Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?
  • Jul 27, 2026

Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?

  • The Conversation
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  • Guillaume Lhermie
Emergency doctors are leaving or reducing hours in face of 'hopeless' ER crisis: survey
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  • Jul 27, 2026

Emergency doctors are leaving or reducing hours in face of 'hopeless' ER crisis: survey

  • National Post
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  • Sharon Kirkey
Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy
  • Jul 27, 2026

Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy

  • The Conversation
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  • Kari Pahlman and Diego S. Silva
AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense
  • Jul 27, 2026

AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense

  • The Guardian
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  • Annie Jacobsen
Singer Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's disease and cancer diagnoses
  • Jul 27, 2026

Singer Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's disease and cancer diagnoses

  • Global News

CMA Central

1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests
  • Jul 27, 2026

1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests

  • CBC News
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
  • Jul 10, 2026

Wait, I’m the doctor? A resident on overcoming imposter syndrome

  • Canadian Medical Association
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

Opinions

Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?
  • Jul 27, 2026

Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Guillaume Lhermie
Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy
  • Jul 27, 2026

Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Kari Pahlman and Diego S. Silva
AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense
  • Jul 27, 2026

AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense

  • The Guardian
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  • Annie Jacobsen
Whether the threat is Donald Trump or separatism, health care is a powerful response
  • Jul 26, 2026

Whether the threat is Donald Trump or separatism, health care is a powerful response

  • Toronto Star
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  • Susan Delacourt
How do you judge the real value of a new Alzheimer's drug?
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  • Jul 24, 2026

How do you judge the real value of a new Alzheimer's drug?

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Canada cannot prevent heart disease with episodic care
  • Jul 23, 2026

Canada cannot prevent heart disease with episodic care

  • CHW Perspective
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  • David Loban

News

Tick-borne illness on the rise in Nova Scotia
  • Jul 27, 2026

Tick-borne illness on the rise in Nova Scotia

  • CBC News
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  • Yuan Wang
From broken bones to skull fractures, Alberta ERs see the downside of trampoline fun
  • Jul 27, 2026

From broken bones to skull fractures, Alberta ERs see the downside of trampoline fun

  • CBC News
Finance and health ministers to discuss health funding, but Carney doesn’t commit to extending bilaterals for mental health, home and community care as premiers say they're facing 'fiscal cliff'
  • Jul 27, 2026

Finance and health ministers to discuss health funding, but Carney doesn’t commit to extending bilaterals for mental health, home and community care as premiers say they're facing 'fiscal cliff'

  • The Hill Times
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  • Tessie Sanci
Yukon’s find-a-health-provider waitlist down by half as territory welcomes new doctors
  • Jul 27, 2026

Yukon’s find-a-health-provider waitlist down by half as territory welcomes new doctors

  • CBC News
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  • Dana Hatherly
Cancelled federal ‘axe the fax’ digital prescription program gets new life in Quebec
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  • Jul 27, 2026

Cancelled federal ‘axe the fax’ digital prescription program gets new life in Quebec

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Tu Thanh Ha and Chris Hannay
Canadians may be eligible for a piece of this class-action involving a drug used to treat depression, schizophrenia
  • Jul 27, 2026

Canadians may be eligible for a piece of this class-action involving a drug used to treat depression, schizophrenia

  • CTV News
Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge
  • Jul 27, 2026

Private billing law for doctors threatens universal health care, critics charge

  • Toronto Star
1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests
  • Jul 27, 2026

1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests

  • CBC News
He was diagnosed with dementia at 52. Losing memories wasn't the hardest part
  • Jul 26, 2026

He was diagnosed with dementia at 52. Losing memories wasn't the hardest part

  • CBC News
'Extremely frustrating': Six months later, Alberta yet to implement promised triage liaison physicians
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  • Jul 26, 2026

'Extremely frustrating': Six months later, Alberta yet to implement promised triage liaison physicians

  • Edmonton Journal
Quebec had to allow more private health care. Here's what happened
  • Jul 25, 2026

Quebec had to allow more private health care. Here's what happened

  • Canadian Affairs
Pharma task force urges Health Canada to streamline regulatory reviews as part of suite of recommendations
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  • Jul 24, 2026

Pharma task force urges Health Canada to streamline regulatory reviews as part of suite of recommendations

  • The Globe and Mail

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
U.S. measles cases reach 35-year high, for second record-breaking year in a row
  • Jul 24, 2026

