• Aug 19, 2026

Moderna’s experimental mRNA cancer treatment progresses, shares spike

  • Global News
Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

  • BBC News
  •  — 
  • Joe McFadden
Legionnaires' disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Legionnaires' disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Ellie Hutchings
Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam

  • Winnipeg Free Press
  •  — 
  • Dan Lett
Will Ozempic make you look older or lose your hair? Ontario experts explain unexpected GLP-1 side effects
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Will Ozempic make you look older or lose your hair? Ontario experts explain unexpected GLP-1 side effects

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang

CMA Central

CMA President’s Tour 2026: What we’re hearing
  • Aug 14, 2026

CMA President’s Tour 2026: What we’re hearing

  • Canadian Medical Association
Building Canada Strong Requires a Better Health System for All Canadians
  • Aug 11, 2026

Building Canada Strong Requires a Better Health System for All Canadians

  • The Future Economy
Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026
  • Aug 10, 2026

Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026

  • The Hill Times
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

Opinions

Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam

  • Winnipeg Free Press
  •  — 
  • Dan Lett
Canada needs a new national health-care commission
  • Aug 19, 2026

Canada needs a new national health-care commission

  • Financial Post
  •  — 
  • Terence Corcoran
Accountable for what? Measured by whom?
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Accountable for what? Measured by whom?

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Ivy Oandasan
Provinces should not rely too much on federal dollars
  • Aug 18, 2026

Provinces should not rely too much on federal dollars

  • Toronto Sun
  •  — 
  • Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
What families and caregivers need after cancer caregiving ends
  • Aug 18, 2026

What families and caregivers need after cancer caregiving ends

  • Healthy Debate
Status quo the greatest threat to Canadian health care
  •  —
  • Aug 15, 2026

Status quo the greatest threat to Canadian health care

  • Calgary Herald

News

‘I want it to be over with’: B.C. teen’s scoliosis surgery pushed to 2027
  • Aug 19, 2026

‘I want it to be over with’: B.C. teen’s scoliosis surgery pushed to 2027

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Brendan Strain and Megan Yamoah
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What's going on and why is the outbreak so alarming?
  • Aug 19, 2026

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What's going on and why is the outbreak so alarming?

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Merck, Moderna say melanoma vaccine meets goals in large trial
  • Aug 19, 2026

Merck, Moderna say melanoma vaccine meets goals in large trial

  • CBC News
Grifols revises reports of serious injuries or death at its centres down to six from 25 since 2018
  •  —
  • Aug 19, 2026

Grifols revises reports of serious injuries or death at its centres down to six from 25 since 2018

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • CHRIS HANNAY
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
  • Aug 19, 2026

Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Associated Press
‘Aggressive’ daytime biter: Tiger mosquito detected in Niagara Region, health unit says
  • Aug 19, 2026

‘Aggressive’ daytime biter: Tiger mosquito detected in Niagara Region, health unit says

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Alex Arsenych
Federal health minister voices concern as Alberta implements dual-practice health-care model
  • Aug 18, 2026

Federal health minister voices concern as Alberta implements dual-practice health-care model

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Emma Zhao
Sugary drinks may increase risk of gastric cancer
  • Aug 18, 2026

Sugary drinks may increase risk of gastric cancer

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Tiffany Hendsbee
Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people
  • Aug 18, 2026

Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says
  • Aug 18, 2026

Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks
  • Aug 18, 2026

She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Why doctors are deeply concerned about a growing trend among new parents
  • Aug 18, 2026

Why doctors are deeply concerned about a growing trend among new parents

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Heather Wright

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
Why shorter antibiotic courses may be enough
  • Aug 18, 2026

Why shorter antibiotic courses may be enough

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Archie Niari
Inside the Montreal lab preparing Canada for the next pandemic
  • Aug 17, 2026

Inside the Montreal lab preparing Canada for the next pandemic

  • CBC News
'Unapproved and illegal' obesity drug being sold on black market in Canada
  • Aug 17, 2026

'Unapproved and illegal' obesity drug being sold on black market in Canada

  • CTV News
Health Canada approves drug to treat hot flashes for some cancer patients
  • Aug 17, 2026

Health Canada approves drug to treat hot flashes for some cancer patients

  • Global News
Alberta measles cases drop to zero, but doctor warns of outbreak risk
  •  —
  • Aug 17, 2026

Alberta measles cases drop to zero, but doctor warns of outbreak risk

  • Edmonton Journal
Fringe review: The Flail tackles addiction and homelessness with heart and humour
  •  —
  • Aug 17, 2026

Fringe review: The Flail tackles addiction and homelessness with heart and humour

  • Edmonton Journal
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak near downtown Toronto under investigation
  • Aug 17, 2026

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak near downtown Toronto under investigation

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Phil Tsekouras
Health Canada approves drug that treats hot flashes for use by breast cancer patients
  • Aug 17, 2026

Health Canada approves drug that treats hot flashes for use by breast cancer patients

  • CTV News
Surge in measles cases risks 'horrific' health consequences
  • Aug 17, 2026

Surge in measles cases risks 'horrific' health consequences

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Paul Forsyth
Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’
  • Aug 17, 2026

Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Jessica Glenza
Ontario nursing regulator targets questionable practices by med spas offering Botox and other injections
  •  —
  • Aug 17, 2026

Ontario nursing regulator targets questionable practices by med spas offering Botox and other injections

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Sheila Wang
Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?
  • Aug 17, 2026

Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Will Stone
Use of blood thinners over time may have a ‘significant’ impact on Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline
  • Aug 17, 2026

Use of blood thinners over time may have a ‘significant’ impact on Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Kendra Mangione
Inside the Montreal lab working to prepare Canada against future pandemics
  • Aug 17, 2026

Inside the Montreal lab working to prepare Canada against future pandemics

  • CTV News
Nestle looks to develop new products to serve users of weight-loss drugs
  • Aug 17, 2026

Nestle looks to develop new products to serve users of weight-loss drugs

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Richa Naidu, Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the deadliest in its history
  • Aug 17, 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the deadliest in its history

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Thomson Reuters
Teva Canada recalls some Pregabalin capsules over sertraline contamination concerns
  • Aug 17, 2026

Teva Canada recalls some Pregabalin capsules over sertraline contamination concerns

  • CBC News
How an open container of expired coconut milk helped investigators pinpoint the source of a deadly Listeria outbreak
  • Aug 15, 2026

How an open container of expired coconut milk helped investigators pinpoint the source of a deadly Listeria outbreak

  • CTV News
'Nostalgia is a one hell of a drug' — Thunder Run waterslide to get proper send-off
  •  —
  • Aug 14, 2026

'Nostalgia is a one hell of a drug' — Thunder Run waterslide to get proper send-off

  • Calgary Herald
False claims about miscarriage risk from COVID-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data
  • Aug 14, 2026

False claims about miscarriage risk from COVID-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • CNN
Canadian plasma clinics pause collections after deaths of two donors
  • Aug 14, 2026

Canadian plasma clinics pause collections after deaths of two donors

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Olivia Bowden
Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
  • Aug 14, 2026

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Rob Stein
Babies and toddlers are sweltering in some daycares. Should there be mandatory AC?
  • Aug 14, 2026

Babies and toddlers are sweltering in some daycares. Should there be mandatory AC?

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Laura Fraser
EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease
  • Aug 14, 2026

EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
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