1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows
  • Oct 09, 2026

1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Uday Rana
What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition
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  • Oct 09, 2026

What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds
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  • Oct 09, 2026

Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • ALANNA SMITH
Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns
  • Oct 09, 2026

Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP

CMA Central

Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Oct 01, 2026

Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Canadian Medical Association
Putting health care on the agenda: What to watch as Parliament returns
  • Sep 25, 2026

Putting health care on the agenda: What to watch as Parliament returns

  • Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics and professionalism
  • Sep 25, 2026

Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics and professionalism

  • APTN
Q&A: This doctor says he's seeing the harms of social media on youth
  • Sep 22, 2026

Q&A: This doctor says he's seeing the harms of social media on youth

  • CBC News

Opinions

The Liberals' plan for MAID sounds good — if they aren't bluffing
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  • Oct 08, 2026

The Liberals' plan for MAID sounds good — if they aren't bluffing

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Chris Selley
How anti-COVID activism injected life into Alberta's separatist movement
  • Oct 08, 2026

How anti-COVID activism injected life into Alberta's separatist movement

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jason Markusoff
Connected care: giving physicians more time for patients
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  • Oct 07, 2026

Connected care: giving physicians more time for patients

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Joy Ardanaz
Cancer is the critical issue missing from Canada’s economic growth and productivity agenda
  • Oct 07, 2026

Cancer is the critical issue missing from Canada’s economic growth and productivity agenda

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Andrea Seale
Carney government maintains status quo on drug affordability
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  • Oct 05, 2026

Carney government maintains status quo on drug affordability

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Nav Persaud
We’re investing in AI for health care, now we need the infrastructure to support it
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  • Oct 05, 2026

We’re investing in AI for health care, now we need the infrastructure to support it

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Michelle McLean

News

How good is this year's flu shot? Here's what to know about flu season
  • Oct 09, 2026

How good is this year's flu shot? Here's what to know about flu season

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alexandra Mae Jones
Cost of medicines from Canada set to soar for millions of Americans
  • Oct 08, 2026

Cost of medicines from Canada set to soar for millions of Americans

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Fatima Hussein
Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds
  • Oct 08, 2026

Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Anna Bawden
Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory
  • Oct 08, 2026

Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory

  • CTV News
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  • The Canadian Press
Ottawa Public Health alerting residents of possible measles exposure locations
  • Oct 08, 2026

Ottawa Public Health alerting residents of possible measles exposure locations

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Ted Raymond
How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
  • Oct 08, 2026

How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Robert Lucas
'Complete shock': Cancer patient faces huge, unexpected bill to carry on with successful treatmentc
  • Oct 08, 2026

'Complete shock': Cancer patient faces huge, unexpected bill to carry on with successful treatmentc

  • Calgary Herald
  •  — 
  • Devon Dekuyper
What happens when you put a daycare and a long-term care home under one roof
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  • Oct 08, 2026

What happens when you put a daycare and a long-term care home under one roof

  • Ottawa Citizen
  •  — 
  • Sabrina Bedford
Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
  • Oct 08, 2026

Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Associated Press
Liberals signal new MAID legislation to be tabled this fall
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  • Oct 08, 2026

Liberals signal new MAID legislation to be tabled this fall

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Andrew Meade
Americans face steep increase in Canadian drug costs if U.S. customs rule takes effect
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  • Oct 08, 2026

Americans face steep increase in Canadian drug costs if U.S. customs rule takes effect

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Fatima Hussein
WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s
  • Oct 08, 2026

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP

Podcasts

Why 'fibremaxxing' actually makes sense
  • Oct 09, 2026

Why 'fibremaxxing' actually makes sense

  • The Dose
Protein-maxxing and the age of self-optimization
  • Oct 08, 2026

Protein-maxxing and the age of self-optimization

  • Front Burner
Cancer blood tests: How accurate are they?
  • Oct 08, 2026

Cancer blood tests: How accurate are they?

  • The Dose
Decoding the Russian plague scare
  • Oct 08, 2026

Decoding the Russian plague scare

  • Front Burner
Canadian develops at-home cancer-screening test after doctors said he was too young to get testedc
  • Oct 08, 2026

Canadian develops at-home cancer-screening test after doctors said he was too young to get testedc

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Omar Sachedina
WHO wants more answers from Russia about lab worker's death, as pneumonic plague concerns linger
  • Oct 08, 2026

WHO wants more answers from Russia about lab worker's death, as pneumonic plague concerns linger

  • CBC News
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  • Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press
What is the pneumonic plague?
  • Oct 08, 2026

What is the pneumonic plague?

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Michaeleen Doucleff and Marc Silver
A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life
  • Oct 07, 2026

A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Marta Serafinko, Reuters
Policy experts provide prescriptions for feds on dealing with drug shortages
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  • Oct 07, 2026

Policy experts provide prescriptions for feds on dealing with drug shortages

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Christopher Guly
She’s a nutritionist. It didn’t stop perimenopause weight gain catching her totally off guard
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  • Oct 07, 2026

She’s a nutritionist. It didn’t stop perimenopause weight gain catching her totally off guard

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Sarah Laing
Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness
  • Oct 07, 2026

Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Peter Zimonjic
Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?
  • Oct 07, 2026

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Hannah Schoenbaum and Hallie Golden, The Associated Press
Menopause makes your body age faster. Here’s why — and what you can do about it
  •  —
  • Oct 07, 2026

Menopause makes your body age faster. Here’s why — and what you can do about it

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died
  • Oct 07, 2026

Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Thomson Reuters
Ontario’s flu season is off to an early start, especially among kids
  •  —
  • Oct 07, 2026

Ontario’s flu season is off to an early start, especially among kids

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kerry Gillespie
Weight gain can be one of menopause’s most distressing symptoms. Experts break it down
  •  —
  • Oct 07, 2026

Weight gain can be one of menopause’s most distressing symptoms. Experts break it down

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Sarah Laing
Santé Québec releases report touting nearly $2-billion in savings
  •  —
  • Oct 07, 2026

Santé Québec releases report touting nearly $2-billion in savings

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • TU THANH HA
Fact File: HPV vaccine safe and effective despite RFK Jr. claims, experts say
  • Oct 07, 2026

Fact File: HPV vaccine safe and effective despite RFK Jr. claims, experts say

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press
Respiratory illness season hitting GTA earlier this year, doctors say
  • Oct 07, 2026

Respiratory illness season hitting GTA earlier this year, doctors say

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Joshua Freeman
Liberals to outline plans on assisted dying ahead of mental illness expansion
  • Oct 07, 2026

Liberals to outline plans on assisted dying ahead of mental illness expansion

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
Kenya confirms 1st Ebola case imported from Congo
  • Oct 07, 2026

Kenya confirms 1st Ebola case imported from Congo

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • The Associated Press
Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases
  • Oct 07, 2026

Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Pelley
Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada
  • Oct 06, 2026

Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know
  • Oct 06, 2026

Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Nick Logan
Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign $51-million health funding agreement
  • Oct 06, 2026

Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign $51-million health funding agreement

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
National dental plan hits roadblocks. A new report highlights problems for patients
  • Oct 06, 2026

National dental plan hits roadblocks. A new report highlights problems for patients

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Rachel Aiello
New York declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak
  • Oct 06, 2026

New York declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Dharna Bafna, Reuters
This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies
  • Oct 05, 2026

This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Rob Stein
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