- Tuesday
- May 17th, 2022
Mary Harris is spending the days leading up to her 100th birthday confined to one wing of her long-term care home as a COVID-19 outbreak sweeps through the facility, once again."I'm sure It's depressing. My mother gets agitated by it...
Tamsin Shute's life has changed dramatically since she became sick with COVID-19 last fall.She used to bike to work, practise yoga and spend weekends going for long hikes with her husband and kids. Now, the 42-year-old needs a wheelchair just to go for a...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Throughout the pandemic, case counts have been based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing done by provincial bodies like Alberta Health Services, but those testing protocols have shifted to prioritize high-priority groups and people in higher risk settings. In...
As COVID-19 transmission rises in Alberta, there are growing concerns messaging from the provincial government could harm efforts to blunt the curve and protect hospitals from even further strain.Transmission, wastewater levels and hospitalizations are all increasing, but politicians and health...
A University of Calgary study says there may be a link between the density of certain oil and gas operations and increased health risks for nearby pregnant women and their babies."There is very little research about fracking as it relates...
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta saw fewer stroke patients, but a higher number of stroke-related deaths, according to new research.The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, was conducted by a team of eight...
Immunocompromised Albertans and their loved ones are anxious that the elimination of most COVID-19 measures will open the door to even more risk, so they're trying to plan a safe path forward.The province lifted its indoor mask mandate on Tuesday along with...