At least 80 deaths reported as Congo grapples with new Ebola outbreak
  • May 16, 2026

At least 80 deaths reported as Congo grapples with new Ebola outbreak

  • CBC News
Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates
  • May 16, 2026

Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates

  • CBC News
Hantavirus has no cure. Here's where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines
  • May 16, 2026

Hantavirus has no cure. Here's where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines

  • CBC News
Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
  • May 16, 2026

Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
  • May 16, 2026

US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10

CMA Central

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care
  • May 14, 2026

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care

  • Healthy Debate
Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referrals
  • May 11, 2026

Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referrals

  • Global News
Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health care system
  • May 07, 2026

Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health care system

  • Canadian Medical Association
Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their medical expenses. Here’s what doctors are worried about
  • May 04, 2026

Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their medical expenses. Here’s what doctors are worried about

  • CTV News

Opinions

Canada Was Set to Bring in National Pharmacare. What Happened?
  • May 15, 2026

Canada Was Set to Bring in National Pharmacare. What Happened?

  • The Tyee
  •  — 
  • Andrew Longhurst
Canada's not ready for the next viral outbreak. We didn't even bother with an inquiry on the last one
  •  —
  • May 14, 2026

Canada's not ready for the next viral outbreak. We didn't even bother with an inquiry on the last one

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • ROBYN URBACK
COMMENTARY: Revealing the hidden truth about long-term care
  •  —
  • May 14, 2026

COMMENTARY: Revealing the hidden truth about long-term care

  • Saltwire
Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care
  • May 14, 2026

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care

  • Healthy Debate
  •  — 
  • Margot Burnell
ARCHIVE: COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told.
  • May 13, 2026

ARCHIVE: COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told.

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Flannery Dean
Danielle Smith admitted she wants to 'throw out' Canada's public health care law
  • May 13, 2026

Danielle Smith admitted she wants to 'throw out' Canada's public health care law

  • The Breach
  •  — 
  • Nikolas Barry-Shaw & Saima Desai

News

A new collaborative care clinic in N.B. sparks succession plan for family doctors hoping to retire
  • May 16, 2026

A new collaborative care clinic in N.B. sparks succession plan for family doctors hoping to retire

  • CTV News
FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up
  • May 16, 2026

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

  • Toronto Star
CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine
  • May 16, 2026

CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine

  • Global News
Possible measles exposures in west-end Toronto neighbourhoods, Toronto Public Health warns
  • May 16, 2026

Possible measles exposures in west-end Toronto neighbourhoods, Toronto Public Health warns

  • Toronto Star
Potential measles exposure reported at multiple west-end locations: Toronto Public Health
  • May 16, 2026

Potential measles exposure reported at multiple west-end locations: Toronto Public Health

  • CityNews
FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired
  • May 16, 2026

FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired

  • The Guardian
Alberta investigating death of man who waited six hours in Edmonton ER
  •  —
  • May 15, 2026

Alberta investigating death of man who waited six hours in Edmonton ER

  • The Globe and Mail
Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
  • May 15, 2026

Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
'They're trying to starve the members out': N.S. long-term care worker strike reaches fifth week
  • May 15, 2026

'They're trying to starve the members out': N.S. long-term care worker strike reaches fifth week

  • CTV News
Antiviral ensitrelvir cuts risk of COVID-19 in household contacts by two-thirds, study finds
  • May 15, 2026

Antiviral ensitrelvir cuts risk of COVID-19 in household contacts by two-thirds, study finds

  • CIDRAP
Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • May 15, 2026

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • The Guardian
Manitoba health officials say ongoing hepatitis A outbreak has worsened - Winnipeg
  • May 15, 2026

Manitoba health officials say ongoing hepatitis A outbreak has worsened - Winnipeg

  • Global News

Podcasts

Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?
  • Apr 13, 2026

Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?

