Toronto plastic surgeon ordered to pay $21M to former patients after installing 24 cameras around clinic
  • May 29, 2026

Toronto plastic surgeon ordered to pay $21M to former patients after installing 24 cameras around clinic

  • CTV News
The rise of 'chair care': Canadian patients examined in ER waiting rooms, closets, washrooms amid bed shortage
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  • May 29, 2026

The rise of 'chair care': Canadian patients examined in ER waiting rooms, closets, washrooms amid bed shortage

  • Vancouver Sun
Experimental hantavirus drug ships to Europe as US passengers offered home quarantine
  • May 29, 2026

Experimental hantavirus drug ships to Europe as US passengers offered home quarantine

  • CIDRAP
London, Ont. physician who met patient at coffee shop to discuss MAID reprimanded
  • May 29, 2026

London, Ont. physician who met patient at coffee shop to discuss MAID reprimanded

  • CTV News
Ontario nurses challenge labour law to address lack of minimum patient ratios
  • May 29, 2026

Ontario nurses challenge labour law to address lack of minimum patient ratios

  • Investigative Journalism Bureau

CMA Central

Are Canadians turning to AI for medical advice?
  • May 28, 2026

Are Canadians turning to AI for medical advice?

  • CTV News
Bold ideas. Real impact. Meet the 2026 CMA Awards recipients
  • May 26, 2026

Bold ideas. Real impact. Meet the 2026 CMA Awards recipients

  • Canadian Medical Association
‘Shows how desperate the situation is:’ First-year medical students helping fill doctor-patient gap
  • May 25, 2026

‘Shows how desperate the situation is:’ First-year medical students helping fill doctor-patient gap

  • CP24
Is P.E.I. behind the curve on sick notes? Labour expert says other provinces have moved on
  • May 22, 2026

Is P.E.I. behind the curve on sick notes? Labour expert says other provinces have moved on

  • CBC News

Opinions

A pandemic is a real and serious threat to Canada's security. Military spending should reflect that reality
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  • May 29, 2026

A pandemic is a real and serious threat to Canada's security. Military spending should reflect that reality

  • The Globe and Mail
I'm a weight-loss doctor. Here's why I worry about GLP-1 'microdoses'
  • May 29, 2026

I'm a weight-loss doctor. Here's why I worry about GLP-1 'microdoses'

  • STAT
How Doug Ford's policies could jeopardize Ontario's health care system
  • May 28, 2026

How Doug Ford's policies could jeopardize Ontario's health care system

  • Toronto Star
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  • Iris Gorfinkel
Why are we repeating the same mistakes with hantavirus that we made with COVID-19?
  • May 28, 2026

Why are we repeating the same mistakes with hantavirus that we made with COVID-19?

  • Toronto Star
We are making the exact same mistake in health care as we did in housing
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  • May 28, 2026

We are making the exact same mistake in health care as we did in housing

  • The Globe and Mail
Ottawa needs to stop saying it's not ready for the expansion of MAID, and actually get ready
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  • May 26, 2026

Ottawa needs to stop saying it's not ready for the expansion of MAID, and actually get ready

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard

News

Ontario nurses challenge labour law to address lack of minimum patient ratios
  • May 29, 2026

Ontario nurses challenge labour law to address lack of minimum patient ratios

  • Investigative Journalism Bureau
Uganda shuts DR Congo border as Ebola outbreak continues to grow
  • May 29, 2026

Uganda shuts DR Congo border as Ebola outbreak continues to grow

  • CIDRAP
Ebola cases near 1,000 as world scrambles to contain outbreak
  • May 29, 2026

Ebola cases near 1,000 as world scrambles to contain outbreak

  • CIDRAP
Ottawa earmarks $8-million for Ebola aid in DRC, Uganda, South Sudan as outbreak expands
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  • May 29, 2026

Ottawa earmarks $8-million for Ebola aid in DRC, Uganda, South Sudan as outbreak expands

  • The Globe and Mail
Family doctors are dealing with more paperwork than a decade ago. Here's why
  • May 29, 2026

Family doctors are dealing with more paperwork than a decade ago. Here's why

  • CTV News
Resident accused of abusive behaviour continues to live at P.E.I. long-term care home, health minister concedes
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  • May 29, 2026

Resident accused of abusive behaviour continues to live at P.E.I. long-term care home, health minister concedes

  • Saltwire
N.B. should halt transition to new virtual-health-care provider: Opposition Tories
  • May 29, 2026

N.B. should halt transition to new virtual-health-care provider: Opposition Tories

  • CTV News
Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients
  • May 29, 2026

Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients

  • Associated Press
Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial
  • May 29, 2026

Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial
  • May 29, 2026

Michigan lawmakers revive push to legalize MAiD

  • Associated Press
FDA vaccine advisers recommend updating COVID shots
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  • May 29, 2026

