How does wildfire smoke affect your brain today and down the road?
  • Jul 17, 2026

How does wildfire smoke affect your brain today and down the road?

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Canada should lead a middle-power alliance on health AI
  • Jul 17, 2026

Canada should lead a middle-power alliance on health AI

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Fahad Razak, Amol Verma and Kumanan Wilson
Lettuce served at Taco Bells locations in U.S. is source of parasitic outbreak, CDC says
  • Jul 17, 2026

Lettuce served at Taco Bells locations in U.S. is source of parasitic outbreak, CDC says

  • CBC News
Why wildfire smoke is difficult to forecast and damaging to our health
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  • Jul 16, 2026

Why wildfire smoke is difficult to forecast and damaging to our health

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Maura Forrest and Lana Hall
Canada’s Drug Agency recommends funding this drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
  • Jul 16, 2026

Canada’s Drug Agency recommends funding this drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press

CMA Central

Why doctors say you need to take wildfire smoke seriously
  • Jul 15, 2026

Why doctors say you need to take wildfire smoke seriously

  • CBC News
Wait, I’m the doctor? A resident on overcoming imposter syndrome
  • Jun 25, 2026

Wait, I’m the doctor? A resident on overcoming imposter syndrome

  • Canadian Medical Association
  •  — 
  • Kaylynn Purdy
Canada’s doctors launch public campaign calling for stronger online protections for children
  • Jun 25, 2026

Canada’s doctors launch public campaign calling for stronger online protections for children

  • Canadian Medical Association
Canadians react to Germany banning sick days without doctor’s note
  • Jul 15, 2026

Canadians react to Germany banning sick days without doctor’s note

  • CBC News

Opinions

Canada should lead a middle-power alliance on health AI
  • Jul 17, 2026

Canada should lead a middle-power alliance on health AI

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Fahad Razak, Amol Verma and Kumanan Wilson
Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot
  • Jul 16, 2026

Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Robert B Shpiner
Why Canada needs to build its own medical supply chain now
  • Jul 15, 2026

Why Canada needs to build its own medical supply chain now

  • Prince Albert Daily Herald
  •  — 
  • Jason M. Sutherland
Two-tier health care? Canada should be so lucky!
  • Jul 14, 2026

Two-tier health care? Canada should be so lucky!

  • The Hub
  •  — 
  • Howard Anglin
Among causes of death, non-communicable diseases like cancer are outmuscling infectious ones
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  • Jul 14, 2026

Among causes of death, non-communicable diseases like cancer are outmuscling infectious ones

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
After ten years of euthanasia, Canada needs a message of hope
  •  —
  • Jul 13, 2026

After ten years of euthanasia, Canada needs a message of hope

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Richard W. Smith

News

Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak
  • Jul 16, 2026

Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • CNN
eVisitNB CEO disputes minister’s claim on prescription renewal data
  • Jul 16, 2026

eVisitNB CEO disputes minister’s claim on prescription renewal data

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sam Farley
6 Albertans hit with parasitic illness, province says no link to U.S. outbreak found
  • Jul 16, 2026

6 Albertans hit with parasitic illness, province says no link to U.S. outbreak found

  • CBC News
AI helps pathologists spot prostate cancer faster: What Canada can learn from landmark UK study
  • Jul 16, 2026

AI helps pathologists spot prostate cancer faster: What Canada can learn from landmark UK study

  • Digital Journal
  •  — 
  • Tim Sandle
Montreal public health warns of overdose spike as naloxone use reaches last year’s total
  • Jul 16, 2026

Montreal public health warns of overdose spike as naloxone use reaches last year’s total

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Prisha Dev
Calgary physician urges safe behaviour on scooters, e-bikes to relieve stressed emergency rooms
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  • Jul 16, 2026

Calgary physician urges safe behaviour on scooters, e-bikes to relieve stressed emergency rooms

  • Calgary Herald
New Family Drugs Gallery rises out of accidental eviction
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  • Jul 16, 2026

New Family Drugs Gallery rises out of accidental eviction

  • Edmonton Journal
GTA air quality 'much worse' Thursday, but relief on the horizon tonight
  • Jul 16, 2026

GTA air quality 'much worse' Thursday, but relief on the horizon tonight

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Arrthy Thayaparan
Canadian diplomats in U.S. face high health care and housing costs
  • Jul 16, 2026

Canadian diplomats in U.S. face high health care and housing costs

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dylan Robertson
‘We see people on the worst days of their lives’: Inside Montreal’s adult trauma centre
  • Jul 16, 2026

‘We see people on the worst days of their lives’: Inside Montreal’s adult trauma centre

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
'Watery diarrhea' cases surge in Quebec, as Michigan identifies lettuce as possible source of outbreak
  •  —
  • Jul 16, 2026

'Watery diarrhea' cases surge in Quebec, as Michigan identifies lettuce as possible source of outbreak

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Laura Brehaut
Ontario outdoor workers stay home, others mask up amid wildfire smoke
  • Jul 16, 2026

Ontario outdoor workers stay home, others mask up amid wildfire smoke

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press

Podcasts

Grief built this treatment centre
  • Jul 13, 2026

Grief built this treatment centre

  • White Coat, Black Art
How post-traumatic stress led one paramedic to a new mission
  • Jul 04, 2026

How post-traumatic stress led one paramedic to a new mission

  • White Coat, Black Art
Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS
  • Jun 26, 2026

Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

  • Science Friday
Can AI fix ER wait times?
  • Jun 23, 2026

Can AI fix ER wait times?

