3 d. ago Opinion: Alberta's next top doctor must be seen, heard and trusted

As Alberta confronts yet another measles outbreak, the stakes for our province’s health leadership couldn’t be higher. Immunization rates are dangerously low, public trust in science is fraying, and misinformation continues to spread faster than the viruses we’re trying to contain. In this moment of uncertainty, one position stands above the rest in its ability […]

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2 w. ago Dr. Sunil Sookram named Alberta’s new interim top doctor amid measles outbreak

Trained as an ER physician, Dr. Sunil Sookram currently is the medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park.

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2 w. ago Mark Joffe no longer Alberta’s chief medical officer of health

Two and a half years after taking over as Alberta's top doctor on an interim basis, Mark Joffe is no longer in his role. 

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3 w. ago Alberta’s top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health said the number of confirmed cases of measels in the province doesn't reflect the number of people who may have been exposed to the virus.

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3 w. ago Opinion: Public health under attack from misinformation, measles; Where is Alberta's top doctor?

When U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the Texas funeral of eight-year-old Daisy Hildebrand, Kennedy reportedly did not mention that the death could have been prevented. The formerly healthy child died of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease. The father said that Kennedy “did not say that the vaccine was effective I had supper […]

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3 w. ago 'Why would you choose to get ill?': Doctor issues warning as Alberta measles cases soar

The president of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association cited “a lack of government leadership and action to improve low immunization rates.”

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