Pharmacist prescribing rules are failing to deliver: study
  • Mar 16, 2026

Pharmacist prescribing rules are failing to deliver: study

  • Canadian Affairs
Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice
  • Mar 16, 2026

Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice

  • The Guardian
Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply
  • Mar 16, 2026

Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply

  • Reuters
Geopolitical tensions show need for more made-in-Canada medicines, pharma stakeholders tell House Health Committee
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  • Mar 16, 2026

Geopolitical tensions show need for more made-in-Canada medicines, pharma stakeholders tell House Health Committee

  • The Hill Times
Windsor mom, 43, unaware of a test that could have caught her breast cancer sooner
  • Mar 16, 2026

Windsor mom, 43, unaware of a test that could have caught her breast cancer sooner

  • CBC News

CMA Central

Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?
  • Mar 16, 2026

Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?

  • CBC News
All-on-one rural physicians in Watson Lake, Yukon
  • Mar 12, 2026

All-on-one rural physicians in Watson Lake, Yukon

  • Canadian Medical Association
Why Canada's largest pediatric hospital is betting on artificial intelligence
  • Mar 10, 2026

Why Canada's largest pediatric hospital is betting on artificial intelligence

  • The Globe and Mail
Three women physicians talk leadership, equity and lessons learned
  • Mar 09, 2026

Three women physicians talk leadership, equity and lessons learned

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
  • Mar 16, 2026

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

  • Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Andrea Uhlig
  • Mar 12, 2026

​Canada's government must enforce the Canada Health Act: UNA

  • United Nurses of Alberta
Emergency departments are the lighthouses of our health care system. But the lights are starting to flicker
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  • Mar 12, 2026

Emergency departments are the lighthouses of our health care system. But the lights are starting to flicker

  • The Globe and Mail
B.C.'s resident physicians need defined work-hour limits
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  • Mar 11, 2026

B.C.'s resident physicians need defined work-hour limits

  • Vancouver Sun
In the MAiD debates, the patient's voice must take precedence
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  • Mar 10, 2026

In the MAiD debates, the patient's voice must take precedence

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Tomorrow’s AI models are learning from today’s polluted research
  • Mar 09, 2026

Tomorrow’s AI models are learning from today’s polluted research

AI is becoming embedded across government, media, and healthcare. But the research ecosystems AI models train on are changing in ways policymakers aren't yet attuned to.

  • CHW Perspective
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  • Nick Tsergas

News

Ford government says public safety concerns behind decision to drop funding for supervised consumption sites
  • Mar 16, 2026

Ford government says public safety concerns behind decision to drop funding for supervised consumption sites

  • Toronto Star
Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made
  • Mar 16, 2026

Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made

  • The New York Times
In Tense Meeting, Dr. Oz Pressured Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens
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  • Mar 16, 2026

In Tense Meeting, Dr. Oz Pressured Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens

  • The New York Times
U.S. officials 'missed 99% of data' before ending Covid vaccine recommendation: memos
  • Mar 16, 2026

U.S. officials 'missed 99% of data' before ending Covid vaccine recommendation: memos

  • The Guardian
Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say
  • Mar 16, 2026

Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say

  • CBC News
Alberta Crown corporation study finds Red Deer OD prevention site closure didn't lead to more deaths
  • Mar 16, 2026

Alberta Crown corporation study finds Red Deer OD prevention site closure didn't lead to more deaths

  • CBC News
'She just never recovered': Some COVID-19 patients are still dealing with symptoms long after infection
  • Mar 15, 2026

'She just never recovered': Some COVID-19 patients are still dealing with symptoms long after infection

  • CBC News
Pro-Iran hackers claim cyberattack on major U.S. medical device maker
  • Mar 15, 2026

Pro-Iran hackers claim cyberattack on major U.S. medical device maker

  • CTV News
Doctors call for independent assessment of health impacts from oil and gas industry
  • Mar 15, 2026

Doctors call for independent assessment of health impacts from oil and gas industry

  • CBC News
Explainer: The history of drug decriminalization in Canada
  • Mar 15, 2026

Explainer: The history of drug decriminalization in Canada

  • Canadian Affairs
Province reports baby died of influenza in Alberta
  • Mar 14, 2026

Province reports baby died of influenza in Alberta

  • CBC News
Ontario restricts new rental building in favour of Sanofi pharma plant
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  • Mar 14, 2026

Ontario restricts new rental building in favour of Sanofi pharma plant

  • The Globe and Mail

Podcasts

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
Measles in America: Who Actually Are the Unvaccinated?
  • Mar 16, 2026

Measles in America: Who Actually Are the Unvaccinated?

