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Is COVID quietly sabotaging our immune systems?

Is COVID quietly sabotaging our immune systems?

U.S. may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn

U.S. may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn

Pharma, tech giants complained of Canada’s drug pricing system, digital service tax to U.S. trade rep

Pharma, tech giants complained of Canada’s drug pricing system, digital service tax to U.S. trade rep

Poilievre rolls out plan to fund addiction treatment for 50,000 people

Poilievre rolls out plan to fund addiction treatment for 50,000 people

Kennedy now says MMR vaccine is the "most effective way" to prevent measles spread

Kennedy now says MMR vaccine is the "most effective way" to prevent measles spread

Your data is unwell

Your data is unwell

Surge of U.S. doctors looking to Canada amid Trump turmoil

Surge of U.S. doctors looking to Canada amid Trump turmoil

CMAJ urges more Canadian health research amid cuts to U.S. health agencies

CMAJ urges more Canadian health research amid cuts to U.S. health agencies

CMA fighting to ensure access to health care is an all-party priority on the campaign trail

CMA fighting to ensure access to health care is an all-party priority on the campaign trail

Opinions

Why Are So Many Young Adults Getting Cancer?

Why Are So Many Young Adults Getting Cancer?

COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told.

COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told.

News

How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child

How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child

Aid cuts could have ‘pandemic-like effects’ on maternal deaths, WHO warns

Aid cuts could have ‘pandemic-like effects’ on maternal deaths, WHO warns

With 8.7 million birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next

With 8.7 million birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next

Singh says NDP would give every Canadian access to a family doctor by 2030

Singh says NDP would give every Canadian access to a family doctor by 2030

News (continued)

Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever

Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever

Major endometriosis study reveals impact of gluten, coffee, dairy and alcohol

Major endometriosis study reveals impact of gluten, coffee, dairy and alcohol

United Nations report says Canada should repeal MAID for people with non-terminal illness

United Nations report says Canada should repeal MAID for people with non-terminal illness

Yukon MLAs debate bill that medical association says could be 'transformative' for physician bargaining

Yukon MLAs debate bill that medical association says could be 'transformative' for physician bargaining

A second child has died in the U.S. measles epidemic

A second child has died in the U.S. measles epidemic

The American Plan to Eliminate Vaccines: hiring of David Geier is another step toward getting rid of immunizations altogether

The American Plan to Eliminate Vaccines: hiring of David Geier is another step toward getting rid of immunizations altogether

‘Highly problematic’: Trump's acting FDA commissioner pauses planned approval of Novavax shot

‘Highly problematic’: Trump's acting FDA commissioner pauses planned approval of Novavax shot

Doctors turn to social media to meet patients where they are: online in a sea of misinformation

Doctors turn to social media to meet patients where they are: online in a sea of misinformation

The FDA Goes Fringe: What You Need to Know About the Agency’s New Hire

The FDA Goes Fringe: What You Need to Know About the Agency’s New Hire

Stuffy, crowded classrooms mean kids are breathing in viruses and pollution. Parents are trying to make the air safer, but hitting roadblocks.

Stuffy, crowded classrooms mean kids are breathing in viruses and pollution. Parents are trying to make the air safer, but hitting roadblocks.

Measles can ‘erase’ your immune system’s memory

Measles can ‘erase’ your immune system’s memory

Canada’s tainted blood scandal warned against paying donors for blood products. So why are paid-plasma clinics popping up across the country?

Canada’s tainted blood scandal warned against paying donors for blood products. So why are paid-plasma clinics popping up across the country?

America’s doctors are fleeing Trump. That’s good for Canada

America’s doctors are fleeing Trump. That’s good for Canada

Your data is unwell. Sharing electronic medical records in Canada is a hassle – and, for some, a health risk.

Your data is unwell. Sharing electronic medical records in Canada is a hassle – and, for some, a health risk.

Mexico confirms country's first human case of bird flu in a 3-year-old girl

Mexico confirms country's first human case of bird flu in a 3-year-old girl

Alberta's chief medical officer should be given green light to speak publicly on measles, experts say

Alberta's chief medical officer should be given green light to speak publicly on measles, experts say

Ontario nurses protest over patient ratios in the wake of IJB investigation

Ontario nurses protest over patient ratios in the wake of IJB investigation

New HIV prevention drug with 99% effectiveness now universally covered for First Nations and Inuit people

New HIV prevention drug with 99% effectiveness now universally covered for First Nations and Inuit people

Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance

Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance

N.L. minister defends care homes after report cites deaths, assaults, feces on walls

N.L. minister defends care homes after report cites deaths, assaults, feces on walls

Rise in measles cases has prompted Albertans to get their MMR vaccine

Rise in measles cases has prompted Albertans to get their MMR vaccine

Texas children poisoned after RFK Jr touts vitamin A as measles treatment

Texas children poisoned after RFK Jr touts vitamin A as measles treatment

Trump’s next tariffs could target foreign-made drugs and medical supplies

Trump’s next tariffs could target foreign-made drugs and medical supplies

‘It’s a golden ticket’: U.S. doctors explain the urge to come to Canada

‘It’s a golden ticket’: U.S. doctors explain the urge to come to Canada

More cuts coming as Santé Québec faces $3.6 billion shortfall (Translation)

More cuts coming as Santé Québec faces $3.6 billion shortfall (Translation)

World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice, can be injected and controlled by light

World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice, can be injected and controlled by light

People on flight from Mexico to Waterloo region may have been exposed to measles

People on flight from Mexico to Waterloo region may have been exposed to measles

CDC division responsible for lead poisoning prevention effectively eliminated

CDC division responsible for lead poisoning prevention effectively eliminated

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines to fight an ongoing meningitis outbreak

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines to fight an ongoing meningitis outbreak

More than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship

More than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship

Rise in number of U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump's election

Rise in number of U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump's election

Ontario public health units target measles with education, vaccination as provincial cases reach 661

Ontario public health units target measles with education, vaccination as provincial cases reach 661

Alberta nurses now the highest paid in Canada after voting 'overwhelmingly' in favour of new agreement

Alberta nurses now the highest paid in Canada after voting 'overwhelmingly' in favour of new agreement

With Ontario measles cases rising, public-health officials call for electronic vaccination registry

With Ontario measles cases rising, public-health officials call for electronic vaccination registry

Not simple for Saskatchewan to end contract with American lab company: minister

Not simple for Saskatchewan to end contract with American lab company: minister

End of substance use and addiction program funding ‘very, very short-sighted’

End of substance use and addiction program funding ‘very, very short-sighted’

RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes

RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes

'Uncertain, unheard, and unrepresented': Staff survey highlights discontent within AHS

'Uncertain, unheard, and unrepresented': Staff survey highlights discontent within AHS

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