What letting RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ might mean for Trump’s FDA

What letting RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ might mean for Trump’s FDA

  • STAT
No vaccines for most community medical clinics, Alberta government decides

No vaccines for most community medical clinics, Alberta government decides

  • CBC
About 10 per cent of N.B. students not immunized against measles, as outbreak grows

About 10 per cent of N.B. students not immunized against measles, as outbreak grows

  • Canadian Press
86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

  • spark*
PMPRB report reviews new drugs and their potential impact on future drug spending in Canada

PMPRB report reviews new drugs and their potential impact on future drug spending in Canada

  • Government of Canada

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We know how to save family medicine. Why aren’t we?

We know how to save family medicine. Why aren’t we?

  • Mark Linder
Patients, not politicians, decide what is an emergency

Patients, not politicians, decide what is an emergency

  • Healthy Debate
  • Alan Drummond & Raghu Venugopal

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Alberta in talks to attract transgender health specialists to province

Alberta in talks to attract transgender health specialists to province

  • Canadian Press
Uninsured patients in Ontario are finding it harder to get health care

Uninsured patients in Ontario are finding it harder to get health care

  • Toronto Star
Avian flu outbreak at Vancouver Island petting farm prompts exposure notice from health authority

Avian flu outbreak at Vancouver Island petting farm prompts exposure notice from health authority

  • CBC
Health P.E.I. CEO’s contract restricts statements that 'disparage' government
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Health P.E.I. CEO’s contract restricts statements that 'disparage' government

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The courts are the worst place to address complex MAiD cases
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The courts are the worst place to address complex MAiD cases

  • Globe and Mail
  • Andre Picard
Involuntary treatment for severe addiction is better than doing nothing
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Involuntary treatment for severe addiction is better than doing nothing

  • Globe and Mail
  • Robert Tanguay and Angie Hamilton
The status quo is not acceptable. We need transformative action to save our health-care system

The status quo is not acceptable. We need transformative action to save our health-care system

  • Healthy Debate
  • Bolu Ogunyemi
Evidence shows why TMU medical school's race-based admissions policy is doomed to failure

Evidence shows why TMU medical school's race-based admissions policy is doomed to failure

  • National Post
  • Matthew Lau
Primary care should involve a team looking after patients, not a hodgepodge of providers

Primary care should involve a team looking after patients, not a hodgepodge of providers

  • Calgary Herald
  • George Gish and Joe MacGillivray
Doug Ford is outsourcing his family doctor problem

Doug Ford is outsourcing his family doctor problem

  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Mohammed Adam

Podcasts

Sex medicine doctors are putting women’s health, and pleasure, first

Sex medicine doctors are putting women’s health, and pleasure, first

  •  White Coat, Black Art
Michael Hurley calls on Ford government to pay nurses instead of nursing agencies

Michael Hurley calls on Ford government to pay nurses instead of nursing agencies

  •  Small Change
As doctors leave, rural nurses struggle

As doctors leave, rural nurses struggle

  •  White Coat, Black Art
NACIC 2024, Live cast

NACIC 2024, Live cast

  •  Health Signals
What can I do to reduce my individual risk of breast cancer?

What can I do to reduce my individual risk of breast cancer?

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Alberta to help 30 municipalities boost rural primary care clinics with matching grants

Alberta to help 30 municipalities boost rural primary care clinics with matching grants

  • Edmonton Journal
Nova Scotia Tories promise universal shingles vaccine program for 65 and over

Nova Scotia Tories promise universal shingles vaccine program for 65 and over

  • Canadian Press
UK detects clade 1b mpox in household contacts of earlier case

UK detects clade 1b mpox in household contacts of earlier case

  • CIDRAP
GSK's RSV vaccine approved in Canada for high-risk adults aged 50-59

GSK's RSV vaccine approved in Canada for high-risk adults aged 50-59

  • CISION
Yukon doctors push for rural medicine residency program

Yukon doctors push for rural medicine residency program

  • CBC
Ottawa’s Carleton University to open nursing school, the province’s first in two decades
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Ottawa’s Carleton University to open nursing school, the province’s first in two decades

  • Globe and Mail
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: 'Stop talking about that'

Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: 'Stop talking about that'

  • Associated Press
Quebec plans to force new doctors to stay in the province and work in public system

Quebec plans to force new doctors to stay in the province and work in public system

  • Canadian Press
The College of Physicians of Quebec wants to stop the expansion of private healthcare (Translated from French)

The College of Physicians of Quebec wants to stop the expansion of private healthcare (Translated from French)
Doctors repeatedly disciplined for sexual abuse need stricter oversight, critics say

Doctors repeatedly disciplined for sexual abuse need stricter oversight, critics say

  • CBC
Exercise in a pill: have scientists really found a drug that’s as good for you as a 10km run?

