for the Low German Mennonite community in southern Alberta, are seen with signs
… READ MOREOver 3,700 people so far have been infected with measles across Canada in 2025 — and that number is climbing. The Public Health Agency of Canada is strongly advising everyone in Canada to check that they’re fully immunized
… READ MOREInfectious individual visited 2 locations in Nisku, 1 in Edmonton in July. AHS said an individual with measles visited two locations in Nisku and a restaurant in south Edmonton at the end of July. David Bajer/CBC Cameron MacCuish, CBC
… READ MORE‘It was so beautiful,’ mother of disabled child says. Emory Rabbitskin, centre, poses with parents Tina and Eugene at the Big River First Nation powwow held on July 24. Darla Ponace/CBC Darla Ponace, CBC News Saskatchewan
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