Indigenous woman had body pain for 6 days before collapsing in hospital ER wait room, Ontario inquest told
  • Apr 16, 2026

Indigenous woman had body pain for 6 days before collapsing in hospital ER wait room, Ontario inquest told

  • CBC News
Alberta doctors urge province to offer free RSV shot to all newborns to cut health risks, hospital visits
  • Apr 16, 2026

Alberta doctors urge province to offer free RSV shot to all newborns to cut health risks, hospital visits

  • CBC News
Public health plans should cover Mounjaro for Type 2 diabetes, Canada's Drug Agency recommends
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  • Apr 16, 2026

Public health plans should cover Mounjaro for Type 2 diabetes, Canada's Drug Agency recommends

  • The Globe and Mail
Province seeks new home for Saskatoon drug testing machine
  • Apr 16, 2026

Province seeks new home for Saskatoon drug testing machine

  • CBC News
Hospitalization rates for COVID and other vaccine-preventable illnesses have soared — and researchers are worried
  • Apr 16, 2026

Hospitalization rates for COVID and other vaccine-preventable illnesses have soared — and researchers are worried

  • Toronto Star

CMA Central

Unauthorized peptide marketing a pressing concern for CMA
  • Apr 16, 2026

Unauthorized peptide marketing a pressing concern for CMA

  • Global News
Beyond burnout: Physician wellness and the DEI backlash
  • Apr 15, 2026

Beyond burnout: Physician wellness and the DEI backlash

  • Canadian Medical Association
Beyond burnout: The toll of false health information on trust in medicine and physician well-being
  • Apr 13, 2026

Beyond burnout: The toll of false health information on trust in medicine and physician well-being

  • Canadian Medical Association
Beyond burnout: The cost of conflict on health care teams
  • Apr 10, 2026

Beyond burnout: The cost of conflict on health care teams

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Governments Need to Ensure That MAID Safeguards Don't Harm People
  • Apr 16, 2026

Governments Need to Ensure That MAID Safeguards Don't Harm People

  • The Tyee
The guardrails of MAID need vigilant scrutiny
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  • Apr 16, 2026

The guardrails of MAID need vigilant scrutiny

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • The Editorial Board
Alberta can't rely on immigrant workers while denying them health care
  • Apr 16, 2026

Alberta can't rely on immigrant workers while denying them health care

  • Healthy Debate
Albertans need action to make emergency departments safe from violence
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  • Apr 15, 2026

Albertans need action to make emergency departments safe from violence

  • Edmonton Journal
The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again
  • Apr 14, 2026

The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Where you live shouldn't determine access to MAID in Canada
  • Apr 14, 2026

Where you live shouldn't determine access to MAID in Canada

  • Toronto Star

News

Why Canada's health-care system is watching the global helium shortage closely
  • Apr 16, 2026

Why Canada's health-care system is watching the global helium shortage closely

  • CTV News
New MAID oversight committee will be diverse and transparent, Ontario Solicitor-General contends
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  • Apr 16, 2026

New MAID oversight committee will be diverse and transparent, Ontario Solicitor-General contends

  • The Globe and Mail
Saskatoon hospitals dealing with more overdoses after drug site closure
  • Apr 16, 2026

Saskatoon hospitals dealing with more overdoses after drug site closure

  • Toronto Star
How a fake nurse kept getting hired: The lengths Lisa Driscoll took to land jobs in St. John's, Gander
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  • Apr 16, 2026

How a fake nurse kept getting hired: The lengths Lisa Driscoll took to land jobs in St. John's, Gander

  • Saltwire
COVID-19 drove recent leap in preventable respiratory hospitalizations, report says
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  • Apr 16, 2026

COVID-19 drove recent leap in preventable respiratory hospitalizations, report says

  • The Globe and Mail
Year-long salmonella outbreak from imported pistachios 'difficult to control.' Here's why
  • Apr 16, 2026

Year-long salmonella outbreak from imported pistachios 'difficult to control.' Here's why

  • Global News
White House weighs former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC
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  • Apr 16, 2026

White House weighs former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC

  • Axios
  • Apr 16, 2026

Indigenous woman who died of sepsis at high risk of facing many health-care 'biases,' Ontario inquest told

  • CBC News
  • Apr 16, 2026

Hallway health care persists at Kelowna General Hospital as hospital floors sit empty

  • Global News
Winnipeg group warns of drug supply dangers, saying 5 people died within 2 weeks
  • Apr 16, 2026

