Health Innovation
Recent stories about health innovation
Alberta's health and life sciences sector receives $5.5M funding boost
Four Alberta-based organizations were awarded a combined total of more than $5.5 million from the Canadian government through Western Economic Diversification Canada.
U of A starts new clinical trial to fight syphilis outbreak in Northern Alberta
The University of Alberta has started a new clinical trial in an effort to combat a syphilis outbreak in Northern Alberta. The clinical trial will screen 1,500 at-risk Albertans at homeless shelters, the Edmonton Remand Centre, two emergency departments at Edmonton hospitals, and two clinics in First Nations communities in northern Alberta, reported the Canadian Press.