Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister
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01:53 | May 20, 2026
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02:07 | May 7, 2026
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02:02 | March 30, 2026
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02:06 | March 27, 2026
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02:08 | March 13, 2026
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01:42 | February 11, 2026
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02:45 | January 20, 2026
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Alberta Medical Association’s Dr. Paul Parks on overcrowded hospitals and patient deaths
06:11 | January 20, 2026
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02:33 | January 16, 2026
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05:30 | December 18, 2025
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02:02 | December 4, 2025
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01:51 | 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 criticism
04:56 | September 4, 2025
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Alberta COVID babies are now off to kindergarten
02:10 | August 28, 2025
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Edmonton doctors say new approach to removing dangerous blood clots is a game changer
02:04 | August 13, 2025
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Health Matters: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300
02:21 | July 15, 2025
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 -
Patient with lung cancer gets wrong medication at Stony Plain hospital01:31 | September 21, 2026 -
Health Matters: AB government maintaining $100 COVID-19 vaccine fee02:12 | September 15, 2026 -
Alberta expands access to cancer treatment with new Calgary production facility01:53 | August 27, 2026 -
Alberta teen takes the provincial government to court over surgical delays02:31 | August 14, 2026 -
Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day scoops out ice cream for a good cause05:11 | August 13, 2026 -
Health Matters: Alberta looks to strengthen gambling addiction support02:12 | August 12, 2026 -
Health Matters: Alberta auditor general to finish health probe by end-of-year02:19 | July 9, 2026 -
Report reveals financial hardship, burnout among Canada’s unpaid caregivers02:01 | June 29, 2026 -
How the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation is celebrating Indigenous heritage06:35 | June 18, 2026 -
New, non-surgical weight loss procedure now available at Royal Alexandra Hospital02:03 | May 27, 2026 -
Private companies looking to fill ‘care gap’ for menopausal, perimenopausal women01:53 | May 20, 2026 -
Doctors warn self-referral testing plan could strain Alberta’s health system02:07 | May 7, 2026 -
Alberta to cover some IVF treatments for cancer patients01:39 | April 22, 2026 -
Movember launches ‘Know Thy Nuts’ campaign, urges young men to be ‘hands-on’ with their health05:18 | April 9, 2026 -
Migraine sufferers say changing winter weather is worsening their symptoms02:02 | March 30, 2026 -
Alberta man with spinal cyst calls for health-care system changes after months of waiting for answers to his pain02:06 | March 27, 2026 -
Narrowing women’s health gap in Canada06:50 | March 24, 2026 -
What Albertans need to know about colorectal cancer and the screenings available05:01 | March 23, 2026 -
Stollery hospital receives international recognition for life-saving ECMO program02:08 | March 13, 2026 -
World’s Longest Hockey Game raising funds for permanent CAR T-cell therapy lab in Edmonton01:42 | February 11, 2026 -
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
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Bubble boy screening is ‘not top of mind’, says Alberta health minister01:51 | March 24, 2016
-
Patient with lung cancer gets wrong medication at Stony Plain hospital01:31 | September 21, 2026
-
Health Matters: AB government maintaining $100 COVID-19 vaccine fee02:12 | September 15, 2026
-
Alberta expands access to cancer treatment with new Calgary production facility01:53 | August 27, 2026
-
Alberta teen takes the provincial government to court over surgical delays02:31 | August 14, 2026
-
Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day scoops out ice cream for a good cause05:11 | August 13, 2026
-
Health Matters: Alberta looks to strengthen gambling addiction support02:12 | August 12, 2026
-
Health Matters: Alberta auditor general to finish health probe by end-of-year02:19 | July 9, 2026
-
Report reveals financial hardship, burnout among Canada’s unpaid caregivers02:01 | June 29, 2026
-
How the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation is celebrating Indigenous heritage06:35 | June 18, 2026
-
New, non-surgical weight loss procedure now available at Royal Alexandra Hospital02:03 | May 27, 2026
-
Private companies looking to fill ‘care gap’ for menopausal, perimenopausal women01:53 | May 20, 2026
-
Doctors warn self-referral testing plan could strain Alberta’s health system02:07 | May 7, 2026
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Alberta to cover some IVF treatments for cancer patients01:39 | April 22, 2026
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Movember launches ‘Know Thy Nuts’ campaign, urges young men to be ‘hands-on’ with their health05:18 | April 9, 2026
-
Migraine sufferers say changing winter weather is worsening their symptoms02:02 | March 30, 2026
-
Alberta man with spinal cyst calls for health-care system changes after months of waiting for answers to his pain02:06 | March 27, 2026
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Narrowing women’s health gap in Canada06:50 | March 24, 2026
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What Albertans need to know about colorectal cancer and the screenings available05:01 | March 23, 2026
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Stollery hospital receives international recognition for life-saving ECMO program02:08 | March 13, 2026
-
World’s Longest Hockey Game raising funds for permanent CAR T-cell therapy lab in Edmonton01:42 | February 11, 2026
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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
-
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
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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