Department of Medicine News from 2023

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Congratulations to Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert on receiving the 2024 CRA Master Award

  • 21 December 2023
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2023 Core Internal Medicine Residency Program Awards

  • 15 December 2023
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Congratulations to Dr. Monty Ghosh on receiving The Medical Post's 2023 Making a Difference Award - Urban Winner

  • 14 December 2023
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A big 'THANK YOU' to six DoM members for their many years of service

  • 07 December 2023
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Participatory research by Dr. Rose Yeung gives people living with Type 1 diabetes a voice to reshape their care

  • 23 November 2023
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Congratulations, Dr. Bruce Ritchie and Dr. Deena Hinshaw, on receiving the U of A's 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award!

  • 07 November 2023
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The AHS Flu Campaign has successfully completed

  • 03 November 2023
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Research by DoM's Dr. Kevin Bainey informs the new Canadian Guidelines on antiplatelet drugs to treat and avoid heart attack, stroke or heart failure

  • 30 October 2023
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Fight the Flu: book your immunization today.

  • 27 October 2023
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Research by DoM's Dr. Gavin Oudit and team shows taurine may play a key role for predicting and treating long COVID

  • 26 October 2023
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DoM's Dr. Paolo Raggi and others identity remnant cholesterol as a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease

  • 16 October 2023
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The European Molecular Biology Organization has created the Jean Vance Award in honour of DoM's Dr. Jean Vance

  • 27 September 2023
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Congratulations to DoM's Dr. Sebastian Straube on receiving the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine Award of Merit

  • 26 September 2023
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DoM's Dr. Justin Ezekowitz is leading a multidisciplinary team to harness AI to analyze cardiac images for precision health

  • 21 September 2023
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Congratulations to DoM's Dr. Aminu Bello and others on becoming CAHS Fellows

  • 20 September 2023
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Alberta particularly hit by new cases of Alveolar Echinococcosis spread by wild canines and dogs to humans

  • 19 September 2023
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Dr. Lynora Saxinger says Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine covers most of the important mutations

  • 12 September 2023
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2023 Welcome Back Picnic was a huge hit

  • 08 September 2023
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Dr. S. Monty Ghosh gives helpful tips on how everyday citizens can help in the drug poisoning crisis

  • 08 September 2023
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Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Keeling on receiving a CIORA grant

  • 07 September 2023
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Is the wildfire smoke affecting you? DoM's Dr. Grace Lam advises to stay indoors

  • 03 September 2023
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DoM's Drs. Michael Stickland and Stephanie Thompson receive funding for U of A's new Precision Human Health Lab

  • 29 August 2023
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Discover a year of achievement, growth, and impact in our 2022 Annual Report.

  • 29 August 2023
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DoM's Dr. Vivian Mushahwar and teams share expertise, equipment to foster Alberta’s burgeoning health technology industry

  • 22 August 2023
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Dr. Chester Ho — Recipient of the 2023 Chinese Canadian Legend Award

  • 15 August 2023
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How to build healthier communities — and people

  • 08 August 2023
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Welcome Back Picnic

  • 01 August 2023
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Dr. Colleen Norris – Recipient of the 2023 CIHR-ICRH/CCS Distinguished Lecturer Award in Cardiovascular Sciences

  • 31 July 2023
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AI for Precision Health: A New Dimension with Natural Language Processing

  • 27 July 2023
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Mini ChatGPT with parameters can save time for physicians

  • 19 July 2023
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Friend or foe? Study reveals evolution of controversial human gut microbe

  • 14 July 2023
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Gut bacteria damage tied to chemo-induced weight gain in breast cancer patients

  • 11 July 2023
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Fighting wildfires increasingly taking a mental toll on professionals who work with those affected

  • 09 July 2023
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Congratulations, Dr. Jason Weatherald, on receiving the 2023 ATI-Paladin-CDTRP Research Innovation Grant

  • 06 July 2023
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The number of Alberta babies born with syphilis rising at alarming rate

  • 03 July 2023
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DoM's Dr. Dilini Vethanayagam (Division of Pulmonary Medicine) says HHT is more common than hemophilia, yet very few people have heard about it

  • 29 June 2023
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Congratulations, Dr. Mang Ma, on receiving the 2023 Dr. Richard Fedorak Memorial Award in Professionalism

  • 28 June 2023
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2023 DoM Annual Celebration

  • 26 June 2023
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Dr. Ross Mitchell, Division of General Internal Medicine, uses AI to harness health data

  • 22 June 2023
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Celebrate National Indigenous Day

  • 21 June 2023
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Psychological Safety in the Clinical & Academic Workplace. Is it too much to expect?

  • 16 June 2023
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Shayan Poursharif, Class of '23

  • 09 June 2023
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Heather Mast, Class of '23

  • 09 June 2023
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Arafat Ul Alam, Class of '23

  • 09 June 2023
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New research led by Dr. Jason Plemel could point to new ways to protect the brain from diseases like MS and Alzheimer’s

  • 30 May 2023
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DoM's Research and QI Day was a huge hit

  • 18 May 2023
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Dr. Monty Ghosh receives the U of A Community Leader Award

  • 17 May 2023

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