  • Why Should I Trust You?
Shame vs. empathy: addressing vaccine hesitancy
  • Mar 16, 2026

Shame vs. empathy: addressing vaccine hesitancy

  • The Big Story
Alberta health workers hope for action on ACA recommendations from ER death
  • Mar 14, 2026

Alberta health workers hope for action on ACA recommendations from ER death

  • Global News
Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds
  • Mar 14, 2026

Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds

  • The Guardian
Blood-thinning drug Eliquis likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests
  • Mar 14, 2026

Blood-thinning drug Eliquis likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests

  • CBC News
4 people died after giving plasma in the last decade, 3 of them in Manitoba: Health Canada
  • Mar 14, 2026

4 people died after giving plasma in the last decade, 3 of them in Manitoba: Health Canada

  • CBC News
What Canada can learn from Australian health care
  • Mar 14, 2026

What Canada can learn from Australian health care

  • Canadian Affairs
Major changes to cardiovascular guidelines suggest taking statins as young as 30
  • Mar 14, 2026

Major changes to cardiovascular guidelines suggest taking statins as young as 30

  • STAT
FDA approves use of RSV vaccine in at-risk younger adults
  • Mar 14, 2026

FDA approves use of RSV vaccine in at-risk younger adults

  • CIDRAP
More internationally trained physicians joining N.B. health-care system
  • Mar 14, 2026

More internationally trained physicians joining N.B. health-care system

  • CTV News
New 60-bed nursing home opens in Oromocto, hundreds of beds still needed across N.B.
  • Mar 14, 2026

New 60-bed nursing home opens in Oromocto, hundreds of beds still needed across N.B.

  • CTV News
CUPE's largest Nova Scotian nursing home local votes to strike
  • Mar 14, 2026

CUPE's largest Nova Scotian nursing home local votes to strike
Five people a day still dying from toxic drugs in B.C.: Coroner
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  • Mar 14, 2026

Five people a day still dying from toxic drugs in B.C.: Coroner

  • Vancouver Sun
Ford government to end funding for remaining supervised consumption sites: advocates
  • Mar 14, 2026

Ford government to end funding for remaining supervised consumption sites: advocates

  • CTV News
Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, New Guideline Says
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  • Mar 14, 2026

Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, New Guideline Says

  • The New York Times
E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on Ethylene Oxide
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  • Mar 14, 2026

E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on Ethylene Oxide

  • The New York Times
Peanut allergy prevention grounded in science
  • Mar 14, 2026

Peanut allergy prevention grounded in science

  • CBC News
China approves market launch brain computer interface medical device world first
  • Mar 13, 2026

China approves market launch brain computer interface medical device world first

  • Reuters
Inside The Pitt: the stunning, smash-hit medical drama from the team behind ER
  • Mar 13, 2026

Inside The Pitt: the stunning, smash-hit medical drama from the team behind ER

  • The Guardian
Nearly 16,000 Peel students face suspension over incomplete vaccination records: public health
  • Mar 13, 2026

Nearly 16,000 Peel students face suspension over incomplete vaccination records: public health

  • CTV News
Families of Canadians who received MAID talk of rushed assessment, not being told of decision: study
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  • Mar 13, 2026

Families of Canadians who received MAID talk of rushed assessment, not being told of decision: study

  • National Post
Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?
  • Mar 13, 2026

Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?

  • CBC News
Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness
  • Mar 13, 2026

Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness

  • The Guardian
Here's what experts have to say about the new mpox variant that was detected in Toronto
  • Mar 13, 2026

Here's what experts have to say about the new mpox variant that was detected in Toronto

  • CTV News
Xenon stock soars as B.C. drug developer reports strong results for epilepsy treatment
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  • Mar 13, 2026

Xenon stock soars as B.C. drug developer reports strong results for epilepsy treatment

  • The Globe and Mail
Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
  • Mar 13, 2026

Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death

  • CBC News
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