  • Disruptors
Where cyclosporiasis cases stand in Canada as U.S. parasite outbreak rages
  • Jul 16, 2026

Where cyclosporiasis cases stand in Canada as U.S. parasite outbreak rages

  • Global News
After a devastating electric scooter crash, N.L. teen faces long recovery
  • Jul 16, 2026

After a devastating electric scooter crash, N.L. teen faces long recovery

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Garrett Barry
The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?
  • Jul 16, 2026

The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Amelia Gentleman
Heat exposure during pregnancy, early childhood may affect brain development, new study find
  • Jul 16, 2026

Heat exposure during pregnancy, early childhood may affect brain development, new study find

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Around a third of all heart related deaths and disease may be due to ultraprocessed foods
  • Jul 16, 2026

Around a third of all heart related deaths and disease may be due to ultraprocessed foods

  • MedicalXpress
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  • Swati Mestri
TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique
  • Jul 16, 2026

TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Sydney Lupkin
How Toronto’s wildfire smoke and air quality are impacting the city’s most vulnerable
  • Jul 16, 2026

How Toronto’s wildfire smoke and air quality are impacting the city’s most vulnerable

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Tyler Cheese
Canada must take the lead on hepatitis C vaccine research
  • Jul 16, 2026

Canada must take the lead on hepatitis C vaccine research

  • Healthy Debate
Alzheimer's: Canada's Drug Agency recommends funding this drug to slow early stages
  • Jul 16, 2026

Alzheimer's: Canada's Drug Agency recommends funding this drug to slow early stages

  • CTV News
Reduce red tape: Health Canada order could allow for faster drug approvals
  • Jul 16, 2026

Reduce red tape: Health Canada order could allow for faster drug approvals

  • CTV News
Canada's Drug Agency reverses course, now recommends public drug plans cover Alzheimer's drug
  •  —
  • Jul 16, 2026

Canada's Drug Agency reverses course, now recommends public drug plans cover Alzheimer's drug

  • The Globe and Mail
Millions of Canadians struggle to get specialist health care: StatsCan report
  • Jul 15, 2026

Millions of Canadians struggle to get specialist health care: StatsCan report

  • CBC News
No plasma was collected from Grifols donors with disease concerns flagged by Health Canada
  •  —
  • Jul 15, 2026

No plasma was collected from Grifols donors with disease concerns flagged by Health Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
Study reveals: Nearly Two-Thirds of Indigenous Women Face Mistreatment During Childbirth
  • Jul 15, 2026

Study reveals: Nearly Two-Thirds of Indigenous Women Face Mistreatment During Childbirth

  • Alberta Native News
  •  — 
  • Jeremy Appel
Leaders demand better health care for First Nations people after chief's 13-hour wait at Winnipeg hospital
  • Jul 15, 2026

Leaders demand better health care for First Nations people after chief's 13-hour wait at Winnipeg hospital

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Scott
Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests
  • Jul 15, 2026

Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Andrew Gregory
New Brunswick vows improvements to virtual care after criticism of new provider
  • Jul 15, 2026

New Brunswick vows improvements to virtual care after criticism of new provider

  • Canadian Press
  •  — 
  • Eli Ridder
Quebec researchers identify foods behind often-misdiagnosed childhood allergy in Canadian first study
  • Jul 15, 2026

Quebec researchers identify foods behind often-misdiagnosed childhood allergy in Canadian first study

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Marisela Amador
Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world
  • Jul 15, 2026

Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Leyland Cecco
Ontario wildfires engulf train in flames; smoke blankets the province. Here's what to know
  •  —
  • Jul 15, 2026

Ontario wildfires engulf train in flames; smoke blankets the province. Here's what to know

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Chris Knight
How to stay safe from the triple threat of wildfires, smoke and extreme heat
  • Jul 15, 2026

How to stay safe from the triple threat of wildfires, smoke and extreme heat

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Farhan M. Asrar
I smoked cannabis for nearly 20 years. Here’s what I wish I knew at 13
  •  —
  • Jul 15, 2026

I smoked cannabis for nearly 20 years. Here’s what I wish I knew at 13

  • The Washington Post
  •  — 
  • Monica Romano
Do masks help? What about air conditioning? What to know about wildfire smoke protection
  • Jul 15, 2026

Do masks help? What about air conditioning? What to know about wildfire smoke protection

  • CityNews
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Outaouais public health unit investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Aylmer, Que.
  • Jul 15, 2026

Outaouais public health unit investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Aylmer, Que.

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Ted Raymond
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