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More Alberta pharmacies roll out rapid strep throat tests
Description
March 9, 2024
Pharmacist Chelsea Kwong joins Global News Calgary with details on a point-of-care machine that can diagnose strep throat in minutes. The machines are now located in select London Drugs locations throughout Alberta, including one in the community of Shawnessy in Calgary.
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More Alberta pharmacies roll out rapid strep throat tests04:09 | March 9, 2024 -
Alberta doctors and government still at odds over triage liaison physicians01:20 | March 3, 2026 -
Southern Alberta cardiac care, ICU getting $59M boost from province02:08 | March 2, 2026 -
Alberta UCP considers own legislation on MAID06:58 | February 26, 2026 -
Alberta to introduce its own MAID eligibility limits in new legislation01:53 | February 25, 2026 -
Young cancer survivor shares journey to inspire others to seek support: ‘You’re stronger than you think’02:15 | February 25, 2026 -
Alberta unveils prescription to recruit and retain doctors01:51 | February 23, 2026 -
Calgary to host Women’s Health Symposium04:42 | February 23, 2026 -
Alberta startup launches AI-powered personal injury law service01:01 | February 18, 2026 -
Alberta government information portal won’t address health-care problems02:01 | February 18, 2026 -
Calgary family posts billboard to help find kidney donor for mother02:14 | February 17, 2026 -
Alberta woman waits a week for emergency surgery to fix skiing fracture01:40 | February 16, 2026 -
World’s Longest Hockey Game raising funds for permanent CAR T-cell therapy lab in Edmonton01:42 | February 11, 2026 -
Calgary hospital poised to launch first Pediatric Cellular Therapy Program in Canada02:29 | February 5, 2026 -
New technology can detect nerves “as fine as a strand of hair”, give better outcomes for tiniest of patients02:30 | February 5, 2026 -
Critical CritiCool system changing trajectory of newborns’ lives02:15 | February 5, 2026 -
A life-saving mission told by a patient and the pilot who flew him04:41 | February 3, 2026 -
Calgary single mother with mobility issues struggles to find suitable housing02:13 | January 24, 2026 -
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Alberta’s chief medical officer says respiratory viruses activity has ‘peaked,’ cases in ‘decline’05:20 | January 13, 2026 -
Alberta premier, ministers yet to address E.R. capacity issues face to face01:58 | January 12, 2026 -
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Alberta doctors plea for province to declare state of emergency02:09 | January 8, 2026
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More Alberta pharmacies roll out rapid strep throat tests04:09 | March 9, 2024
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Alberta doctors and government still at odds over triage liaison physicians01:20 | March 3, 2026
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Southern Alberta cardiac care, ICU getting $59M boost from province02:08 | March 2, 2026
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New technology can detect nerves “as fine as a strand of hair”, give better outcomes for tiniest of patients02:30 | February 5, 2026
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More Alberta pharmacies roll out rapid strep throat tests
Description
March 9, 2024
Pharmacist Chelsea Kwong joins Global News Calgary with details on a point-of-care machine that can diagnose strep throat in minutes. The machines are now located in select London Drugs locations throughout Alberta, including one in the community of Shawnessy in Calgary.
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