Is paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care allowed? Doctors and nurses say patients need to know now

Is paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care allowed? Doctors and nurses say patients need to know now

  • Toronto Star
Seven new 'corridors' on the books for Alberta as health system overhaul continues — Doctors worry changes will lead to more uncertainty

Seven new 'corridors' on the books for Alberta as health system overhaul continues — Doctors worry changes will lead to more uncertainty

  • CBC
Hospital executive sought bribe from construction CEO, defence claims in Toronto fraud trial — ‘That’s how the industry works’
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Hospital executive sought bribe from construction CEO, defence claims in Toronto fraud trial — ‘That’s how the industry works’

  • Toronto Star
Cystic fibrosis drug now available to more people in Saskatchewan

Cystic fibrosis drug now available to more people in Saskatchewan

  • Regina Leader-Post
A Winnipeg ER saw nearly double patient capacity in overcrowding 'catastrophe,' doctor says

A Winnipeg ER saw nearly double patient capacity in overcrowding 'catastrophe,' doctor says

  • CBC

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Where is it? Coalition seeks Canada Health Act interpretation letter

Where is it? Coalition seeks Canada Health Act interpretation letter

  • Canadian Health Coalition
  • Steven Staples
RFK Jr.: Is an unhinged health secretary the right prescription for an angry nation?
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RFK Jr.: Is an unhinged health secretary the right prescription for an angry nation?

  • Globe and Mail

News

1 in 5 animals at zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, perhaps from people

1 in 5 animals at zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, perhaps from people

  • CIDRAP
Where did COVID originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market

Where did COVID originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market

  • CBC
California health department reports possible bird flu case in child

California health department reports possible bird flu case in child

  • Reuters
Dozens of nurse practitioners now practicing primary care in rural Alberta, with more on the way: province

Dozens of nurse practitioners now practicing primary care in rural Alberta, with more on the way: province

  • CTV News

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Canada must be ready for anything with the rise of RFK Jr.

Canada must be ready for anything with the rise of RFK Jr.

  • Raywat Deonandan
Imagine there’s no cervical cancer. It’s easy, if we try.

Imagine there’s no cervical cancer. It’s easy, if we try.

  • Cameron Groome
‘No family turned away’: closing the gap in paediatric health care

‘No family turned away’: closing the gap in paediatric health care

  • Kate Horton
A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients

A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients

  • Healthy Debate
As a rural ER doctor, I feel guilty cutting back my hours. But it's the only way for me to keep working

As a rural ER doctor, I feel guilty cutting back my hours. But it's the only way for me to keep working

  • CBC
The appointment of RFK Jr. has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas

The appointment of RFK Jr. has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas

  • The Guardian

Podcasts

Fluoride Update

Fluoride Update

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Canadian bird flu case raises potential pandemic concerns

Canadian bird flu case raises potential pandemic concerns

  •  Quirks and Quarks
Do You Know What's Inside Your Natural Health Product?

Do You Know What's Inside Your Natural Health Product?

  •  The Body of Evidence
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

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First N.S. gender-affirming top surgery program now in place with 2 dedicated surgeons

First N.S. gender-affirming top surgery program now in place with 2 dedicated surgeons

  • CBC
Tom’s of Maine toothpaste made with bacteria-contaminated water, FDA warns

Tom’s of Maine toothpaste made with bacteria-contaminated water, FDA warns

  • Global News
Avian influenza confirmed in Quebec poultry farm

Avian influenza confirmed in Quebec poultry farm

  • CityNews
Ontario hospitals testing for H5N1 as virus season ramps up

Ontario hospitals testing for H5N1 as virus season ramps up

  • Ottawa Citizen
Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

  • npr
Mental health worsening across Canada, access to care is uneven, report says

Mental health worsening across Canada, access to care is uneven, report says

  • Canadian Press
Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how US hospitals manage patient hydration

Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how US hospitals manage patient hydration

  • npr
Waterloo company says it can detect concussions through saliva

Waterloo company says it can detect concussions through saliva

  • CTV News
As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries

As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries

  • Global News
Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China—at fraction of US price

Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China—at fraction of US price

  • ars technica
WHO grants emergency listing for Japan’s LC16 mpox vaccine

WHO grants emergency listing for Japan’s LC16 mpox vaccine

  • CIDRAP
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

  • The Guardian
N.L. nurses’ union concerned health authority investigated itself and found no wrongdoing
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N.L. nurses’ union concerned health authority investigated itself and found no wrongdoing

  • Saltwire
N.B. investigation into mystery brain illness to begin within months, says Susan Holt

N.B. investigation into mystery brain illness to begin within months, says Susan Holt

  • CBC
Ontario proposes fix to issue of dwindling long-term care cultural admissions

Ontario proposes fix to issue of dwindling long-term care cultural admissions

  • CTV News
Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders

Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders

  • Canadian Press
H5N1 bird flu virus in BC teen displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk

H5N1 bird flu virus in BC teen displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk

  • STAT
Alberta patients’ lives at risk due to vendetta, claims doctor

Alberta patients’ lives at risk due to vendetta, claims doctor

  • The Tyee
Staff shortages halt new cancer studies at Juravinski Hospital

Staff shortages halt new cancer studies at Juravinski Hospital

  • The Hamilton Spectator
Quebec announces province's first abortion access plan

Quebec announces province's first abortion access plan

  • Montreal Gazette
Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts

Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts

  • CBC
17 key charts to understand the COVID pandemic

17 key charts to understand the COVID pandemic

  • Our World in Data
'Saving lives is not controversial': B.C. doctors set up 'unsanctioned' overdose prevention sites at hospitals

'Saving lives is not controversial': B.C. doctors set up 'unsanctioned' overdose prevention sites at hospitals

  • CTV News
Ford government introduces legislation to close safe drug consumption sites

Ford government introduces legislation to close safe drug consumption sites

  • The Trillium
Jay Bhattacharya, a co-founder of the Great Barrington Declaration, emerges as a top candidate to lead the NIH
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Jay Bhattacharya, a co-founder of the Great Barrington Declaration, emerges as a top candidate to lead the NIH

  • The Washington Post
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm

UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm

  • Reuters
New Brunswick measles outbreak spreads to 44 people, mostly unvaccinated children
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New Brunswick measles outbreak spreads to 44 people, mostly unvaccinated children

  • Globe and Mail
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sold in U.S., Canada, officials say

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sold in U.S., Canada, officials say

  • CBC
Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after the virus is detected in sewage in Warsaw

Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after the virus is detected in sewage in Warsaw

  • Associated Press
Launch of Alberta's new acute care agency delayed until spring

Launch of Alberta's new acute care agency delayed until spring

  • Edmonton Journal
More U.S. kindergartners are getting vaccine exemptions

More U.S. kindergartners are getting vaccine exemptions

  • Axios
Heading somewhere warm? Vaccine for debilitating chikungunya available to Albertan travellers

Heading somewhere warm? Vaccine for debilitating chikungunya available to Albertan travellers

  • Edmonton Journal
Avian influenza detected in additional Abbotsford and Chilliwack flocks: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Avian influenza detected in additional Abbotsford and Chilliwack flocks: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

  • Canadian Press
I paid $1,500 for an MRI and got an appointment in days. But such scans aren’t always good for patients — or our health care system
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I paid $1,500 for an MRI and got an appointment in days. But such scans aren’t always good for patients — or our health care system

  • Toronto Star
Researchers diagnose 27 cases of scurvy in northern Saskatchewan community, raising food security concerns

Researchers diagnose 27 cases of scurvy in northern Saskatchewan community, raising food security concerns

  • CBC
How will Quebec's new health-care agency change the system?

How will Quebec's new health-care agency change the system?

  • Montreal Gazette
B.C. nursing student attacked with knife during first clinical placement: union

B.C. nursing student attacked with knife during first clinical placement: union

  • Canadian Press
'Grassroots' disabled rights, health worker campaigns opposed to MAiD in UK financed by conservative Christian groups

'Grassroots' disabled rights, health worker campaigns opposed to MAiD in UK financed by conservative Christian groups

  • The Guardian
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