FDA vaccine advisers recommend updating COVID shots

  • Axios
WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at 'huge' 30-50% as chief arrives in DRC
  • May 29, 2026

WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at 'huge' 30-50% as chief arrives in DRC

  • The Guardian

Podcasts

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
The Power of The Pivot: Rediscovering Your Love For Nursing In Non-Traditional roles
  • Apr 13, 2026

The Power of The Pivot: Rediscovering Your Love For Nursing In Non-Traditional roles

  • The Gritty Nurse
US abortion restrictions are hindering access to miscarriage care, study finds
  • May 28, 2026

US abortion restrictions are hindering access to miscarriage care, study finds

  • The Guardian
Are Canadians turning to AI for medical advice?
  • May 28, 2026

Are Canadians turning to AI for medical advice?

  • CTV News
Inspection Results for Every Long-Term Care Home in Ontario
  • May 28, 2026

Inspection Results for Every Long-Term Care Home in Ontario

  • The Local
American Cancer Society recommends blood screening for colorectal cancer
  • May 28, 2026

American Cancer Society recommends blood screening for colorectal cancer

  • Global News
Negotiations with N.S. government over long-term care strike have broken off: CUPE
  • May 28, 2026

Negotiations with N.S. government over long-term care strike have broken off: CUPE

  • CTV News
Carney's Cuts to Refugee Health Care Are Damaging and Costly
  • May 28, 2026

Carney's Cuts to Refugee Health Care Are Damaging and Costly

  • The Tyee
Carney's Cuts to Refugee Health Care Are Damaging and Costly
  • May 28, 2026

Carney's Cuts to Refugee Health Care Are Damaging and Costly

  • The Tyee
From homeless to the House of Commons: A MP's journey through addiction
  • May 28, 2026

From homeless to the House of Commons: A MP's journey through addiction

  • Canadian Affairs
B.C. health minister says overdose prevention site won't open 'at this time' in downtown Vancouver
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  • May 28, 2026

B.C. health minister says overdose prevention site won't open 'at this time' in downtown Vancouver

  • Vancouver Sun
Case of disciplined MAID doctor divides experts, reflecting gulf in opinions on oversight
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  • May 28, 2026

Case of disciplined MAID doctor divides experts, reflecting gulf in opinions on oversight

  • The Globe and Mail
Man stuck in B.C. hospital bed after fire at long-term care home. Who's responsible for where he goes next?
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  • May 28, 2026

Man stuck in B.C. hospital bed after fire at long-term care home. Who's responsible for where he goes next?

  • Vancouver Sun
Century-long analysis of biosafety incidents identifies strongest predictors of outbreaks, deaths
  • May 28, 2026

Century-long analysis of biosafety incidents identifies strongest predictors of outbreaks, deaths

  • CIDRAP
US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak
  • May 27, 2026

US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak

  • The Guardian
Refugee health-care cuts expected to save Ottawa $217 million a year, but with a catch
  • May 27, 2026

Refugee health-care cuts expected to save Ottawa $217 million a year, but with a catch

  • Toronto Star
Canada spent $722M on health care for asylum seekers in 2024-25: PBO
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  • May 27, 2026

Canada spent $722M on health care for asylum seekers in 2024-25: PBO

  • National Post
Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says
  • May 27, 2026

Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says

  • NBC News
Inside a university anatomy lab where researchers study bodies Canadians have donated to science
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  • May 27, 2026

Inside a university anatomy lab where researchers study bodies Canadians have donated to science

  • The Globe and Mail
Canadians' plasma is now a liquid asset. Is that ethical? I donated to learn more
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  • May 27, 2026

Canadians' plasma is now a liquid asset. Is that ethical? I donated to learn more

  • The Globe and Mail
Judge recommends better vaccine campaigns, housing after Alberta boy's death
  • May 27, 2026

Judge recommends better vaccine campaigns, housing after Alberta boy's death

  • The Canadian Press
AI-induced never-skilling in medical education
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  • May 27, 2026

AI-induced never-skilling in medical education

  • Nature
Health Canada to inspect three Grifols private plasma collection sites in Ontario
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  • May 26, 2026

Health Canada to inspect three Grifols private plasma collection sites in Ontario

  • The Globe and Mail
Lilly to buy three vaccine developers for nearly US$4 billion in infectious disease push
  • May 26, 2026

Lilly to buy three vaccine developers for nearly US$4 billion in infectious disease push

  • CTV News
Roughly 3,600 N.S. long-term care workers on strike as another home joins picket line
  • May 26, 2026

Roughly 3,600 N.S. long-term care workers on strike as another home joins picket line

  • CTV News
N.B. man accused of sexually assaulting nursing home residents makes first court appearance
  • May 26, 2026

N.B. man accused of sexually assaulting nursing home residents makes first court appearance

  • CTV News
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