Public drug plans shouldn't cover new Alzheimer's drug, Canada's Drug Agency recommends
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  • Feb 19, 2026

Public drug plans shouldn't cover new Alzheimer's drug, Canada's Drug Agency recommends

  • The Globe and Mail
Alberta health authority destroys remaining pediatric drugs imported during 2022 shortage
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  • Feb 19, 2026

Alberta health authority destroys remaining pediatric drugs imported during 2022 shortage

  • The Globe and Mail
FDA chief says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive
  • Feb 19, 2026

FDA chief says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive

  • CNBC
Pneumonia hospitalizations rose dramatically across Canada last year, with children hit hardest
  • Feb 19, 2026

Pneumonia hospitalizations rose dramatically across Canada last year, with children hit hardest

  • CTV News
FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals
  • Feb 19, 2026

FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals

  • Associated Press

CMA Central

How interoperability in health care can save lives
  • Feb 18, 2026

How interoperability in health care can save lives

  • Canadian Medical Association
What the Connected Care Act means for you — whether you’re a patient or a physician
  • Feb 17, 2026

What the Connected Care Act means for you — whether you’re a patient or a physician

  • Canadian Medical Association
Canadians Who Turn to AI for Health Information Risk Harm
  • Feb 12, 2026

Canadians Who Turn to AI for Health Information Risk Harm

  • Medscape
Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources
  • Feb 11, 2026

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources

  • The Canadian Press

Opinions

Immunization registries: an essential tool for measles elimination in Canada
  • Feb 18, 2026

Immunization registries: an essential tool for measles elimination in Canada

  • CMAJ
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  • Elizabeth M. Brown, Catharine Chambers and Sarah E. Wilson
I was a Moderna exec when the Covid vaccine rolled out. That spirit of possibility is no more
  • Feb 18, 2026

I was a Moderna exec when the Covid vaccine rolled out. That spirit of possibility is no more

  • STAT
Long Covid is still here. I know – my life came to a stop because of it
  • Feb 18, 2026

Long Covid is still here. I know – my life came to a stop because of it

  • The Guardian
We need to divorce vaccines from politics
  • Feb 17, 2026

We need to divorce vaccines from politics

  • Toronto Star
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up.
  • Feb 15, 2026

I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up.

  • CHW Perspective
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  • Code Black
The Case for including Athletic Therapy in Canadian health benefits
  • Feb 14, 2026

The Case for including Athletic Therapy in Canadian health benefits

This is not just a health issue. It is an economic one.

  • Canadian Athletic Therapists Association
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  • Mélanie Levac

News

Nunavik calls in Red Cross to fight TB as Quebec help falls short
  • Feb 19, 2026

Nunavik calls in Red Cross to fight TB as Quebec help falls short

  • APTN
In 2023-24, RSV vaccines were 79% effective against virus-related blood clots in older adults, CDC estimates
  • Feb 19, 2026

In 2023-24, RSV vaccines were 79% effective against virus-related blood clots in older adults, CDC estimates

  • CIDRAP
Big Pharma financially unfazed by Trump drug price deals
  • Feb 19, 2026

Big Pharma financially unfazed by Trump drug price deals

  • Axios
New Brunswick doctor renews call for investigation into undiagnosed neurological illness
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  • Feb 19, 2026

New Brunswick doctor renews call for investigation into undiagnosed neurological illness

  • The Globe and Mail
Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push 'RFK Jr's agenda'
  • Feb 19, 2026

Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push 'RFK Jr's agenda'

  • The Guardian
'Patients that are literally lining the hallways': Long-term care on the brink following B.C. budget
  • Feb 19, 2026

'Patients that are literally lining the hallways': Long-term care on the brink following B.C. budget

  • Vancouver Sun
Dozens of B.C. health‑care workers snooped on Lapu Lapu Festival victims' medical records: OIPC report
  • Feb 19, 2026

Dozens of B.C. health‑care workers snooped on Lapu Lapu Festival victims' medical records: OIPC report

  • CTV News
I took part in a 2012 psilocybin trial. What I'm seeing now horrifies me
  • Feb 19, 2026

I took part in a 2012 psilocybin trial. What I'm seeing now horrifies me

  • STAT
Health P.E.I. committed to reducing patient registry by next year, with few signs of progress
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  • Feb 19, 2026

Health P.E.I. committed to reducing patient registry by next year, with few signs of progress

  • Saltwire
Lab services on the move again, this time to Primary Care Alberta
  • Feb 19, 2026

Lab services on the move again, this time to Primary Care Alberta

  • CBC News
  • Feb 19, 2026

FDA's reversal on Moderna flu shot bid followed White House pressure

  • POLITICO
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily
  • Feb 18, 2026

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily

  • NBC News

Podcasts

The trailblazing Black trainees righting medicine's historical wrongs
  • Feb 18, 2026

The trailblazing Black trainees righting medicine's historical wrongs

  • Just Medicine
Perimenopause: What’s Happening to Me?!
  • Feb 18, 2026

Perimenopause: What’s Happening to Me?!

