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New parents, Michele Hedberg and Derek Hannah, meet with Family Mentor volunteer Amber Petch (right).

Peer support for NICU parents

Parents who've had a baby in NICU help families in Grey Nuns Community Hospital program

April 30, 2018

Keeping moms and newborns together

Rooming-in approach helps infants going through opioid withdrawal

April 25, 2018

Going green

Valerie Tanasiuk is leading a recycling program at St. Joseph's General Hospital in Vegreville

April 23, 2018

Volunteering where you live

Residents are helping their communities

April 18, 2018

Piano player hears how he lifts spirits

Born blind, Juston Whaling has been playing by ear for more than four decades

April 16, 2018

Chefs come to the residents

Residents savoured the experience of chefs cooking to order at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre

April 12, 2018

Residents enjoy homelike approach to meals

Residents with dementia in a Lethbridge care centre are enjoying a homelike approach to meals thanks to an innovative program.Residents from ...

April 10, 2018

Five tips for better sleep

Struggling to find time to get eight hours of sleep a night? You’ve got plenty of company. But a sleep specialist ...

April 2, 2018

Do you know how much sugar is in your diet?

More of us need to find out how much sugar is in our food and drinks

March 28, 2018

Patients receive at-home rehabilitation with a click of a mouse

Camrose team is the first in Alberta to offer home-based, real-time video conferencing using Skype for Business

March 26, 2018