Winnipeg group warns of drug supply dangers, saying 5 people died within 2 weeks

  • CBC News
Unauthorized peptide marketing a pressing concern for CMA
  • Apr 16, 2026

Unauthorized peptide marketing a pressing concern for CMA

  • Global News
Health Canada imposes new conditions on Grifols after deaths of two people who donated plasma
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  • Apr 16, 2026

Health Canada imposes new conditions on Grifols after deaths of two people who donated plasma

  • The Globe and Mail

Podcasts

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
What we know about long COVID
  • Apr 13, 2026

What we know about long COVID

  • Osterholm Update: CIDRAP
Dr. Reimer’s First Shift: Canada’s New Chief Public Health Officer
  • Apr 01, 2026

Dr. Reimer’s First Shift: Canada’s New Chief Public Health Officer

  • Canadian Health Information Podcast
N.L. health minister calls new details of travel nurse agency billings 'egregious'
  • Apr 16, 2026

N.L. health minister calls new details of travel nurse agency billings 'egregious'

  • CBC News
First Nations people disproportionately impacted by toxic drug crisis, officials say
  • Apr 16, 2026

First Nations people disproportionately impacted by toxic drug crisis, officials say

  • CBC News
Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds
  • Apr 16, 2026

Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds

  • CBC News
Health Canada approves 1st needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions
  • Apr 15, 2026

Health Canada approves 1st needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions

  • CBC News
'I hate it': Western Manitoba nurse practitioner says billing model forces her to charge patients
  • Apr 15, 2026

'I hate it': Western Manitoba nurse practitioner says billing model forces her to charge patients

  • CBC News
Violence and harassment at work has become a universal experience for nurses, new national survey finds Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
  • Apr 15, 2026

Violence and harassment at work has become a universal experience for nurses, new national survey finds Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
  • Apr 15, 2026

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

  • Reuters
Woman who died of sepsis possibly could have been saved if treated sooner in Ontario hospital, inquest told
  • Apr 15, 2026

Woman who died of sepsis possibly could have been saved if treated sooner in Ontario hospital, inquest told

  • CBC News
Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board
  • Apr 15, 2026

Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board

  • Reuters
Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery
  • Apr 15, 2026

Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery

  • Reuters
'Teeny tiny' or thousands will die? Psychiatrists divided over how many would get MAID for mental illness
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  • Apr 15, 2026

'Teeny tiny' or thousands will die? Psychiatrists divided over how many would get MAID for mental illness

  • National Post
Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health
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  • Apr 15, 2026

Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health

  • The Globe and Mail
Concerns grow as ER in Mission faces its longest stretch of overnight closures yet
  • Apr 15, 2026

Concerns grow as ER in Mission faces its longest stretch of overnight closures yet

  • CBC News
Delay on generic Ozempic in Canada causing concern for some patients
  • Apr 15, 2026

Delay on generic Ozempic in Canada causing concern for some patients

  • CTV News
Two new H9N2 avian flu cases reported on mainland China
  • Apr 15, 2026

Two new H9N2 avian flu cases reported on mainland China

  • CIDRAP
Lead levels prompt water shutdown at two N.W.T. schools, public health order issued
  • Apr 15, 2026

Lead levels prompt water shutdown at two N.W.T. schools, public health order issued

  • CTV News
Alberta doctor reprimanded for manipulating and exploiting his patient: CPSA
  • Apr 15, 2026

Alberta doctor reprimanded for manipulating and exploiting his patient: CPSA

  • CTV News
Pregnant women in rural N.B. speak out after suspension of birth services at hospitals
  • Apr 15, 2026

Pregnant women in rural N.B. speak out after suspension of birth services at hospitals

  • CTV News
Sask. doctors warn involuntary addiction treatment could increase overdose risk
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  • Apr 15, 2026

Sask. doctors warn involuntary addiction treatment could increase overdose risk

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches
  • Apr 15, 2026

Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches

  • CBC News
LHSC's nursing cuts and what they could mean for patient care
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  • Apr 15, 2026

LHSC's nursing cuts and what they could mean for patient care

  • London Free Press
Alberta health system leaders disciplining doctors caught in dispute over hospitalist contracts
  • Apr 15, 2026

Alberta health system leaders disciplining doctors caught in dispute over hospitalist contracts

  • CBC News
Ottawa urged to rescind medical fees for refugees
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  • Apr 15, 2026

Ottawa urged to rescind medical fees for refugees

  • Calgary Herald
Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients
  • Apr 15, 2026

Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients

  • CIDRAP
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