New moms and moms-to-be have an increased likelihood of maternal depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary research from one of two University of Alberta studies looking at the toll isolation ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Worried about catching COVID-19 from your cat or dog? You shouldn't be, says a University of Alberta expert.
May 29, 2020
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Pairing a blood-thinning drug with aspirin daily for patients who have an angioplasty with a stent can contribute to better health outcomes, including lower risk of death, than aspirin alone, according to a recent study by ...
May 28, 2020
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People with Type 1 diabetes—including U of A graduate student Jonathan Garfinkel—are using free instructions from the internet to build an artificial pancreas.
May 28, 2020
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Three graduate students at the University of Alberta developed a new, interactive tool to help provide insight into the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 27, 2020
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University of Alberta computing scientists are developing an app to help health-care staff assess and manage pain in patients with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
May 27, 2020
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Rheumatologists at the University of Alberta are flagging similarities between the deaths of some COVID-19 patients and those with rheumatic illnesses, and are testing proven rheumatic treatments to see whether they help ...
May 26, 2020
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When Alberta's chief medical officer, Deena Hinshaw, announced special exemptions to COVID-19 regulations for group therapy in residential addiction treatment centres, it was exactly what University of Alberta addictions ...
May 25, 2020
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A type of physiotherapy that helps people improve their breathing and oxygen uptake can be crucial for those who need critical care, say physiotherapists working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 21, 2020
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There is no evidence to suggest that simple surgical masks aren't as effective as reinforced yet scarce N95 respirator masks in protecting health-care staff during routine primary care, according to an international research ...
May 21, 2020
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