Toronto detects its first West Nile-positive mosquitoes of 2026. Here’s what you need to know
  • Jul 18, 2026

Toronto detects its first West Nile-positive mosquitoes of 2026. Here’s what you need to know

  • now.
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  • Patricia Dolor
‘Menopause is not a medical condition’: Experts call for better workplace support
  • Jul 18, 2026

‘Menopause is not a medical condition’: Experts call for better workplace support

  • CTV News
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  • Tammy Ibrahimpoor
Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers
  • Jul 18, 2026

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers

  • CTV News
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  • Mae Anderson And Michelle Chapman
Cancer society applauds class-action against e-cigarette maker Juul
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  • Jul 18, 2026

Cancer society applauds class-action against e-cigarette maker Juul

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Darryl Greer
A lack of vision: How the wildfires coming from Canada are making it difficult to see
  • Jul 18, 2026

A lack of vision: How the wildfires coming from Canada are making it difficult to see

  • Medical Daily
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  • Ryan Archer

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
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  • 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

Is medicare a national treasure, or a squandered inheritance?
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  • Jul 17, 2026

Is medicare a national treasure, or a squandered inheritance?

  • The Hill Times
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  • Ken Fyke
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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Andre Picard

News

‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke
  • Jul 18, 2026

‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke

  • The Guardian
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  • Marina Dunbar
Demand for naloxone training increasing as Winnipeg's drug crisis worsens, consultant says
  • Jul 18, 2026

Demand for naloxone training increasing as Winnipeg's drug crisis worsens, consultant says

  • CBC News
Trump's deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Jul 18, 2026

Trump's deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak

  • The Guardian
No cyclospora outbreaks reported or tainted lettuce sold in Canada, officials say
  • Jul 17, 2026

No cyclospora outbreaks reported or tainted lettuce sold in Canada, officials say

  • CTV News
Heavy smoke, 'very poor' air quality expected to return across GTA Friday night, into weekend
  • Jul 17, 2026

Heavy smoke, 'very poor' air quality expected to return across GTA Friday night, into weekend

  • CBC News
Lettuce served at Taco Bell identified as a source of U.S. diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
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  • Jul 17, 2026

Lettuce served at Taco Bell identified as a source of U.S. diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Bill Barrow And Mike Stobbe
The source of a diarrhea-causing outbreak in the U.S. has been found. Now what?
  • Jul 17, 2026

The source of a diarrhea-causing outbreak in the U.S. has been found. Now what?

  • CBC News
Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce at Taco Bell, Mexico supplier
  • Jul 17, 2026

Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce at Taco Bell, Mexico supplier

  • Global News
Running across Canada for mental health
  • Jul 17, 2026

Running across Canada for mental health

  • Portage Online
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  • Tristen Sokolosky
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
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  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
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

Podcasts

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
Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS
  • Jun 26, 2026

Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

  • Science Friday
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
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Shamattawa First Nation declares state of emergency over hepatitis A
  • Jul 16, 2026

Shamattawa First Nation declares state of emergency over hepatitis A

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

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

  • National Post
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  • 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
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  • Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press
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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Tyler Cheese
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
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
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
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