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It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that
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  • Oct 13, 2026

It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that

Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status
  • Oct 13, 2026

Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status

How menopause can impact your eyes
  • Oct 13, 2026

How menopause can impact your eyes

Public health reports new measles case at Montreal airport and a hospital
  • Oct 13, 2026

Public health reports new measles case at Montreal airport and a hospital

'We can’t deal with it in Canada': Some women turn to Mexico for endometriosis care
  • Oct 13, 2026

'We can’t deal with it in Canada': Some women turn to Mexico for endometriosis care

Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review
  • Oct 12, 2026

Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review

Five takeaways from the leading conference on physician health
  • Oct 10, 2026

Five takeaways from the leading conference on physician health

1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows
  • Oct 09, 2026

1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows

What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition
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  • Oct 09, 2026

What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition

Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds
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  • Oct 09, 2026

Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds

Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns
  • Oct 09, 2026

Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns

'Complete shock': Cancer patient faces huge, unexpected bill to carry on with successful treatmentc
  • Oct 08, 2026

'Complete shock': Cancer patient faces huge, unexpected bill to carry on with successful treatmentc

What happens when you put a daycare and a long-term care home under one roof
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  • Oct 08, 2026

What happens when you put a daycare and a long-term care home under one roof

Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
  • Oct 08, 2026

Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case

Liberals signal new MAID legislation to be tabled this fall
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  • Oct 08, 2026

Liberals signal new MAID legislation to be tabled this fall

Americans face steep increase in Canadian drug costs if U.S. customs rule takes effect
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  • Oct 08, 2026

Americans face steep increase in Canadian drug costs if U.S. customs rule takes effect

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s
  • Oct 08, 2026

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s

Canadian develops at-home cancer-screening test after doctors said he was too young to get tested
  • Oct 08, 2026

Canadian develops at-home cancer-screening test after doctors said he was too young to get tested

WHO wants more answers from Russia about lab worker's death, as pneumonic plague concerns linger
  • Oct 08, 2026

WHO wants more answers from Russia about lab worker's death, as pneumonic plague concerns linger

What is the pneumonic plague?
  • Oct 08, 2026

What is the pneumonic plague?

A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life
  • Oct 07, 2026

A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life

Policy experts provide prescriptions for feds on dealing with drug shortages
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  • Oct 07, 2026

Policy experts provide prescriptions for feds on dealing with drug shortages

She’s a nutritionist. It didn’t stop perimenopause weight gain catching her totally off guard
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  • Oct 07, 2026

She’s a nutritionist. It didn’t stop perimenopause weight gain catching her totally off guard

Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness
  • Oct 07, 2026

Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?
  • Oct 07, 2026

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

Menopause makes your body age faster. Here’s why — and what you can do about it
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  • Oct 07, 2026

Menopause makes your body age faster. Here’s why — and what you can do about it

Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died
  • Oct 07, 2026

Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died

Ontario’s flu season is off to an early start, especially among kids
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  • Oct 07, 2026

Ontario’s flu season is off to an early start, especially among kids

Weight gain can be one of menopause’s most distressing symptoms. Experts break it down
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  • Oct 07, 2026

Weight gain can be one of menopause’s most distressing symptoms. Experts break it down

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