Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing

  • The Globe and Mail
Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial
  • Mar 24, 2026

Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial

  • Reuters
Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'
  • Mar 24, 2026

Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

  • Associated Press
Ontario hospitals face dire financial straits, association says ahead of provincial budget
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Ontario hospitals face dire financial straits, association says ahead of provincial budget

  • The Globe and Mail
MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access
  • Mar 24, 2026

MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access

  • The New York Times

CMA Central

Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing

  • The Globe and Mail
‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president
  • Mar 23, 2026

‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president

  • NB Media Co-op
Science and lolz: How Canadian doctors are battling misinformation online
  • Mar 20, 2026

Science and lolz: How Canadian doctors are battling misinformation online

  • CTV News
CMA applies to intervene in Sask. school pronoun law case
  • Mar 18, 2026

CMA applies to intervene in Sask. school pronoun law case

  • CTV News

Opinions

The British meningitis outbreak is a reminder of the everyday importance of public health
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  • Mar 24, 2026

The British meningitis outbreak is a reminder of the everyday importance of public health

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Nurse practitioners a clear, effective solution: RNAO
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Nurse practitioners a clear, effective solution: RNAO

  • The Hill Times
Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?
  • Mar 23, 2026

Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Navigating vaccine hesitancy as a woman recently arrived in Canada: a journey of building trust
  • Mar 23, 2026

Navigating vaccine hesitancy as a woman recently arrived in Canada: a journey of building trust

  • CMAJ
Canada's health-care system is the original nation-building project
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Canada's health-care system is the original nation-building project

  • The Hill Times
Medical students and doctors aren't supposed to do invasive exams on surgery patients without permission. My research found it's still happening. Here's what should be done
  • Mar 21, 2026

Medical students and doctors aren't supposed to do invasive exams on surgery patients without permission. My research found it's still happening. Here's what should be done

  • Toronto Star

News

Edmonton emergency doctors and hospitalists warn of ER backlogs when stipend payments end
  • Mar 24, 2026

Edmonton emergency doctors and hospitalists warn of ER backlogs when stipend payments end

  • CBC News
NL nurses' union pitches in-house solution to end agency nurse use
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  • Mar 24, 2026

NL nurses' union pitches in-house solution to end agency nurse use

  • Saltwire
Extra 11 minutes' sleep each night can reduce heart attack risk, study finds
  • Mar 24, 2026

Extra 11 minutes' sleep each night can reduce heart attack risk, study finds

  • The Guardian
'Life or death': Lethbridge union sounds alarm over potential changes to integrated fire-EMS model
  • Mar 24, 2026

'Life or death': Lethbridge union sounds alarm over potential changes to integrated fire-EMS model

  • CTV News
Was B.C.'s handling of COVID-19 a success? Poll measures public opinion 6 years after pandemic started
  • Mar 24, 2026

Was B.C.'s handling of COVID-19 a success? Poll measures public opinion 6 years after pandemic started

  • CTV News
New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US, 22 other countries
  • Mar 23, 2026

New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US, 22 other countries

  • CIDRAP
Poll: Majority of Canadians still back COVID-19 pandemic measures
  • Mar 23, 2026

Poll: Majority of Canadians still back COVID-19 pandemic measures

  • Business in Vancouver
Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

  • The New York Times
Takeaways From The Times's Inside Look at the C.D.C.
  • Mar 23, 2026

Takeaways From The Times's Inside Look at the C.D.C.

  • The New York Times
COVID vaccine boosters available for high-risk New Brunswickers this spring
  • Mar 23, 2026

COVID vaccine boosters available for high-risk New Brunswickers this spring

  • CTV News
Patient stuck with thousands in travel costs after surgery cancelled at the last minute
  • Mar 23, 2026

Patient stuck with thousands in travel costs after surgery cancelled at the last minute

  • CBC News
Hundreds of health-care jobs cut in Ontario since January, amid health worker shortages
  • Mar 23, 2026

Hundreds of health-care jobs cut in Ontario since January, amid health worker shortages

  • CTV News

Podcasts

Alberta to Impose MAiD Restrictions. Is It the Right Move?
  • Mar 22, 2026

Alberta to Impose MAiD Restrictions. Is It the Right Move?

  • Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
Inside Canada's struggling emergency rooms, six years after Covid struck
  • Mar 22, 2026

Inside Canada's struggling emergency rooms, six years after Covid struck

  • Elbows Up
Doctor Deepfakes
  • Mar 16, 2026

Doctor Deepfakes

  • Big [If True]
Upstream of Misinformation: Scientific Errors, Institutional Policy, and Public Trust
  • Mar 16, 2026

Upstream of Misinformation: Scientific Errors, Institutional Policy, and Public Trust

  • Infectious Dose
Jewish General Hospital launches digital medical records at fraction of cost of Santé Québec projects
  • Mar 23, 2026

Jewish General Hospital launches digital medical records at fraction of cost of Santé Québec projects

  • Montreal Gazette
Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says
  • Mar 23, 2026

Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says

  • The Canadian Press
Black Canadians more likely not to fill prescriptions because of financial constraints, study finds
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Black Canadians more likely not to fill prescriptions because of financial constraints, study finds

  • The Globe and Mail
Dutch doctors euthanized an autistic teen. Why some say that should be a 'wake-up call' for Canada
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Dutch doctors euthanized an autistic teen. Why some say that should be a 'wake-up call' for Canada

  • National Post
‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president
  • Mar 23, 2026

‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president

  • NB Media Co-op
Health Canada projects $3-billion spending drop as multiple programs hang in the balance
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Health Canada projects $3-billion spending drop as multiple programs hang in the balance

  • The Hill Times
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  • Mar 23, 2026

WELL Health angles for key role in Ontario's planned provincial EMR buildout

  • The Globe and Mail
What's rare about this lab that's searching for new medicines
  • Mar 23, 2026

What's rare about this lab that's searching for new medicines

  • npr
CTV National News: Hundreds of P.E.I. seniors stuck waiting for long-term care beds
  • Mar 23, 2026

CTV National News: Hundreds of P.E.I. seniors stuck waiting for long-term care beds

  • CTV News
Your smartwatch could predict heart failure a week before it lands you in hospital, Toronto study says
  • Mar 23, 2026

Your smartwatch could predict heart failure a week before it lands you in hospital, Toronto study says

  • Toronto Star
Virtual health care not living up to full potential, study suggests
  • Mar 23, 2026

Virtual health care not living up to full potential, study suggests

  • CBC News
Ontario nursing cuts: Nurses warn of burnout and rising violence as positions eliminated
  • Mar 22, 2026

Ontario nursing cuts: Nurses warn of burnout and rising violence as positions eliminated

  • CP24
Alberta poultry farmers brace for spring migration after last year's surge in avian flu cases
  • Mar 22, 2026

Alberta poultry farmers brace for spring migration after last year's surge in avian flu cases

  • CBC News
What's the future of virtual health care in Ontario? Despite cutback, it may have taken root
  • Mar 22, 2026

What's the future of virtual health care in Ontario? Despite cutback, it may have taken root

  • Toronto Star
Smith resists call to allow MAID advance directives in Alberta, says federal policies have already gone too far
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  • Mar 22, 2026

Smith resists call to allow MAID advance directives in Alberta, says federal policies have already gone too far

  • Edmonton Journal
MUN graduate students are at risk of losing health insurance because of the union's $2M debt
  • Mar 22, 2026

MUN graduate students are at risk of losing health insurance because of the union's $2M debt

  • CBC News
Mothers of autistic children in Ontario earn significantly less than fathers
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  • Mar 21, 2026

Mothers of autistic children in Ontario earn significantly less than fathers

  • The Globe and Mail
Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help
  • Mar 21, 2026

Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help

  • Associated Press
It's not just vaccines — parents in the U.S. are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
  • Mar 21, 2026

It's not just vaccines — parents in the U.S. are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

  • CTV News
NL woman who impersonated nurse cleared of medication theft charge
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  • Mar 21, 2026

NL woman who impersonated nurse cleared of medication theft charge

  • Saltwire
'A time of great uncertainty': B.C.'s Bonnie Henry reflects on 6 years since COVID restrictions began
  • Mar 21, 2026

'A time of great uncertainty': B.C.'s Bonnie Henry reflects on 6 years since COVID restrictions began

  • CBC News
Health Canada says paid plasma clinic in Regina violated rules requiring at least two-days between a person donating
  • Mar 21, 2026

Health Canada says paid plasma clinic in Regina violated rules requiring at least two-days between a person donating

  • CBC News
Pierre Poilievre tells Joe Rogan that public servants offer MAID
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  • Mar 21, 2026

Pierre Poilievre tells Joe Rogan that public servants offer MAID

  • Ottawa Citizen
Trump administration launches investigation of states that mandate health insurance covers abortion
  • Mar 21, 2026

Trump administration launches investigation of states that mandate health insurance covers abortion

  • Associated Press
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