Transitioning from behind the wheel
How do you know when it’s time to stop driving? It’s not an easy decision and it’s one that often involves a family physician being called on to help reach the best conclusion....
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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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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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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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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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Heart and stroke clinic eases anxiety for rural residents
Christine Holubec-Jackson’s 49th birthday wasn’t quite the celebration she expected. Days earlier, the Wetaskiwin resident was diagnosed with bleeding on the top of her...
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Community support key to rural health-care success
In rural health care, as with most things, resources are limited and offering services outside of those considered core can require extra...
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Lethbridge hosts ultrasound training for future rural docs
Rural family medicine residents from the University of Calgary’s Cummings School of Medicine (U of C CSM) gathered on a snowy Saturday in Lethbridge recently to learn how using point-of-care ultrasound can make a difference in an emergency situation.
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Mobile therapy bus targets play to help rural students
Imagine as a child having the ability to jump on a bus at school — not for basic transport, but to learn...
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Community works together to support new moms and caregivers
Being a physician doesn’t mean you are immune to life’s health challenges.
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Killam welcomes first Alberta-educated physician in decades
Dr. Rami Abu-Zeidan hopes to provide the same personal care and understanding he witnessed his father receiving when he was young. “I...
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“Pop-up” clinic the right prescription for country music fans
Meeting the medical needs of the BVJ For five days in mid-summer, a “mini-hospital” rises to the beat of country music in...
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