As bird flu spreads, Canada buys 500K vaccines for humans

As bird flu spreads, Canada buys 500K vaccines for humans

  • Global News
COVID vaccine faces ban for all Americans in radical U-turn by Trump team

COVID vaccine faces ban for all Americans in radical U-turn by Trump team

  • Daily Mail
In rural Ontario where health-care is hurting, voters decry PC candidates missing debates

In rural Ontario where health-care is hurting, voters decry PC candidates missing debates

  • CBC
Doug Ford has failed to fix Ontario's ER hospital crisis

Doug Ford has failed to fix Ontario's ER hospital crisis

  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Alan Drummond & Raghu Venugopal
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

  • Associated Press

CMA Central

Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future

Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future

  • CTV News
Canada's doctors can't practice anywhere in the country due to interprovincial barriers

Canada's doctors can't practice anywhere in the country due to interprovincial barriers

The Canadian Medical Association has long pushed for a 'pan-Canadian approach' as part of the response to the health workforce crisis

  • National Post
  • Sharon Kirkey
Experts call for a greener health care system

Experts call for a greener health care system

Canada’s healthcare sector emits more greenhouse gases than aviation and shipping, yet remains largely unchecked. Speaking at the GLOBExCHANGE conference on Wednesday, medical experts warned that as climate change worsens, hospitals and clinics are contributing to the problem.

  • National Observer
Meet your doctor's new assistant — AI

Meet your doctor's new assistant — AI

Artificial intelligence is not new to medicine or health care delivery. But as large language model AI, such as ChatGPT, rapidly become more powerful, doctors have increasingly been adopting patient-facing tools in their practice.

  • CBC

Opinions

Tale of the AHS allegations — who knew what, and when did they know it?

Tale of the AHS allegations — who knew what, and when did they know it?

  • Calgary Herald
  • Rick Bell
Censored Science Can’t Save Lives
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Censored Science Can’t Save Lives

  • The New York Times

News

Patients being upsold and pressured to pay more for cataract surgery, they say

Patients being upsold and pressured to pay more for cataract surgery, they say

  • Ottawa Citizen
B.C. physicians' group calls on province to create space in hospitals for overdose prevention

B.C. physicians' group calls on province to create space in hospitals for overdose prevention

  • CBC
President and CEO of Fraser Health suddenly leaves job

President and CEO of Fraser Health suddenly leaves job

  • Vancouver Sun
Southwest Ontario health officials face two-pronged measles fight: Outbreaks, and vaccine falsehoods

Southwest Ontario health officials face two-pronged measles fight: Outbreaks, and vaccine falsehoods

  • London Free Press

Opinions (continued)

Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system

Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system

  • BMJ
If everything above board with health-care contracts, show us the proof

If everything above board with health-care contracts, show us the proof

  • Calgary Herald
Canada needs a plan to help struggling caregivers
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Canada needs a plan to help struggling caregivers

  • Globe and Mail
  • Andre Picard
What if we can’t rely on PubMed?

What if we can’t rely on PubMed?

  • Absolutely Maybe
  • Hilda Bastian
Underfunded healthcare presents arguments for privatization

Underfunded healthcare presents arguments for privatization

  • The Sault Star
  • Peter Chow
The USAID "Lifesaving" Waiver Is a Mirage Without Sufficient Staffing

The USAID "Lifesaving" Waiver Is a Mirage Without Sufficient Staffing

  • Think Global Health
  • Prashant Yadav

Podcasts

What Really Happened in Hamilton-Centre with the NDP and MPP Sarah Jama

What Really Happened in Hamilton-Centre with the NDP and MPP Sarah Jama

  •  The Decibel
Why more young people are getting cancer

Why more young people are getting cancer

  •  The Decibel
Bird flu is spreading faster. Should we worry?

Bird flu is spreading faster. Should we worry?

  •  Front Burner
The growing demand for disability accommodations in universities

The growing demand for disability accommodations in universities

  •  The Decibel
Could Alcohol Be the New Tobacco?

Could Alcohol Be the New Tobacco?

