What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
  • Jun 15, 2026

What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites

  • Associated Press
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  • Matthew Perrone
Ontario parents hope son's death can change Canada's approach to novel cancer treatments
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Ontario parents hope son's death can change Canada's approach to novel cancer treatments

  • The Globe and Mail
Cheaper generic Ozempic is here. Here’s what we’ve learned since these drugs exploded onto the scene
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Cheaper generic Ozempic is here. Here’s what we’ve learned since these drugs exploded onto the scene

  • Toronto Star
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  • Kevin Jiang
Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone
  • Jun 15, 2026

Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone

  • npr
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  • Emmet Livingstone
Fatal opioid overdoses in Canada decline for second year in a row
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Fatal opioid overdoses in Canada decline for second year in a row

  • Toronto Star
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  • Ryan Tumilty

CMA Central

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots
  • Jun 15, 2026

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots

  • CityNews
CMA takes next step in fight for doctors and patients at Supreme Court of Canada
  • Jun 11, 2026

CMA takes next step in fight for doctors and patients at Supreme Court of Canada

  • Canadian Medical Association
CMA applauds passage of bill to protect informed patient consent
  • Jun 09, 2026

CMA applauds passage of bill to protect informed patient consent

  • Canadian Medical Association
CMA applauds new federal AI strategy
  • Jun 05, 2026

CMA applauds new federal AI strategy

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Why diagnostic test waiting lists are so long
  • Jun 15, 2026

Why diagnostic test waiting lists are so long

  • The Guardian
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  • Richard Evans
Paying doctors more won’t solve Canada’s primary care crisis
  • Jun 12, 2026

Paying doctors more won’t solve Canada’s primary care crisis

  • Prince Albert Daily Herald
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Opinion: Canada’s free ride on medicines is about to end
  • Jun 12, 2026

Opinion: Canada’s free ride on medicines is about to end

  • Financial Post
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  • Brett J. Skinner
Data is not enough: from Covid to measles, America must relearn risk communication
  • Jun 12, 2026

Data is not enough: from Covid to measles, America must relearn risk communication

  • The Guardian
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  • Lynne Peeples
A decade after MAID became legal, life has become cheap in Canada
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  • Jun 12, 2026

A decade after MAID became legal, life has become cheap in Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • ROBYN URBACK
Data Dive with Nik Nanos: Canadians believe the health care system is headed in the wrong direction
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  • Jun 12, 2026

Data Dive with Nik Nanos: Canadians believe the health care system is headed in the wrong direction

  • The Globe and Mail

News

Female patients in Ontario less likely to be admitted to specialized trauma centres, research shows
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Female patients in Ontario less likely to be admitted to specialized trauma centres, research shows

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • ALANNA SMITH
Researchers say it matters what liquid you take your pills with
  • Jun 15, 2026

Researchers say it matters what liquid you take your pills with

  • CTV News
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  • Jordan Fleguel
Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots
  • Jun 15, 2026

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots

  • CityNews
Women with traumatic brain injury 26 per cent less likely to receive trauma care than men, Ontario study finds
  • Jun 15, 2026

Women with traumatic brain injury 26 per cent less likely to receive trauma care than men, Ontario study finds

  • CBC News
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  • Lauren Pelley
Our youth are struggling. What do we owe them – and our future?
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Our youth are struggling. What do we owe them – and our future?

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Claude Lavoie
Manitoba will have electronic patient records that can be shared between hospitals by next spring
  • Jun 15, 2026

Manitoba will have electronic patient records that can be shared between hospitals by next spring

  • CBC News
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  • Ian Froese
How successful is egg freezing? Fertility clinics don't have to say
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  • Jun 15, 2026

How successful is egg freezing? Fertility clinics don't have to say

  • National Post
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  • Lori Culbert
Ontario ER doctors raise alarm on hospital overcrowding
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Ontario ER doctors raise alarm on hospital overcrowding

  • The Globe and Mail
Hepatitis A Outbreak in Canada Leaves 4 Dead, 142 Hospitalized; CDC Issues Travel Notice as Many Americans Traveling to Canada Remain Unvaccinated.
  • Jun 13, 2026

Hepatitis A Outbreak in Canada Leaves 4 Dead, 142 Hospitalized; CDC Issues Travel Notice as Many Americans Traveling to Canada Remain Unvaccinated.

  • Medical Daily
The behind-the-scenes work of protecting World Cup fans from infectious diseases
  • Jun 13, 2026

The behind-the-scenes work of protecting World Cup fans from infectious diseases

  • CIDRAP
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  • Meghan Holohan
Trio of cases in central Newfoundland prompts advisory on meningococcal disease
  • Jun 13, 2026

Trio of cases in central Newfoundland prompts advisory on meningococcal disease

  • CBC News
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  • Ashley Fitzpatrick
'It was a roller coaster': One woman's $17,000 egg-freezing journey
  • Jun 13, 2026

'It was a roller coaster': One woman's $17,000 egg-freezing journey

  • National Post
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  • Lori Culbert

Podcasts

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas
  • Jun 03, 2026

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas

  • Toronto Today
Meet the New Pandemic, Same as the Old Pandemic
  • May 26, 2026

Meet the New Pandemic, Same as the Old Pandemic

  • The North State
Delayed Diagnosis, Denied Relief
  • May 26, 2026

Delayed Diagnosis, Denied Relief

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

Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?

