Stay active, live better this winter
When it comes to beating chronic disease this winter, staying active is at the top of Dr. Paul Jordaan’s prescription list. The...
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Respiratory therapists a breath of fresh air for Pincher Creek health-care team
It’s the start of another busy day in Pincher Creek for respiratory therapists Tess Craig and Larissa Lewis. Like most days, they...
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Above and Beyond: The living legacy of Dr. Alexander G. Scott
Can you imagine a small-town doctor with an airplane, visiting patients all around southern Alberta 100 years ago? For almost 40 years,...
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Students enjoy a welcoming, festival-filled Skills Weekend in Fairview
It was the beginning of the end for about 40 nursing and medicine students visiting Fairview, Alberta last August. That is the...
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Calming course teaches Albertans how to self-manage anxiety
Frances knew she needed support. Struggling with depression, stress, and an overly ambitious school schedule as a mature student, the central Alberta...
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SHPARC committee ignites physician resurgence in Sundre
Rodeo weekend is big in Sundre. People from all around this community, located just over an hour northwest of Calgary, come out in...
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Nursing students explore career possibilities in Drumheller
There’s more to Drumheller than just dinosaurs, and that’s exactly what nursing students from three Alberta college campuses discovered when they travelled to the community...
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Rural Albertans fight for greater access to good food
Across Canada, over four million people face challenges around accessing safe, nutritious food. For these Canadians, food insecurity can contribute to poor physical, mental, and social health. ...
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Barrhead committee brings community together to celebrate the many faces of health care
Every day is a good day to celebrate your health professionals. That’s what the Barrhead Attraction and Retention Committee (BARC) demonstrated at their recent celebration event. ...
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Childhood dream leads to seven decades of medicine and counting…
He might just be the most interesting man in rural medicine. Dr. George Stewart-Hunter has raced cars, killed the world’s most dangerous...
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For this rural physician, outstanding patient care begins with a long run in the morning
At 6:30 a.m. on a weekday, chances are you’ll find Dr. Deon Erasmus out on a gravel road near the town of...
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Exceptional care leads Mayerthorpe nursing team to an RhPAP Rhapsody Health-care Heroes Award
Perhaps nobody appreciates the nurses at the Mayerthorpe Healthcare Centre more than the physicians who practise there. While doing their rounds each...
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