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  • Lorna Langer (C), pictured here with her mother Sandy Langer (L) and her sister Vera McGrath (R) on Wednesday, July 17 is doing well after receiving a lobe each from Langer's and McGrath's lungs five weeks ago.

    Saved by family: woman’s mother and sister donate parts of their lungs

    Doctor Writes in Patient File

    Nurses’ union filing grievance with AHS over layoffs

    An ex-vivo lung perfusion device at the University of Alberta Hospital’s Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute.

    New technology increases successful lung transplants

    Edmonton-based social media campaign and website by TJ Sadler is helping Edmontonians get active

    Social media campaign motivates Edmontonians to get healthy

  • Vicki Johnston, who lives with MS, has written to Premier Alison Redford over her concerns about losing the homecare service she relies on.

    Local woman with MS speaking out about changes to homecare

    The granddaughter of the man who invented the pacemaker, a device used by millions around the world, is celebrating a medical milestone of her own in Edmonton.

    U of A student, granddaughter of pacemaker inventor, to embark on own medical career

    12-year-old Alice Halinda nearly died a few weeks ago after her organ began to fail. Doctors discovered then that Alice was living with the autoimmune disease lupus.

    Doctors diagnose young girl with lupus after unexpected, severe illness

    Beginning June 1, the province will fund insulin pumps and supplies to help the thousands of Albertans living with Type 1 diabetes.

    Province will fund insulin pumps for Albertans living with Type 1 diabetes

  • According to a new report from the Canadian Cancer Society, the number of new patients diagnosed is tripling in Canadian men and doubling in Canadian women since 1970.

    More Canadians being diagnosed with liver cancer, new stats reveal

    Students in south Edmonton watched Monday as two pedestrians were struck by a distracted driver in a parking lot during the lunch hour - in a simulated crash scene driving home the message about the dangers of distracted driving.

    Mock crash involving students highlights dangers of distracted driving

    Toronto Public Health says they are monitoring ticks in Toronto after some tested positive for Lyme disease in November.

    Province asks Albertans to send in ticks, help better understand Lyme disease

    It’s a deadly disease gardeners may be exposed to when digging in the dirt. With gardening season upon us, health experts are asking – when was the last time you got a tetanus shot?

    Like to garden? Experts remind Albertan green thumbs to get tetanus vaccine

  • One in every 1,000 babies suffer from a stroke either in utero or shortly after birth. Edmonton researchers are trying to help those young child stroke patients regain mobility and learn how to walk.

    Edmonton researchers help young stroke patients regain mobility

    An Edmonton mother is raising concerns about what services will be available for her daughter - who lives with a number of mental illnesses and health conditions – once she becomes an adult.

    Edmonton mom concerned about services available for daughter with health conditions

    A new oral treatment for those living with multiple sclerosis has been approved for use in Canada. It becomes just the second oral drug available in the country to treat multiple sclerosis – other treatments are done by injections.

    New oral treatment for multiple sclerosis approved for use in Canada

    An Edmonton man is crediting a new cardiac rehabilitation centre for helping him regain strength after having heart disease and undergoing surgery.

    Edmonton man credits new cardiac rehabilitation centre for improved health

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    ‘We have no home,' says doctor, after U of A acupuncture program discontinued

    Changing our Future: Alberta’s Cancer Plan to 2030 lists 10 strategies meant to improve cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and support with the ultimate goal of preventing most cancers, curing more cases of cancers and helping those currently affected by cancer, by 2030.

    Province launches new long-term strategy plan in fight against cancer

    Matt Smith, 22, was the first person in Edmonton to undergo a shin bone, live cartilage and meniscus transplant to help his severely injured knee after a workplace accident.

    First-of-its-kind surgery in Edmonton may help man run again after knee injury

    Hundreds of Alberta massage therapists - including Mikhail Moshinsky, may soon be out of work due to new insurance claim rules that don’t recognize massage training done outside of Canada.

    Alberta massage therapists angry over new rules that don't recognize foreign training

  • Experts from the University of Alberta are at the centre of a world first – a new national transplant research program that aims to help Canadians waiting for transplants.