  • (MIS)Treated
Black women in Canada are facing a mental health crisis. This clinic is trying to help
  • Jun 13, 2026

Black women in Canada are facing a mental health crisis. This clinic is trying to help

  • CBC News
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  • Catherine Zhu
Out-of-this-world medical tech could boost health care on Earth, researchers say
  • Jun 13, 2026

Out-of-this-world medical tech could boost health care on Earth, researchers say

  • CBC News
Senior doctors are considering leaving the U.K. for Canada. Here’s why.
  • Jun 12, 2026

Senior doctors are considering leaving the U.K. for Canada. Here’s why.

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
Emory University team explores promising new therapy for childhood leukemia with fewer toxic effects
  • Jun 12, 2026

Emory University team explores promising new therapy for childhood leukemia with fewer toxic effects

  • CTV News
The high cost of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD: Unequal mental‑health access and the care economy
  • Jun 12, 2026

The high cost of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD: Unequal mental‑health access and the care economy

  • The Conversation
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  • Fiona MacDonald
One in three young Canadian men see mental health help-seeking as weakness: report
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  • Jun 12, 2026

One in three young Canadian men see mental health help-seeking as weakness: report

  • The Hamilton Spectator
Plasma machine at Grifols collection centre issued five alerts before Winnipeg donor's death
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  • Jun 12, 2026

Plasma machine at Grifols collection centre issued five alerts before Winnipeg donor's death

  • The Globe and Mail
Migrant farm workers will soon get less information about pesticides. Their union says Health Canada has failed them
  • Jun 12, 2026

Migrant farm workers will soon get less information about pesticides. Their union says Health Canada has failed them

  • Toronto Star
Halifax long-term care workers ratify new agreement, provincewide strike could end soon
  • Jun 12, 2026

Halifax long-term care workers ratify new agreement, provincewide strike could end soon

  • CTV News
New Brunswick to officially launch new virtual health-care service on June 30
  • Jun 12, 2026

New Brunswick to officially launch new virtual health-care service on June 30

  • CTV News
  • Jun 12, 2026

NL Health Services Declares Outbreak of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Central Zone
More than 300 drug overdoses reported in Moncton, N.B., in less than two weeks
  • Jun 12, 2026

More than 300 drug overdoses reported in Moncton, N.B., in less than two weeks

  • CTV News
Staff didn't stop plasma collection despite machine alert before Winnipeg woman died: documents
  • Jun 12, 2026

Staff didn't stop plasma collection despite machine alert before Winnipeg woman died: documents

  • CBC News
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  • Michelle Allan
As World Cup boosts infection risk, Toronto and Vancouver aren't sitting on the sidelines
  • Jun 12, 2026

As World Cup boosts infection risk, Toronto and Vancouver aren't sitting on the sidelines

  • CBC News
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  • Amina Zafar
Canadian X-Men star dismissed warning signs of breast cancer. Now, he's speaking up
  • Jun 12, 2026

Canadian X-Men star dismissed warning signs of breast cancer. Now, he's speaking up

  • CBC News
AHS leader's departure a 'devastating' blow to Alberta's health care system
  • Jun 12, 2026

AHS leader's departure a 'devastating' blow to Alberta's health care system

  • CTV News
Health Canada claws back requirement for industry to provide agricultural workers access to pesticides safety information
  • Jun 12, 2026

Health Canada claws back requirement for industry to provide agricultural workers access to pesticides safety information
NWT residents can now access some Alberta medical records
  • Jun 12, 2026

NWT residents can now access some Alberta medical records

  • Cabin Radio
After eight-week strike, some Nova Scotia long-term care workers ratify contract
  • Jun 12, 2026

After eight-week strike, some Nova Scotia long-term care workers ratify contract

  • Winnipeg Free Press
Medical delays 'not inevitable': Muscular Dystrophy Canada petitioning government to fast-track access to new treatments
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  • Jun 12, 2026

Medical delays 'not inevitable': Muscular Dystrophy Canada petitioning government to fast-track access to new treatments

  • Saltwire
Windsor pharmaceutical company expanding to make prescription drugs for cystic fibrosis patients
  • Jun 12, 2026

Windsor pharmaceutical company expanding to make prescription drugs for cystic fibrosis patients

  • CBC News
New virtual care service to offer scheduled appointments, no 'distracted' nurses, says N.B. health minister
  • Jun 12, 2026

New virtual care service to offer scheduled appointments, no 'distracted' nurses, says N.B. health minister

  • CBC News
'It's a little troubling': Environment Canada cuts to radar research team puts public at risk, experts say
  • Jun 12, 2026

'It's a little troubling': Environment Canada cuts to radar research team puts public at risk, experts say

  • CTV News
U of S researcher grows ‘mini-brains’ to tackle childhood disease
  • Jun 11, 2026

U of S researcher grows ‘mini-brains’ to tackle childhood disease

  • Jon Perez
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