  •  TVO today

News (continued)

Inuit leaders call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date

Inuit leaders call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date

  • Canadian Press
Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future

Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future

  • CTV News
Georgia woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient's baby

Georgia woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient's baby

  • Associated Press
USDA works to rehire bird flu officials it fired, NBC news reports

USDA works to rehire bird flu officials it fired, NBC news reports

  • Reuters
Trump wants to lower the cost of IVF

Trump wants to lower the cost of IVF

  • npr
Long waits for breast health care persist in Sask. 1 year after plan announced

Long waits for breast health care persist in Sask. 1 year after plan announced

  • CBC
As egg prices soar, Trump admin plans new bird flu strategy

As egg prices soar, Trump admin plans new bird flu strategy

  • Associated Press
Calgary hospital adds coronary care, ICU and endoscopy beds

Calgary hospital adds coronary care, ICU and endoscopy beds

  • Calgary Herald
Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future

Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future

  • CTV News
Why some female physicians are eyeing a move to Canada from the U.S.

Why some female physicians are eyeing a move to Canada from the U.S.

  • CTV News
Canada's doctors can't practise anywhere in the country due to interprovincial barriers

Canada's doctors can't practise anywhere in the country due to interprovincial barriers

  • National Post
FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say

FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say

  • Reuters
Ford fends off attacks on health care and overspending at Ontario leaders’ debate

Ford fends off attacks on health care and overspending at Ontario leaders’ debate

  • CBC
LifeLabs workers to strike Thursday, seeking better pay following acquisition by for-profit US company

LifeLabs workers to strike Thursday, seeking better pay following acquisition by for-profit US company

  • Vancouver Sun
Republicans weigh cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans weigh cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

  • Associated Press
When online weight-loss drugs are too good to be true

When online weight-loss drugs are too good to be true

  • npr
More adults are wondering if they have autism. Tips to seek a diagnosis:

More adults are wondering if they have autism. Tips to seek a diagnosis:

  • Associated Press
Outbreak of H5N5 bird flu reported on backyard farm in N–L

Outbreak of H5N5 bird flu reported on backyard farm in N–L

  • Reuters
More measles cases found in Brantford, Hamilton areas

More measles cases found in Brantford, Hamilton areas

  • CBC
National Caregiving Strategy — a call to support and recognize Canada's caregivers

National Caregiving Strategy — a call to support and recognize Canada's caregivers

  • Healthing
An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen
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An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen

  • The New York Times
FDA clears chikungunya, meningococcal vaccines

FDA clears chikungunya, meningococcal vaccines

  • CIDRAP
LA study highlights real-world efficacy of doxyPEP for preventing STIs

LA study highlights real-world efficacy of doxyPEP for preventing STIs

  • CIDRAP
Woman who had pioneering cancer treatment 18 years ago still in remission

Woman who had pioneering cancer treatment 18 years ago still in remission

  • The Guardian
IUDs can cause excruciating pain, but in N.L., there's no standard to deal with it

IUDs can cause excruciating pain, but in N.L., there's no standard to deal with it

  • CBC
Canada's doctors can't practice anywhere in the country due to interprovincial barriers

Canada's doctors can't practice anywhere in the country due to interprovincial barriers

The Canadian Medical Association has long pushed for a 'pan-Canadian approach' as part of the response to the health workforce crisis

  • National Post
  • Sharon Kirkey
Trump administration's mass-firings hit key office handling bird flu response

Trump administration's mass-firings hit key office handling bird flu response

  • POLITICO
Alberta premier responds to cabinet member's request to move health minister

Alberta premier responds to cabinet member's request to move health minister

  • Canadian Press
RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressants

RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressants

  • Mother Jones
Alberta minister to keep job in wake of scandal embroiling health authority, Premier says
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Alberta minister to keep job in wake of scandal embroiling health authority, Premier says

  • Globe and Mail
HPV infections pose serious risks for men, too

HPV infections pose serious risks for men, too

  • CBC
Trump administration lays off FDA employees

Trump administration lays off FDA employees

  • STAT
More suspensions coming for students missing vaccine records, public health says

More suspensions coming for students missing vaccine records, public health says

  • Toronto Star
Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain

Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain

  • ars technica
B.C. health authorities confirm new measles case in the Lower Mainland

B.C. health authorities confirm new measles case in the Lower Mainland

  • Canadian Press
B.C. looking into case of 9-year-old girl losing life-saving drug funding

B.C. looking into case of 9-year-old girl losing life-saving drug funding

  • Vancouver Sun
Planned Parenthood in dire financial straits as patients report failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and undertrained staff
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Planned Parenthood in dire financial straits as patients report failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and undertrained staff

  • The New York Times
Iodine in table salt: How a public health victory is becoming a victim of its own success

Iodine in table salt: How a public health victory is becoming a victim of its own success

  • CBC
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