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Five times more women die from heart disease than from breast cancer. Yet many women don’t realize that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature death for women in Canada. Although treatments and outcomes of cardiovascular…

Spinal anesthesia is not safer or more effective than general anesthesia in patients who undergo surgery for hip fractures, according to a major study.The finding, which challenges the accepted view, offers doctors and patients better…

Canadian teenagers who attend schools in areas with high income inequality are more likely to suffer from depression than those in areas with low income inequality, according to the first study of its kind in Canada.It is already well…

A new risk calculator developed by a University of Alberta researcher and collaborators in the United States could reduce the number of unnecessary and invasive biopsies for prostate cancer.Adam Kinnaird, a surgeon and assistant professor…

Today, Team Canada will walk into the National Stadium in Beijing for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics — but it’s not just another day at the office for these elite athletes. They’ve trained and prepared for every…

The first report of its kind in Canada to examine how women use public transit suggests their travel needs aren’t always being met by standard planning and service models.“In a lot of transit agencies, women are the majority of riders,”…

As a student in my fourth (and final!) year of my undergraduate degree, I once had the opportunity to attend an in-person summer job fair in my first year (I know, in-person!) and the Careers Day that was held virtually in September. When…

As a graduate student at Western University more than 20 years ago, Michael A. Bucknor was asked for his thoughts on Black History Month by a student journalist.His response was deliberately equivocal: “I am more than Black and less than…

Carbon fibre is strong, light and resistant to corrosion, making it ideal for composites used in a variety of products. Think of wheelchairs, bikes, buses, construction materials and more. Unfortunately, it’s expensive to produce.That’s a…

Researchers at the University of Alberta and University of Toronto have found a way to produce the greenest and cheapest hydrogen, a finding that would help retool Alberta’s energy sector and push the province closer to a net-zero…