Quebec psychiatrists call for a dedicated mental health minister
  • Aug 05, 2026

Quebec psychiatrists call for a dedicated mental health minister

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Charlotte Glorieux
Thousands of Canadians implanted with metal hip devices despite warnings of pain and complications
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Thousands of Canadians implanted with metal hip devices despite warnings of pain and complications

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Courtney Greenberg and Dr. Blair Bigham
$267M medical countermeasures lab coming to Winnipeg 'a big deal': MP
  • Aug 05, 2026

$267M medical countermeasures lab coming to Winnipeg 'a big deal': MP

  • CBC News
Health Canada backlog of generic drug applications doubled over past year
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Health Canada backlog of generic drug applications doubled over past year

  • The Globe and Mail
Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • KAPIL KAPOOR

CMA Central

Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk
  • Aug 04, 2026

Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk

  • Global News
Ontario invests $55.8M in York medical school to train more family doctors
  • Aug 04, 2026

Ontario invests $55.8M in York medical school to train more family doctors

  • Global News
Canada’s health workforce united: investing in health care keeps Canada strong
  • Jul 28, 2026

Canada’s health workforce united: investing in health care keeps Canada strong

  • Canadian Medical Association
1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests
  • Jul 27, 2026

1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests

  • CBC News

Opinions

Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid
  •  —
  • Aug 05, 2026

Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • KAPIL KAPOOR
Canada’s pharmaceutical strategy needs the entire supply chain
  •  —
  • Aug 05, 2026

Canada’s pharmaceutical strategy needs the entire supply chain

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • ANGELIQUE BERG
Don’t give the provinces more money for health, give them more room to raise it themselves
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Don’t give the provinces more money for health, give them more room to raise it themselves

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andrew Coyne
B.C. gets its first new medical school since 1950, but it won’t magically solve the doctors shortage
  • Aug 04, 2026

B.C. gets its first new medical school since 1950, but it won’t magically solve the doctors shortage

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
What if P.E.I. became Canada's health Island?
  • Aug 04, 2026

What if P.E.I. became Canada's health Island?

  • Saltwire
  •  — 
  • Tim Banks
Every jurisdiction in Canada needs a Primary Care Act
  • Aug 04, 2026

Every jurisdiction in Canada needs a Primary Care Act

  • Healthy Debate
  •  — 
  • Tara Kiran

News

Cyclosporiasis outbreak has affected about 1 in every 1,000 people in Michigan and killed two
  • Aug 05, 2026

Cyclosporiasis outbreak has affected about 1 in every 1,000 people in Michigan and killed two

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • CNN
Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
  • Aug 05, 2026

Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Joseph Kim
WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak
  • Aug 05, 2026

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
5 ways to improve gynecologic care and women’s health outcomes in Canada
  • Aug 04, 2026

5 ways to improve gynecologic care and women’s health outcomes in Canada

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Pauline McDonagh Hull
How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician’s step‑by‑step guide
  • Aug 04, 2026

How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician’s step‑by‑step guide

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Lucy McGowan
​Feeling unwell after taking medicine? Here’s how to report it
  • Aug 04, 2026

​Feeling unwell after taking medicine? Here’s how to report it

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Dipa Kamdar
B.C. gets its first new medical school since 1950, but it won’t magically solve the doctors shortage
  • Aug 04, 2026

B.C. gets its first new medical school since 1950, but it won’t magically solve the doctors shortage

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Third-generation Niagara Health staffer improving outcomes for patients with sepsis
  • Aug 04, 2026

“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Third-generation Niagara Health staffer improving outcomes for patients with sepsis

  • niagara health
Province partners with private clinic to help reduce MRI wait times for Islanders
  • Aug 04, 2026

Province partners with private clinic to help reduce MRI wait times for Islanders

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lucas McInnis
‘A picture says a thousand words’: Maritimers react to new photos on cigarette packages
  • Aug 04, 2026

‘A picture says a thousand words’: Maritimers react to new photos on cigarette packages

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Ryan MacDonald
Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate
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  • Aug 04, 2026

Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
CDC expands largest known cyclospora outbreak to 15 states, Washington Post reports
  • Aug 04, 2026

CDC expands largest known cyclospora outbreak to 15 states, Washington Post reports

  • CTV News

Podcasts

Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public health care
  • Jul 29, 2026

Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public health care

  • The Big Story
Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak
  • Jul 18, 2026

Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak

  • Science Friday
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
She has an ultra-rare disease. Now this N.S. girl will be one of the first to test a possible cure
  • Aug 04, 2026

She has an ultra-rare disease. Now this N.S. girl will be one of the first to test a possible cure

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Carolyn Ray
ER closures expose even deeper cracks in Alberta's rural health-care planning, physicians warn
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  • Aug 04, 2026

ER closures expose even deeper cracks in Alberta's rural health-care planning, physicians warn

  • Edmonton Journal
Why more Canadian youth are texting for mental health help overnight
  • Aug 04, 2026

Why more Canadian youth are texting for mental health help overnight

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Tara Carman
Quebec falling behind when it comes to dying of old age at home, doctor says
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  • Aug 04, 2026

Quebec falling behind when it comes to dying of old age at home, doctor says

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press
They're a world leader in using drones for healthcare. But drones can't do it all
  • Aug 04, 2026

They're a world leader in using drones for healthcare. But drones can't do it all

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Fatma Tanis
Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo
  • Aug 04, 2026

Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Pelley
Health Canada approves clinical trial for Moderna's mRNA Ebola vaccine
  • Aug 04, 2026

Health Canada approves clinical trial for Moderna's mRNA Ebola vaccine

  • Global News
Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu
  • Aug 04, 2026

Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu

  • CBC News
Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk
  • Aug 04, 2026

Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk

  • Global News
Ontario invests $55.8M in York medical school to train more family doctors
  • Aug 04, 2026

Ontario invests $55.8M in York medical school to train more family doctors

  • Global News
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
  • Aug 04, 2026

Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

  • CTV News
Pharmacists preparing to give out free COVID shots to high-risk Albertans again this fall
  • Aug 04, 2026

Pharmacists preparing to give out free COVID shots to high-risk Albertans again this fall

  • CBC News
Targeting childhood cancer with new genomics-led programme
  • Aug 04, 2026

Targeting childhood cancer with new genomics-led programme

  • Digital Journal
  •  — 
  • Tim Sandle
Drug-related calls for Winnipeg youths nearly double over decade
  • Aug 04, 2026

Drug-related calls for Winnipeg youths nearly double over decade

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Rosanna Hempel
Has Canada’s biotech moment finally arrived?
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  • Aug 04, 2026

Has Canada’s biotech moment finally arrived?

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Sean Silcoff
Delirium is often missed by health providers. Could an AI risk predictor help?
  • Aug 04, 2026

Delirium is often missed by health providers. Could an AI risk predictor help?

  • The Canadian Press
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga
BC’s Involuntary Care Practices Are Unconstitutional, Court Rules
  • Aug 04, 2026

BC’s Involuntary Care Practices Are Unconstitutional, Court Rules

  • The Tyee
  •  — 
  • Michelle Gamage
Years after the pandemic, MPs are divided on hybrid Parliament rules
  • Aug 04, 2026

Years after the pandemic, MPs are divided on hybrid Parliament rules

  • Toronto Star
Michigan reports first U.S. deaths from multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Aug 03, 2026

Michigan reports first U.S. deaths from multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak

  • Global News
First deaths reported in cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Aug 03, 2026

First deaths reported in cyclosporiasis outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • CNN
Trump administration sued for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare
  • Aug 03, 2026

Trump administration sued for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare

  • The Guardian
'Just cruel': Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty
  • Aug 03, 2026

'Just cruel': Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty

  • The Guardian
US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases rise
  • Aug 02, 2026

US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases rise

  • The Guardian
Claims that sunscreen causes cancer are spreading, here's what Health Canada actually says
  • Aug 01, 2026

Claims that sunscreen causes cancer are spreading, here's what Health Canada actually says

  • Western Standard
  •  — 
  • Alyson Fraser
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