'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
  • Apr 17, 2026

'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests

  • BBC News
Ontario inquest hears how hospital system 'failed' Indigenous woman who died after 2 days of seeking help
  • Apr 17, 2026

Ontario inquest hears how hospital system 'failed' Indigenous woman who died after 2 days of seeking help

  • CBC News
Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded
  • Apr 17, 2026

Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded

  • CP24
Plant-based milk facility 'haven for listeria' before deadly outbreak: FOI docs
  • Apr 17, 2026

Plant-based milk facility 'haven for listeria' before deadly outbreak: FOI docs

  • Global News
Ontario's MAID advisers say they're being pushed out for dissenting views — but the chief coroner disagrees
  • Apr 17, 2026

Ontario's MAID advisers say they're being pushed out for dissenting views — but the chief coroner disagrees

  • 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

'Pandora's box': Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare
  • Apr 17, 2026

'Pandora's box': Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare

  • The Breach
Cuts at Ottawa Hospital will hurt patients, nurses' union warns
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  • Apr 17, 2026

Cuts at Ottawa Hospital will hurt patients, nurses' union warns

  • Ottawa Citizen
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  • Elizabeth Payne
Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks
  • Apr 17, 2026

Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks

  • STAT
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

News

Public funds don't make Catholic hospitals 'government actors': lawyer in MAID case
  • Apr 17, 2026

Public funds don't make Catholic hospitals 'government actors': lawyer in MAID case

  • The Canadian Press
Former AHS CEO wants podcasters held in contempt for 'harassment' campaign
  • Apr 17, 2026

Former AHS CEO wants podcasters held in contempt for 'harassment' campaign

  • CBC News
Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
  • Apr 17, 2026

Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
Five days into long-term care worker strike: Nova Scotia government firm, 'resentment just grows and grows' for some picketers
  •  —
  • Apr 17, 2026

Five days into long-term care worker strike: Nova Scotia government firm, 'resentment just grows and grows' for some picketers

  • Saltwire
Researchers identify higher risk of heart disease in syphilis patients as US infections climb
  • Apr 17, 2026

Researchers identify higher risk of heart disease in syphilis patients as US infections climb

  • CIDRAP
New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs
  •  —
  • Apr 17, 2026

New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs

  • The New York Times
Death rate in US immigration detention centres reaches 22-year-high
  • Apr 17, 2026

Death rate in US immigration detention centres reaches 22-year-high

  • NBC News
Northern Health loses appeal in vaccine-related dismissal case
  • Apr 17, 2026

Northern Health loses appeal in vaccine-related dismissal case

  • Vancouver Sun
Small think tank poll suggests appetite for private health care; ER doc says it's not the way
  • Apr 17, 2026

Small think tank poll suggests appetite for private health care; ER doc says it's not the way

  • CTV News
New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply
  • Apr 17, 2026

New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply

  • CBC News
At least 5 dead in Burundi from a mystery illness: Africa CDC
  • Apr 17, 2026

At least 5 dead in Burundi from a mystery illness: Africa CDC

  • CIDRAP
Woman collapses in ER wait room in video shown at Ontario inquest examining her sepsis death
  • Apr 17, 2026

Woman collapses in ER wait room in video shown at Ontario inquest examining her sepsis death

  • CBC News

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
  •  —
  • Apr 17, 2026

Trump to Nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Vaccine Supporter, as CDC Director

  • The New York Times
Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says
  • Apr 17, 2026

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says

  • Toronto Star
Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections
  • Apr 17, 2026

Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections

  • CIDRAP
Additional workers join Nova Scotia long-term care strike, with more on the way
  • Apr 17, 2026

Additional workers join Nova Scotia long-term care strike, with more on the way

  • Toronto Star
Kennedy faces questioning on measles and preventative services at House hearing
  • Apr 17, 2026

Kennedy faces questioning on measles and preventative services at House hearing

  • NBC News
Northern nurses' body splits into two groups with differing roles
  • Apr 17, 2026

Northern nurses' body splits into two groups with differing roles

  • Cabin Radio
Health Canada approves first needle-free treatment for allergic reactions
  • Apr 17, 2026

Health Canada approves first needle-free treatment for allergic reactions

  • Global News
Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as new CDC chief
  • Apr 17, 2026

Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as new CDC chief

  • npr
Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds
  • Apr 17, 2026

Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds

  • CTV News
Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand 'shameful' Palantir NHS contract be scrapped
  • Apr 17, 2026

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand 'shameful' Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

  • The Guardian
B.C. report details 'tragedy' of maternal, infant deaths linked to toxic drugs
  • Apr 16, 2026

B.C. report details 'tragedy' of maternal, infant deaths linked to toxic drugs

  • CTV News
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
Province seeks new home for Saskatoon drug testing machine
  • Apr 16, 2026

Province seeks new home for Saskatoon drug testing machine

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

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

  • The Globe and Mail
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
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
  •  —
  • 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
  •  —
  • 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
  •  —
  • 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
  • Apr 16, 2026

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

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

White House weighs former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC

  • Axios
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