Individual dies day after plasma donation, but officials say no link found
  • Oct 27, 2026

Individual dies day after plasma donation, but officials say no link found

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Key dates in the evolution of Canada's medically assisted dying laws
  • Oct 27, 2026

Key dates in the evolution of Canada's medically assisted dying laws

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
EU representative praises closer work with Canada on vaccines as U.S. pulls back
  • Oct 27, 2026

EU representative praises closer work with Canada on vaccines as U.S. pulls back

  • National Newswatch
  •  — 
  • Dylan Robertson and Emilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press
Dementia doctors, provinces differ on question of advance consent in MAID
  • Oct 27, 2026

Dementia doctors, provinces differ on question of advance consent in MAID

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Liberals table bill restricting access to MAID for mental illness
  • Oct 27, 2026

Liberals table bill restricting access to MAID for mental illness

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Rachel Aiello

CMA Central

STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act
  • Oct 26, 2026

STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act

  • Canadian Medical Association
Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it
  • Oct 22, 2026

Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it

  • The Hill Times
Canada's doctors and nurses stand with provinces and territories to call for predictable, sustainable health care funding
  • Oct 15, 2026

Canada's doctors and nurses stand with provinces and territories to call for predictable, sustainable health care funding

  • Canadian Medical Association
World’s doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information
  • Oct 15, 2026

World’s doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Are we designing progress around human well-being?
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  • Oct 26, 2026

Are we designing progress around human well-being?

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • JACOB BEAULIEU
Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders
  • Oct 24, 2026

Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Aderonke Agboji and Fiona MacDonald
Canada needs a new approach to frailty
  • Oct 23, 2026

Canada needs a new approach to frailty

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Dr. Greg Andreas
Grifols plasma collection sites should stay closed and private for-profit plasma collection should be prohibited in Canada
  • Oct 23, 2026

Grifols plasma collection sites should stay closed and private for-profit plasma collection should be prohibited in Canada

  • Canadian Health Coalition
  •  — 
  • Anne Lagacé Dowson
Menstrual equity is economic policy, it’s time Canada treated it that way
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  • Oct 23, 2026

Menstrual equity is economic policy, it’s time Canada treated it that way

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Linda Biggs and Kirstin Beardsley
Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout
  • Oct 22, 2026

Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Ali Abdalvand and Ehsan Etezad

News

Long-term medication or modern crash diet? Inside the new world of GLP-1s
  • Oct 27, 2026

Long-term medication or modern crash diet? Inside the new world of GLP-1s

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Pelley
Ontario attaches more than 511K people to primary care amid goal of connecting all
  • Oct 26, 2026

Ontario attaches more than 511K people to primary care amid goal of connecting all

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health
  • Oct 26, 2026

Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Terry Tang, The Associated Press
Inquiry looking into man's death in Edmonton ER hears about too many patients, not enough beds or doctors
  • Oct 26, 2026

Inquiry looking into man's death in Edmonton ER hears about too many patients, not enough beds or doctors

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jesmeen Gill
Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it: Fraser report
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  • Oct 26, 2026

Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it: Fraser report

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Chris Knight
U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads
  • Oct 26, 2026

U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Chandelis Duster
Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada
  • Oct 26, 2026

Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Anya Zoledziowski
STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act
  • Oct 26, 2026

STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act

  • Canadian Medical Association
Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming, says Manitoba minister
  •  —
  • Oct 26, 2026

Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming, says Manitoba minister

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Tessie Sanci
These Canadian doctors are already wrestling with the dilemmas posed by advance requests for MAID
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  • Oct 26, 2026

These Canadian doctors are already wrestling with the dilemmas posed by advance requests for MAID

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Raisa Patel
His doctors gave him 2 or 3 months. A new early-stage Toronto cancer treatment has been a ‘lifesaver’
  •  —
  • Oct 26, 2026

His doctors gave him 2 or 3 months. A new early-stage Toronto cancer treatment has been a ‘lifesaver’

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang and Megan Ogilvie
Manitoban denied out-of-province care for rare condition says he's 'tortured every single day'
  • Oct 26, 2026

Manitoban denied out-of-province care for rare condition says he's 'tortured every single day'

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alicia Wang

Podcasts

What does the latest research say about the benefits of GLP-1 drugs?
  • Oct 27, 2026

What does the latest research say about the benefits of GLP-1 drugs?

  • The Dose
Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers
  • Oct 22, 2026

Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers

  • White Coat, Black Art
Can AI tell me if I have breast cancer?
  • Oct 22, 2026

Can AI tell me if I have breast cancer?

  • The Dose
Flu season's early! What should I do about it?
  • Oct 15, 2026

Flu season's early! What should I do about it?

  • The Dose
A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care
  • Oct 26, 2026

A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Nick Logan and Christine Birak
COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices
  • Oct 26, 2026

COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • CNN
Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths
  • Oct 23, 2026

Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Kate Bartlett
Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care
  • Oct 23, 2026

Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Ruby Cornish
Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis
  • Oct 23, 2026

Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  •  — 
  • Molly McCracken and Kate Kehler
Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient
  • Oct 23, 2026

Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Amanda Schupak, CNN
A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning
  • Oct 23, 2026

A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press
What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?
  • Oct 23, 2026

What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Deidre McPhillips, CNN
What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election?
  • Oct 22, 2026

What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election?

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Baneet Braich
B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country
  • Oct 22, 2026

B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Amy Judd and Catherine Urquhart
Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, research suggests
  • Oct 22, 2026

Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, research suggests

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Andrew Gregory
How Bad Is Another Case of Covid?
  •  —
  • Oct 22, 2026

How Bad Is Another Case of Covid?

  • The New York Times
  •  — 
  • Dani Blum
Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C.
  • Oct 22, 2026

Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C.

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Ruby Cornish
Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on
  • Oct 22, 2026

Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sameer Chhabra
1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France
  • Oct 22, 2026

1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Thomson Reuters
Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, study finds
  • Oct 22, 2026

Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, study finds

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know
  • Oct 22, 2026

Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Cheyanne Mumphrey, The Associated Press
Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing
  • Oct 22, 2026

Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing

  • Hospital News
Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care
  • Oct 22, 2026

Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care

  • National Post
Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market
  • Oct 22, 2026

Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Richa Naidu and Dominique Patton
Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different
  •  —
  • Oct 22, 2026

Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned.
  • Oct 22, 2026

Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned.

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Pat Foran
Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec
  • Oct 22, 2026

Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth
  • Oct 22, 2026

Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Maeve Ellis
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