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  • Mar 17, 2026

Colorectal cancer's alarming rise in young adults

  • Axios
Vancouver to Halifax: Nation-wide demonstrations against Alberta's two-tier health-care bill
  • Mar 17, 2026

Vancouver to Halifax: Nation-wide demonstrations against Alberta's two-tier health-care bill

  • CTV News
  •  —
  • Mar 17, 2026

When generic versions of weight-loss drugs arrive, public plans should cover them, experts say

  • The Globe and Mail
Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan's pronoun law
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  • Mar 17, 2026

Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan's pronoun law

  • The Globe and Mail
B.C. hires more than 400 U.S. health-care workers in 1-year recruitment blitz
  • Mar 17, 2026

B.C. hires more than 400 U.S. health-care workers in 1-year recruitment blitz

  • CBC News

CMA Central

Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
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  • Mar 17, 2026

Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law

  • The Globe and Mail
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

Opinions

To address racism in health care, we need to collect data on race
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  • Mar 17, 2026

To address racism in health care, we need to collect data on race

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
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
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard

News

Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
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  • Mar 17, 2026

Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law

  • The Globe and Mail
Protesters say 'American-style' 2-tiered health care is coming to Canada
  • Mar 16, 2026

Protesters say 'American-style' 2-tiered health care is coming to Canada

  • Global News
Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says
  • Mar 16, 2026

Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says

  • The Guardian
New data-sharing rules for Medicaid cause fears among patients who are immigrants
  • Mar 16, 2026

New data-sharing rules for Medicaid cause fears among patients who are immigrants

  • npr
Antibiotic use linked to 'persistent' gut microbiome changes
  • Mar 16, 2026

Antibiotic use linked to 'persistent' gut microbiome changes

  • CIDRAP
U.S. Court Rules Against RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policies
  • Mar 16, 2026

U.S. Court Rules Against RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policies

  • The New York Times
Federal judge blocks Kennedy's changes to childhood vaccine policy
  • Mar 16, 2026

Federal judge blocks Kennedy's changes to childhood vaccine policy

  • CIDRAP
Back to the fax? Doctors say Ottawa's plans to axe prescription software leaves them in limbo
  • Mar 16, 2026

Back to the fax? Doctors say Ottawa's plans to axe prescription software leaves them in limbo

  • CBC News
N.L. working to end fees for patients seeing nurse practitioners
  • Mar 16, 2026

N.L. working to end fees for patients seeing nurse practitioners

  • CBC News
Preventable cold-related deaths take toll on Ontario's homeless population, hospital staff
  • Mar 16, 2026

Preventable cold-related deaths take toll on Ontario's homeless population, hospital staff

  • CTV News
2 people dead after meningitis outbreak at U.K. university
  • Mar 16, 2026

2 people dead after meningitis outbreak at U.K. university

  • Global News
P.E.I. premier releases statement on exit of Health P.E.I. CEO
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  • Mar 16, 2026

P.E.I. premier releases statement on exit of Health P.E.I. CEO

  • Saltwire

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
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
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
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
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