U.S. measles cases reach 35-year high, for second record-breaking year in a row

  • CTV News
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  • Deidre McPhillips, CNN
Hair loss risk goes up on GLP-1 drugs, BMJ study finds
  • Jul 24, 2026

Hair loss risk goes up on GLP-1 drugs, BMJ study finds

  • Global News
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  • Adriana Fallico
Calgary air quality rated as 'very high risk,' conditions expected to persist through Friday
  • Jul 24, 2026

Calgary air quality rated as 'very high risk,' conditions expected to persist through Friday

  • Calgary Herald
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  • Devon Dekuyper
This year's U.S. measles cases have already broken 2025's record
  • Jul 24, 2026

This year's U.S. measles cases have already broken 2025's record

  • CBC News
2026 U.S. measles cases have passed record-breaking tally for all of 2025
  • Jul 24, 2026

2026 U.S. measles cases have passed record-breaking tally for all of 2025

  • Global News
Migraine-related hospital visits spike during periods of wildfire smoke, Canadian study finds
  • Jul 24, 2026

Migraine-related hospital visits spike during periods of wildfire smoke, Canadian study finds

  • CBC News
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  • Lauren Pelley
New training aims to make P.E.I. health care safer for Indigenous patients
  • Jul 24, 2026

New training aims to make P.E.I. health care safer for Indigenous patients

  • CBC News
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  • Thinh Nguyen
Planned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decade
  • Jul 24, 2026

Planned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decade

  • rabble
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  • David J. Climenhaga
Confusing product recall adds to US cyclospora outbreak uncertainty
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  • Jul 24, 2026

Confusing product recall adds to US cyclospora outbreak uncertainty

  • The Guardian
Unifor rallies to protect Canada's public health care
  • Jul 24, 2026

Unifor rallies to protect Canada's public health care

  • Unifor
Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
  • Jul 24, 2026

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

  • The Guardian
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  • Gary Fuller
Doctors are using a regulatory gap to administer an unauthorized peptide
  • Jul 24, 2026

Doctors are using a regulatory gap to administer an unauthorized peptide

  • CBC News
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  • Idil Mussa and Brenda Witmer
Lettuce samples at Taylor Farms negative for cyclospora, Mexican authorities sayc
  • Jul 24, 2026

Lettuce samples at Taylor Farms negative for cyclospora, Mexican authorities sayc

  • CTV News
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  • Sarah Morland
Canadian premiers face calls to improve diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer
  • Jul 23, 2026

Canadian premiers face calls to improve diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer

  • Global News
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  • Ella Macdonald & Rebecca Lau
Canada’s doctors support First Ministers’ plan to break down barriers that prevent health workers from caring for patients
  • Jul 23, 2026

Canada’s doctors support First Ministers’ plan to break down barriers that prevent health workers from caring for patients

  • Canadian Medical Association
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  • Bolu Ogunyemi
Saskatoon firefighters respond to 90 overdoses in 3 days
  • Jul 23, 2026

Saskatoon firefighters respond to 90 overdoses in 3 days

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Halyna Mihalik
Toronto is one of Canada’s most curious cities about weight-loss medication: Study
  • Jul 23, 2026

Toronto is one of Canada’s most curious cities about weight-loss medication: Study

  • now.
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  • Beatriz Ferreira
Travellers should ‘be aware, but not alarmed’ amid U.S. outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite
  • Jul 23, 2026

Travellers should ‘be aware, but not alarmed’ amid U.S. outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
West Nile virus detected in Calgary mosquitoes earlier than usual this year
  • Jul 23, 2026

West Nile virus detected in Calgary mosquitoes earlier than usual this year

  • CBC News
Ottawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season
  • Jul 23, 2026

Ottawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season

  • Global News
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  • Sean Boynton
Nurse practitioner wants province to cover visit fee
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  • Jul 23, 2026

Nurse practitioner wants province to cover visit fee

  • The Hamilton Spectator
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  • Connor McDowell
This American has given blood in every U.S. state and now 1 Canadian province
  • Jul 23, 2026

This American has given blood in every U.S. state and now 1 Canadian province

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Daniel J. Rowe
U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
  • Jul 23, 2026

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite

  • CTV News
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  • Laura Ungar, The Associated Press
Wildfire evacuees from First Nations in northern Ontario face stressors beyond being far from home
  • Jul 23, 2026

Wildfire evacuees from First Nations in northern Ontario face stressors beyond being far from home

  • CBC News
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  • Sarah Law
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