Exercise in a pill: have scientists really found a drug that’s as good for you as a 10km run?

  • The Guardian
Competition Bureau says preferred pharmacy networks may reduce patient choice
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Competition Bureau says preferred pharmacy networks may reduce patient choice

  • Globe and Mail
Three years and waiting for Canada's made-in-Montreal COVID shot

Three years and waiting for Canada's made-in-Montreal COVID shot

  • Montreal Gazette
Conservatives want to reverse recent regulations on natural health products

Conservatives want to reverse recent regulations on natural health products

  • Canadian Press
Canada’s Indigenous mental health program is meant to be a lifeline, but seems ‘set up to deter people from accessing’ care

Canada’s Indigenous mental health program is meant to be a lifeline, but seems ‘set up to deter people from accessing’ care

  • U of T — Investigative Journalism Bureau
Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double in three days, to 12 in total

Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double in three days, to 12 in total

  • CTV News
Bird Flu cases may be spreading from cat owners to their pets

Bird Flu cases may be spreading from cat owners to their pets

  • Newsweek
‘Enormous’ deficit of $112 million at Hamilton hospital network raises alarm over cuts

‘Enormous’ deficit of $112 million at Hamilton hospital network raises alarm over cuts

  • The Hamilton Spectator
As safe drug-consumption sites seem set to dwindle, a phone service steps up to help

As safe drug-consumption sites seem set to dwindle, a phone service steps up to help

  • Toronto Star
She was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about a year ago. Here's how her condition was reversed

She was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about a year ago. Here's how her condition was reversed

  • CTV News
No more fluoride in the water? RFK Jr. wants that and Trump says it 'sounds OK'

No more fluoride in the water? RFK Jr. wants that and Trump says it 'sounds OK'

  • npr
‘Even at this early stage, you can actually see evidence of benefit’ in N.L.'s Health Accord, says Dr. Pat Parfrey
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‘Even at this early stage, you can actually see evidence of benefit’ in N.L.'s Health Accord, says Dr. Pat Parfrey

  • Saltwire
Three new MRIs coming to N.L., premier announces, amid Tory questions on province's health recruitment strategy as doctors leave Clarenville
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Three new MRIs coming to N.L., premier announces, amid Tory questions on province's health recruitment strategy as doctors leave Clarenville

  • Saltwire
A third of Ontario cancer patients visited the ER within 90 days before a diagnosis: study

A third of Ontario cancer patients visited the ER within 90 days before a diagnosis: study

  • Toronto Star
OHIP clawing back $600K from doctor behind Kingston’s drive-through COVID vaccine clinics

OHIP clawing back $600K from doctor behind Kingston’s drive-through COVID vaccine clinics

  • Kingstonist
N.S. parents dismayed by lack of access to new RSV vaccines for infants

N.S. parents dismayed by lack of access to new RSV vaccines for infants

  • CBC
What parents need to know about RSV

What parents need to know about RSV

  • CTV News
Health Canada approves self-collected HPV tests, as Ontario moves to replace pap tests
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Health Canada approves self-collected HPV tests, as Ontario moves to replace pap tests

  • Canadian Healthcare Network
Less than 1 in 6 US health workers got last year's COVID vaccine

Less than 1 in 6 US health workers got last year's COVID vaccine

  • Axios
Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus

  • Associated Press
This Movember, what men should know about getting screened for prostate cancer
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This Movember, what men should know about getting screened for prostate cancer

  • CBC
Nova Scotia premier's 'fix health care' promise under scrutiny in election campaign

Nova Scotia premier's 'fix health care' promise under scrutiny in election campaign

  • Canadian Press
Danielle Smith's comments on opioid crisis draw return fire from Alberta doctors

Danielle Smith's comments on opioid crisis draw return fire from Alberta doctors

  • CBC
N.S. judge rules province violated rights of 2 women by refusing to pay for out-of-province care

N.S. judge rules province violated rights of 2 women by refusing to pay for out-of-province care

  • CBC
Toronto child welfare agencies sound alarm about how many kids with complex health needs are coming into their care
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Toronto child welfare agencies sound alarm about how many kids with complex health needs are coming into their care

  • Toronto Star
Santé Québec increases executive salaries by 10% (Translated)

Santé Québec increases executive salaries by 10% (Translated)

  • Radio-Canada
Ontario man granted MAiD for controversial 'post COVID-19 vaccination syndrome'

Ontario man granted MAiD for controversial 'post COVID-19 vaccination syndrome'

  • National Post
Fentanyl killed her son. This is what she thinks of involuntary treatment

Fentanyl killed her son. This is what she thinks of involuntary treatment

  • CBC
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