    Edmonton researcher at centre of new national program helping Canadian transplant patients

    Matthew Bakker suffered from a severe concussion after a basketball game, and went through the 'Return to Learn' concussion treatment program at the Glen Sather Clinic. The program focuses on getting young athletes ready for school first - rather than sport - after suffering from a concussion.

    Local expert touts step-by-step 'Return to Learn' program for treating concussions

    The Alberta College of Pharmacists is moving forward with a ban on rewards and loyalty programs in pharmacies, which means Air Miles, Aeroplan and other points programs will not be applicable to prescriptions once the ban is in place.

    Alberta College of Pharmacists to eliminate rewards programs in pharmacies

    Shannon Sarro's sister Erin lives with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has developmental delays. Erin's life-long struggle with her health is what inspired Shannon to pursue a career in medicine. Now after years of hard work, Sarro is set to graduate and receive her medical degree.

    U of A student set to become doctor, inspired by sister's life-long health struggles

  • Brandi La Bonte with Parkinson Alberta says the decision to separate from the national organization means 100 per cent of dollars raised will stay in Alberta and go directly to services and programs helping Albertans.

    Parkinson Alberta launches new brand, ensures all fundraising dollars stay in Alberta

    Adam Brilz never thought his tall, thin build would land him in hospital for nine days - undergoing two surgeries. Brilz is part of a demographic that local experts say can often suffer from a condition called pneumothorax, which leads to collapsed lungs.

    Tall, thin young man? You could suffer from a collapsed lung

    A group of local cancer patients and survivors are using music as a way to help them through diagnosis and treatment and are hoping to reach out and help others health through singing as well.

    Edmonton cancer patients, survivors, use music to help heal

    Health experts are raising the alarm over the rising number of deaths from liver disease in Canada. A landmark study found a 30 per cent increase in deaths from liver disease over eight years – with cases most prevalent in Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Quebec.

    Report finds more people are dying from liver disease, calls for national strategy

  • A Sherwood Park woman is using her painful past dealing with a medical condition as motivation to help others.

    Sherwood Park woman's painful condition is motivation to help others in pain

    Myron Polis is living with Pick's disease, a rare form of an already rare form of dementia called frontotemporal disease.

    St. Albert man with same rare form of dementia as Ralph Klein shares story

    Kristi Montgomery says her 48-year-old father was denied care at a walk-in clinic in south Edmonton. When she took her father to the Grey Nuns Hospital, it was determined that he was suffering from a heart attack. Doctors say he will have significant permanent damage to his heart due to the heart attack.

    Edmonton family speaks out after father allegedly denied care at clinic

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    Requests for lower-back MRIs often unnecessary, new local research finds

  • New statistics released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest autism rates are more prevalent than originally thought - with one in 50 children believed to be living with the disorder as opposed to the older figure of one in 88.

    Local autism expert warns public to be cautious over new autism numbers

    More and more Albertans are meeting with doctors through videoconferencing, a technology that is making medical check-ups easier and less-stressful for families.

    More Albertans meeting doctors virtually with province's video conferencing system

    The heart rate-based monitor displays heart rates and exertion levels on a big screen at Orangetheory Fitness. Dominic McKenzie with Orangetheory says knowing what level you're working out at will help get quicker, better results and burn more calories and fat.

    Fitness Friday: A look at heart rate-based workouts

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    Alberta Health Services announces hiring freeze, wage freeze, other cost-cutting measures

  • Fundraising efforts are underway to bring a robotic surgical device to the Lois Hospital Hospital for Women, which would make that hospital home to the first robotic surgery system dedicated to women's health in Canada.

    Campaign to bring robotic surgery device to Lois Hole Hospital, improve women's health

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    Government cuts raise concerns over patient care in pharmacies

    Few Canadians plan their meals in advance, according to results from an online survey released as part of March Nutrition Month, and a local dietitian says that is contributing to more unhealthy food choices.

    Failing to plan meals leads to unhealthy food choices, dietitian says

    The diabetes community in Edmonton is applauding a move the province that will see Alberta become the first province in Canada to fund an insulin pump program with no age restrictions.

    Province's new insulin pump program applauded by diabetes community

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