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New Calgary Cancer Centre Opens With State-of-the-Art Treatment Facilities
Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre begins receiving patients after six years of construction.
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Alberta's Rural Doctor Shortage Reaches Critical Level
Thirty-two communities now without a family physician as recruitment efforts fail to stem exodus.
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Alberta Health Care System in Crisis: Emergency Rooms Closing Across Province
Staffing shortages force rural hospitals to shut ER doors overnight as nurses leave the profession.
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Fentanyl Crisis Deepens: Alberta Records Deadliest Year for Opioid Overdoses
Over 1,800 Albertans die from drug poisoning as supervised consumption sites face political opposition.
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Mental Health Crisis Grips Alberta Youth After Two Years of Pandemic Isolation
Emergency room visits for self-harm among teens rise 45 per cent as counselling waitlists stretch to months.
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Delta Variant Drives Alberta's Devastating Fourth Wave
Hospitals overwhelmed as ICU capacity hits crisis levels and triage protocols are activated.
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Alberta Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations as First Doses Arrive in Calgary
Healthcare workers and long-term care residents first in line as Pfizer vaccines are distributed across the province.
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Crisis in Mental Health: Foothills Medical Centre Units 20/22 Face Allegations of Rights Violations, System Failures
Allegations of human rights violations, inappropriate medication practices, and systemic failures emerge from Calgary's...
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Inside a Calgary ICU: Nurses Describe the Toll of COVID-19's First Wave
Frontline healthcare workers at Foothills Medical Centre share harrowing accounts of the pandemic's early days.
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PPE Shortages Force Alberta Hospitals to Ration Protective Equipment
N95 masks and gowns in critically low supply as global demand outstrips manufacturing capacity.
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Calgary Reports First Confirmed COVID-19 Case as Pandemic Reaches Alberta
Alberta Health Services activates emergency protocols as the novel coronavirus arrives in the province.
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Health Benefits and Risks of Coffee
Studies show coffee drinkers may enjoy a 25% reduction in heart disease mortality and up to 60% reduced diabetes risk.
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Overeating Could Double Your Chance of Memory Loss
Mayo Clinic research shows high caloric intake doubles mild cognitive impairment risk in adults over 70.