COVID inquiry: four ways to improve support for people with intellectual disabilities
“Anxiety. I always feel like I’m on edge. COVID, cost-of-living crisis, … READ MORE
Primary Care and Rehab
Continuity of care
The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system
As Alberta rolls out a new “dual-practice” model for health care — where … READ MORE
Shaped by people with spinal cord injury, study puts exercise to the test for chronic pain
More than 150 individuals and 50 clinicians helped design the trial, which found … READ MORE
Wearable Surpasses Clinic Tests in Tracking Stroke Recovery
UMass Amherst-led research team invents device that will enable continuous … READ MORE
Nearly one billion people could live with osteoarthritis by 2050, international experts warn
Almost 1 billion people are projected to be living with osteoarthritis by 2050, up … READ MORE
Robotic hip exoskeleton shows promise for helping stroke patients regain their stride
A portable robotic device created by UMass Amherst researchers provides new avenue … READ MORE
FDA-approved epilepsy drug may help reverse osteoarthritis damage
Researchers at Yale have identified a promising new approach to osteoarthritis that … READ MORE
Supervised physical therapy improves short-term knee pain and function after ACL surgery in young adults
Exercise-based rehabilitation and education can reduce the chance of knee … READ MORE
For Chronic Knee Pain, Genicular Artery Embolization Provides a New Alternative
Interventional radiologist Leigh Casadaban, MD, performs and leads impactful … READ MORE
Infinity Health Alberta
Pediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech Language Pathology (SLP) for children … READ MORE
Will Alberta’s dual-practice model reduce surgery waits — or only for those who can pay?
Some warn Alberta’s dual-practice model could run the risk of repeating … READ MORE
Knee osteoarthritis isn’t inevitable — here’s what you can do
Knee osteoarthritis can seriously affect mobility and quality of life, but its … READ MORE
Kids With Cerebral Palsy Diagnosed At Younger Ages, CDC Finds
A first-of-its-kind estimate of cerebral palsy prevalence in young children shows … READ MORE
Vaccine-preventable illnesses on the horizon again as Canadian kids head back to school
Families should consider ‘suite of vaccines’ to combat viral infections … READ MORE
Federal health minister voices concern as Alberta implements dual-practice health-care model
New model would allow some Alberta physicians to practise in both public and private … READ MORE
Alberta teen’s family sues government after nearly $200K out-of-country surgical bill
WATCH: Teen’s scoliosis surgery wait in Alberta leads to $200K bill in US; … READ MORE
Nurse practitioner aims to expand primary care access in northern Alberta
Proposed clinic highlights growing role of nurse practitioners in rural communities. … READ MORE
Clinics, technicians question Alberta’s new self-referral method for health tests
Province says change gives private operators incentive to invest in imaging … READ MORE
Millions of Canadians struggle to get specialist health care: StatsCan report
Large, aging population and few specialists are key drivers. Photo by Tima … READ MORE
‘I want it to be over with’: B.C. teen’s scoliosis surgery pushed to 2027
Dillyn Burrows says the lengthy wait for scoliosis surgery has been painful both … READ MORE
Utah engineers demonstrate lightweight ‘exoskeleton’ that helps stroke survivors walk
Wearable robotics takes a step forward in improving the lives of patients with … READ MORE
Headed to the ER? Here’s why you could now wait more than 48 hours to be admitted
Admittance backlog a result of aging population, overburdened medical system, … READ MORE
Physical activity may help ease fatigue in children with developmental disabilities
In a new study by university researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute … READ MORE
Albertans on disability payments receive wrong amounts for August
Province says technical issue related to new payment processing software to blame … READ MORE
New model reveals how disability caregiving reshapes parents’ lives over decades
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain by University of Toronto in Medical Xpress edited … READ MORE
Recipients of Alberta’s new disability assistance program worry it will be detrimental
Alberta Disability Assistance Program takes effect Wednesday. An undated file photo … READ MORE
Special glove helps people with paralyzed hands grasp objects
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a soft, pneumatic glove that … READ MORE
Calgary family shocked to discover their daughter, with severe brain injury, is being moved off AISH
Government says 46,000 Albertans will automatically move to new disability support … READ MORE
Families crumble, debts build, kids go without therapy. Stories from Alberta’s waitlist for disability support
Families are now waiting years for access to FSCD support. More than 700 parents … READ MORE
An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities
Alberta’s wait time has grown to three or more years to get an FSCD caseworker and … READ MORE
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