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Dr. Daniel Muruve, MD

University of Calgary researchers identify key inflammation pathway that causes acute kidney injury

Dana Olstad

Dietary inequities persist across Canada, dietician's research finds

Dr. Matt James and Winnie Pearson

Researchers receive $3M CIHR grant to conduct trials co-designed with patients

$12-million boost for University of Calgary Institute for Public Health

Shawna Curry, BN’11, BKin’03

Registered nurse and entrepreneur writes Amazon bestseller on healthy lifestyle strategies

Neighbourhood design linked to weight, risk of injury and chronic disease

Public health community calls on party leaders to create a healthier Alberta

Josh McQuillin is making plans for an overseas vacation after receiving life-changing gene therapy. He is the first person in Canada to receive a direct intravenous injection gene replacement to treat urea cycle disorder, thanks to a research study led by Aneal Khan, right. Photos by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

New clinical trial unit performs Canada's first gene therapy for urea cycle disorder

John Conly is co-leading a strategy to bring down the number of cases of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, using probiotics. C. diff infections can be devastating for those who have it and are an enormous burden on health systems. Photo by Michael Wood, O'Brien Institute for Public Health

UCalgary researchers partner with AHS to tackle dangerous bug in hospitals

Community health navigators are helping patients along the path to better self-care. From left: community health navigators Syeda Afreen and Suzanne Evanson, a third-year student in UCalgary's Faculty of Social Work, with Rachel Clare, manager of the Community Health Navigation Services program at the Mosaic Primary Care Network, and Kerry McBrien, an assistant professor at the Cumming School of Medicine who helped develop the program. Photo by Michael Wood, O'Brien Institute for Public Health

Community Health Navigation program puts Calgary patients in the driver's seat