  • The Doc Talk Podcast
Why researching sex and gender differences matters
  • Feb 18, 2026

Why researching sex and gender differences matters

  • (MIS)Treated
The Gritty Nurse Podcast: The Honourable Marjorie Michel
  • Feb 12, 2026

The Gritty Nurse Podcast: The Honourable Marjorie Michel

  • The Gritty Nurse
At This ER, Patients Wait at Home
  • Feb 18, 2026

At This ER, Patients Wait at Home

  • MacLean's
This U.S. doctor is training AI to do her job. And it's a booming business
  • Feb 18, 2026

This U.S. doctor is training AI to do her job. And it's a booming business

  • CTV News
Quebec's advance-request MAID program offers a complicated example for other jurisdictions
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  • Feb 18, 2026

Quebec's advance-request MAID program offers a complicated example for other jurisdictions

  • The Globe and Mail
'Utter lack of remorse': Ex-construction CEO gets 7 years for St. Mike's fraud, former hospital exec. gets 5 years
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  • Feb 18, 2026

'Utter lack of remorse': Ex-construction CEO gets 7 years for St. Mike's fraud, former hospital exec. gets 5 years

  • Toronto Star
A New Concern About Weight Loss Drugs: What if They Work Too Well?
  • Feb 18, 2026

A New Concern About Weight Loss Drugs: What if They Work Too Well?

  • The New York Times
Moderna combo flu/COVID vaccine succeeds in mid-stage trial
  • Feb 18, 2026

Moderna combo flu/COVID vaccine succeeds in mid-stage trial

  • Reuters
California preparing lawsuit over Trump administration vaccine changes
  • Feb 18, 2026

California preparing lawsuit over Trump administration vaccine changes

  • Reuters
How interoperability in health care can save lives
  • Feb 18, 2026

How interoperability in health care can save lives

  • Canadian Medical Association
What a study of 12 million Ontarians reveals about the potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor
  • Feb 18, 2026

What a study of 12 million Ontarians reveals about the potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor

  • Toronto Star
Moderna says U.S. FDA will review its new flu vaccine after all
  • Feb 18, 2026

Moderna says U.S. FDA will review its new flu vaccine after all

  • CBC News
Fee charged to hospital patients waiting for long-term care points to system bottleneck
  • Feb 18, 2026

Fee charged to hospital patients waiting for long-term care points to system bottleneck

  • CBC News
B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
  • Feb 18, 2026

B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing

  • The Canadian Press
Chikungunya, an excruciating tropical disease, can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds
  • Feb 18, 2026

Chikungunya, an excruciating tropical disease, can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds

  • The Guardian
Travelling for March Break? Check if you've had your measles shots, health officials urge
  • Feb 18, 2026

Travelling for March Break? Check if you've had your measles shots, health officials urge

  • CBC News
Mark Zuckerberg to testify at landmark social media trial : NPR
  • Feb 18, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg to testify at landmark social media trial : NPR
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna's Flu Vaccine
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  • Feb 18, 2026

F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna's Flu Vaccine

  • The New York Times
Manitoba family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in ER dies
  • Feb 18, 2026

Manitoba family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in ER dies

  • CTV News
Bayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits
  • Feb 17, 2026

Bayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits

  • The Guardian
99% of adults over 40 have shoulder
  • Feb 17, 2026

99% of adults over 40 have shoulder
Flu cases plummet but COVID may increase this spring: Bogoch
  • Feb 17, 2026

Flu cases plummet but COVID may increase this spring: Bogoch

  • CTV News
Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says
  • Feb 17, 2026

Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says

  • CTV News
Montreal General tops list of Quebec hospitals in dire need of repair
  • Feb 17, 2026

Montreal General tops list of Quebec hospitals in dire need of repair

  • CBC News
Fax machines are the top cause of Ontario's patient privacy breaches
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  • Feb 17, 2026

Fax machines are the top cause of Ontario's patient privacy breaches

  • Toronto Star
Nova Scotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years
  • Feb 17, 2026

Nova Scotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years

  • CBC News
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