Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister
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02:10 | August 28, 2025
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02:04 | August 13, 2025
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02:21 | July 15, 2025
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02:04 | August 7, 2024
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01:57 | November 22, 2023
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‘We are incredibly worried’: Seniors’ advocacy group shares cold and flu season concerns
04:19 | October 5, 2023
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Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister
Description
March 24, 2016
March 24: SCID, also known as bubble boy disease, impacts one in every 30,000 births, and if it isn’t caught early those children often die. As Heather Yourex-West reports, although several provinces screen newborns, in Alberta it’s not “top of mind.
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Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister01:51 | March 24, 2016 -
Alberta woman facing years-long wait for endometriosis care relies on ER visits, pain medication02:45 | January 20, 2026 -
Alberta Medical Association’s Dr. Paul Parks on overcrowded hospitals and patient deaths06:11 | January 20, 2026 -
Health Matters: Doctors warn about new uptick in measles cases in Alberta02:33 | January 16, 2026 -
Alberta’s syphilis spread is slowing, researchers say05:30 | December 18, 2025 -
Alberta woman prepares to welcome quadruplets02:02 | December 4, 2025 -
Cancer survivor launches a first-of-its-kind registry in Canada01:51 | December 2, 2025 -
Former CMOH disputes Alberta’s claim COVID vaccination changes were because of ‘wastage’04:33 | September 8, 2025 -
Health minister defends Alberta’s $100 COVID-19 vaccine fee amid criticism04:56 | September 4, 2025 -
Alberta COVID babies are now off to kindergarten02:10 | August 28, 2025 -
Edmonton doctors say new approach to removing dangerous blood clots is a game changer02:04 | August 13, 2025 -
Health Matters: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,30002:21 | July 15, 2025 -
Health Matters: Alberta measles outbreak surpasses 900 cases02:38 | June 17, 2025 -
Exercise significantly improves health outcomes in colon cancer patients: Study02:26 | June 16, 2025 -
New measles exposures in several Alberta communities01:59 | April 22, 2025 -
Canadian company develops innovative wound treatment called NanoSALV02:19 | March 5, 2025 -
Terminally ill Edmonton senior chooses MAID02:31 | January 28, 2025 -
New technology to treat uterine fibroids in Alberta02:14 | November 22, 2024 -
Health Matters: Alberta reaches new collective agreement with resident doctors02:03 | October 10, 2024 -
Alberta’s fall COVID and flu vaccine program to roll out mid-October02:03 | September 11, 2024 -
Meet Sydney, Kenna, Theo and Max: Edmonton’s Watson quadruplets mark 1st month of life01:58 | August 8, 2024 -
Health Matters: Animal blood bank running low02:04 | August 7, 2024 -
Health Matters: Norovirus spreading in Ontario, Alberta02:27 | April 30, 2024 -
Why doesn’t Alberta cover fertility treatments? Advocates fight for provincial funding01:59 | April 23, 2024 -
Alberta family advocates for ultra-rare gene condition on Rare Disease Day02:16 | February 29, 2024 -
Med students turning away from traditional family medicine: U of A program director05:36 | January 8, 2024 -
‘You’re not alone’: Heart transplant camp life-saving experience for young patients06:47 | December 5, 2023 -
Exploring nurse practitioner-led clinics in provinces outside Alberta01:40 | November 23, 2023 -
Alberta nurse practitioners can soon open their own clinics under new compensation model01:57 | November 22, 2023 -
‘We are incredibly worried’: Seniors’ advocacy group shares cold and flu season concerns04:19 | October 5, 2023 -
First-in-Canada program prevents esophageal cancer with freezing02:34 | August 24, 2023 -
Why an Alberta invention for freezing living cells could save millions of lives & Kids with Cancer meet the Elks04:15 | August 14, 2023
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Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister01:51 | March 24, 2016
-
Alberta woman facing years-long wait for endometriosis care relies on ER visits, pain medication02:45 | January 20, 2026
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Alberta Medical Association’s Dr. Paul Parks on overcrowded hospitals and patient deaths06:11 | January 20, 2026
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Health Matters: Doctors warn about new uptick in measles cases in Alberta02:33 | January 16, 2026
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Alberta’s syphilis spread is slowing, researchers say05:30 | December 18, 2025
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Alberta woman prepares to welcome quadruplets02:02 | December 4, 2025
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Cancer survivor launches a first-of-its-kind registry in Canada01:51 | December 2, 2025
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Former CMOH disputes Alberta’s claim COVID vaccination changes were because of ‘wastage’04:33 | September 8, 2025
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Health minister defends Alberta’s $100 COVID-19 vaccine fee amid criticism04:56 | September 4, 2025
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Alberta COVID babies are now off to kindergarten02:10 | August 28, 2025
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Edmonton doctors say new approach to removing dangerous blood clots is a game changer02:04 | August 13, 2025
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Health Matters: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,30002:21 | July 15, 2025
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Health Matters: Alberta measles outbreak surpasses 900 cases02:38 | June 17, 2025
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Exercise significantly improves health outcomes in colon cancer patients: Study02:26 | June 16, 2025
-
New measles exposures in several Alberta communities01:59 | April 22, 2025
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Canadian company develops innovative wound treatment called NanoSALV02:19 | March 5, 2025
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Terminally ill Edmonton senior chooses MAID02:31 | January 28, 2025
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New technology to treat uterine fibroids in Alberta02:14 | November 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Alberta reaches new collective agreement with resident doctors02:03 | October 10, 2024
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Alberta’s fall COVID and flu vaccine program to roll out mid-October02:03 | September 11, 2024
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Meet Sydney, Kenna, Theo and Max: Edmonton’s Watson quadruplets mark 1st month of life01:58 | August 8, 2024
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Health Matters: Animal blood bank running low02:04 | August 7, 2024
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Health Matters: Norovirus spreading in Ontario, Alberta02:27 | April 30, 2024
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Why doesn’t Alberta cover fertility treatments? Advocates fight for provincial funding01:59 | April 23, 2024
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Alberta family advocates for ultra-rare gene condition on Rare Disease Day02:16 | February 29, 2024
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Med students turning away from traditional family medicine: U of A program director05:36 | January 8, 2024
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‘You’re not alone’: Heart transplant camp life-saving experience for young patients06:47 | December 5, 2023
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Exploring nurse practitioner-led clinics in provinces outside Alberta01:40 | November 23, 2023
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Alberta nurse practitioners can soon open their own clinics under new compensation model01:57 | November 22, 2023
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‘We are incredibly worried’: Seniors’ advocacy group shares cold and flu season concerns04:19 | October 5, 2023
-
First-in-Canada program prevents esophageal cancer with freezing02:34 | August 24, 2023
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Why an Alberta invention for freezing living cells could save millions of lives & Kids with Cancer meet the Elks04:15 | August 14, 2023
Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister
Description
March 24, 2016
March 24: SCID, also known as bubble boy disease, impacts one in every 30,000 births, and if it isn’t caught early those children often die. As Heather Yourex-West reports, although several provinces screen newborns, in Alberta it’s not “top of mind.
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