1 May
Featured | Wellness & Healthy Aging

Predicting premature menopause

Will GibsonMay 1, 2024

Researchers have developed a statistical model that predicts the likelihood of female childhood cancer survivors developing premature menopause as they grow up, which could help doctors personalize treatment and counselling options for patients.“We aimed to develop and validate models to predict age-specific risk among long-term survivors of childhood cancer, and our model showed robust prediction performance,” says Yan Yuan, a professor in the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health who led the research team that developed the tool, including an online calculator to help patients assess their risk.Primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as premature menopause, is the term used...

24 Apr
Current Events | Featured

Our mental health is vital

Larry MathiesonApril 24, 2024

According to the World Health Organization:• By 2030, one in six people in the world will be aged 60 years or over.• Loneliness and social isolation are key risk factors for mental health conditions in later life.• One in six older adults experience abuse, often by their carers.• Approximately 14 per cent of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental disorder.• Mental disorders among older adults account for 10.6 per cent of the total years lived with disability for this age group. (2023)For over 50 years staff and volunteers at Unison have tried to combat loneliness indirectly by...

12 May
Current Events | Opinion

Being brave when it counts

David DarnielleMay 12, 2020

When I was a kid, I was terrified of quicksand. In all the old adventure stories and serials I’d read and listen to, there’s always a moment when the hero takes one wrong move and their fate is almost sealed. They’re...

12 May
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Managing chronic pain

Angie FriesenMay 12, 2020

I have one thing that is always present in my day-to-day life – pain. Chronic pain is identified as pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks despite medication or medical treatment. Every day I work with my chronic pain, and every...

8 May
Mark Paul at Kerby Centre community outreach
Featured

Kerby community reaches out to Calgarians

Andrew McCutcheonMay 8, 2020

Over the days that made up the slow descent into self-isolation, social distancing and “essential work only” Kerby Centre may have closed its doors, but its essential work continues. Under health recommendations from the province, the centre was closed to the...

7 May
Money

Pump-and-Dump dangers: investing in current events & crises

Alberta Securities CommissionMay 7, 2020

Now more than ever, Albertans are feeling vulnerable. With growing economic uncertainty stemming from a highly volatile stock market and the ongoing global crisis impacting jobs, retirements savings and daily life, Albertans of all ages are looking for a solution...

7 May
Money

Investing during an economic downturn

Alberta Securities Commission May 7, 2020

You may hear the investing motto “buy the dip” being used a lot these days. This phrase refers to looking at economic downturns as lucrative investment opportunities – one that can bring you significant gains by buying investments at reduced...

6 May
Featured

Look for the helpers in times of crisis

Andrew McCutcheonMay 6, 2020

Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers and PBS fame, had important things to say about helpers. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘look for the helpers,” he said....