  • (MIS)Treated
The Power of The Pivot: Rediscovering Your Love For Nursing In Non-Traditional roles
  • Apr 13, 2026

The Power of The Pivot: Rediscovering Your Love For Nursing In Non-Traditional roles

  • The Gritty Nurse
What we know about long COVID
  • Apr 13, 2026

What we know about long COVID

  • Osterholm Update: CIDRAP
Dr. Reimer’s First Shift: Canada’s New Chief Public Health Officer
  • Apr 01, 2026

Dr. Reimer’s First Shift: Canada’s New Chief Public Health Officer

  • Canadian Health Information Podcast
In Canada, Health Care is a Right. Except if You're a Migrant Worker
  • May 15, 2026

In Canada, Health Care is a Right. Except if You're a Migrant Worker

  • The Tyee
Alberta investigating death of man who waited six hours in Edmonton ER
  •  —
  • May 15, 2026

Alberta investigating death of man who waited six hours in Edmonton ER

  • The Globe and Mail
How likely is it that we'll need a hantavirus vaccine? And other questions answered by an epidemiologist
  • May 15, 2026

How likely is it that we'll need a hantavirus vaccine? And other questions answered by an epidemiologist

  • CTV News
'We want you back'; Nova Scotia premier talks with striking long-term care workers in Cape Breton
  •  —
  • May 15, 2026

'We want you back'; Nova Scotia premier talks with striking long-term care workers in Cape Breton

  • Saltwire
Lack of supports leave long-term care residents and staff at risk, say P.E.I. union, family members
  •  —
  • May 15, 2026

Lack of supports leave long-term care residents and staff at risk, say P.E.I. union, family members

  • Saltwire
  • May 15, 2026

Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola virus disease - health ministry

  • Reuters
Health Canada approves generic Ozempic from Apotex as patients and insurers seek savings
  •  —
  • May 15, 2026

Health Canada approves generic Ozempic from Apotex as patients and insurers seek savings

  • The Globe and Mail
Ontario now testing 10 people for hantavirus who have been self-isolating
  • May 15, 2026

Ontario now testing 10 people for hantavirus who have been self-isolating

  • CBC News
Ebola outbreak kills 65 in remote Congo province
  • May 15, 2026

Ebola outbreak kills 65 in remote Congo province

  • CBC News
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
  • May 15, 2026

Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread

  • CityNews
Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • May 15, 2026

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • The Guardian
Ontario's new anti-transparency law nixes request for health minister records
  • May 15, 2026

Ontario's new anti-transparency law nixes request for health minister records

  • The Trillium
Top doctor explains why number of 'low risk' hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26
  • May 15, 2026

Top doctor explains why number of 'low risk' hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26

  • The Canadian Press
U.S. Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
  • May 15, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth

  • npr
Labour movement demands Prime Minister and Health Minister stop Alberta's two-tier health care law
  • May 15, 2026

Labour movement demands Prime Minister and Health Minister stop Alberta's two-tier health care law

  • Canadian Health Coalition
Prostate cancer screening can save lives but 'absolute benefit is small', study says
  • May 15, 2026

Prostate cancer screening can save lives but 'absolute benefit is small', study says

  • The Guardian
Saskatoon community clinic says nurses are dealing with so many overdoses, they want knee pads
  • May 14, 2026

Saskatoon community clinic says nurses are dealing with so many overdoses, they want knee pads

  • CBC News
Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants
  • May 14, 2026

Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

  • Toronto Star
Nurse shortage cancels labour, delivery services in Miramichi, N.B., until next week
  • May 14, 2026

Nurse shortage cancels labour, delivery services in Miramichi, N.B., until next week

  • CTV News
Future of health care on the menu at Halifax luncheon
  • May 14, 2026

Future of health care on the menu at Halifax luncheon

  • CTV News
CDC says no hantavirus cases in U.S., 41 people being monitored
  • May 14, 2026

CDC says no hantavirus cases in U.S., 41 people being monitored

  • CTV News
Workers from two more nursing homes to join strike, government 'concerned' about union's delivery of essential care
  •  —
  • May 14, 2026

Workers from two more nursing homes to join strike, government 'concerned' about union's delivery of essential care

  • Saltwire
26 more people in Canada tied to hantavirus outbreak identified but considered 'low-risk'
  • May 14, 2026

26 more people in Canada tied to hantavirus outbreak identified but considered 'low-risk'

  • Toronto Star
26 more Canadians being contacted for 'low-risk' hantavirus exposure
  • May 14, 2026

26 more Canadians being contacted for 'low-risk' hantavirus exposure

  • CBC News
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