Nova Scotia failing to properly oversee addictions, mental health care, says auditor
  • Jun 23, 2026

Nova Scotia failing to properly oversee addictions, mental health care, says auditor

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Lyndsay Armstrong
Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales
  • Jun 23, 2026

Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Andrew Gregory
Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry
  • Jun 23, 2026

Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry

  • CTV News
40 going on 80: Why aging accelerates in mid-life, and how experts say to keep body and brain healthy
  • Jun 23, 2026

40 going on 80: Why aging accelerates in mid-life, and how experts say to keep body and brain healthy

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Can I get sick from bird flu? What are the symptoms, and are chicken and eggs safe to eat?
  • Jun 23, 2026

Can I get sick from bird flu? What are the symptoms, and are chicken and eggs safe to eat?

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • C Raina MacIntyre

CMA Central

CMA recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day
  • Jun 22, 2026

CMA recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day

  • Canadian Medical Association
  •  — 
  • Bolu Ogunyemi
Doctor burnout: calls for change after Quebec pediatrician dies by suicide
  • Jun 22, 2026

Doctor burnout: calls for change after Quebec pediatrician dies by suicide

  • CTV News
‘It’s a gift and a responsibility’: Reporter Karyn Pugliese on the 2026 Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship
  • Jun 18, 2026

‘It’s a gift and a responsibility’: Reporter Karyn Pugliese on the 2026 Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship

  • Canadian Medical Association
How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill
  • Jun 16, 2026

How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill

  • CityNews

Opinions

Politicians can't seem to make a clear decision on MAID, so let's leave it to the Supreme Court
  •  —
  • Jun 23, 2026

Politicians can't seem to make a clear decision on MAID, so let's leave it to the Supreme Court

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
Hospitals should be part of Canada’s ‘buy-Canadian’ strategy
  • Jun 22, 2026

Hospitals should be part of Canada’s ‘buy-Canadian’ strategy

  • The Hamilton Spectator
  •  — 
  • Blake Daly
An urgent prescription for our ailing Canadian health care system
  •  —
  • Jun 22, 2026

An urgent prescription for our ailing Canadian health care system

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Brian Goldman
Are GLP-1s Performance-Enhancing Drugs?
  •  —
  • Jun 20, 2026

Are GLP-1s Performance-Enhancing Drugs?

  • The Atlantic
  •  — 
  • Nicholas Florko
A beginning, not an end, to fixing MAID
  •  —
  • Jun 19, 2026

A beginning, not an end, to fixing MAID

  • The Globe and Mail
More choice means better health care for Albertans
  • Jun 19, 2026

More choice means better health care for Albertans

  • Calgary Sun
  •  — 
  • Mackenzie Moir

News

The deaths of two plasma donors need scrutiny – from Parliament
  •  —
  • Jun 23, 2026

The deaths of two plasma donors need scrutiny – from Parliament

  • The Globe and Mail
Years without fluoridated water show pattern of tooth decay experts warned about
  • Jun 23, 2026

Years without fluoridated water show pattern of tooth decay experts warned about

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Allyson McCormack
Canadian study suggests less breast cancer treatment may be just as effective, with fewer side-effects
  • Jun 23, 2026

Canadian study suggests less breast cancer treatment may be just as effective, with fewer side-effects

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Avis Favaro
Surge in suspected Moncton overdoses caused by drugs tainted with veterinary tranquilizer, officials say
  •  —
  • Jun 23, 2026

Surge in suspected Moncton overdoses caused by drugs tainted with veterinary tranquilizer, officials say

  • The Globe and Mail
WECHU advising public of potential whooping cough exposure after case in Leamington
  • Jun 22, 2026

WECHU advising public of potential whooping cough exposure after case in Leamington

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Liam Baker
New treatment option arrives for Canadians with sleep apnea and obesity
  • Jun 22, 2026

New treatment option arrives for Canadians with sleep apnea and obesity

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Archie Niari
PAHO Issues Formal Health Warnings for 2026 FIFA World Cup Fans Covering Dengue, Measles, Norovirus, and Heat Illness
  • Jun 22, 2026

PAHO Issues Formal Health Warnings for 2026 FIFA World Cup Fans Covering Dengue, Measles, Norovirus, and Heat Illness

  • Medical Daily
  •  — 
  • Joseph James
Telephone consultations the most commonly accessed form of virtual care
  • Jun 22, 2026

Telephone consultations the most commonly accessed form of virtual care

  • Insurance Portal
  •  — 
  • Kate McCaffery
Increasing healthcare access across Canada
  • Jun 22, 2026

Increasing healthcare access across Canada

  • The Logic
  •  — 
  • Deborah Aarts
Indigenous nurses build global alliance to influence the future of healthcare
  • Jun 22, 2026

Indigenous nurses build global alliance to influence the future of healthcare

  • Te Ao Māori News
  •  — 
  • Michael Cugley
Bridging the Gap: Supporting Recovery at the Intersection of Mental Healthcare and Justice
  • Jun 22, 2026

Bridging the Gap: Supporting Recovery at the Intersection of Mental Healthcare and Justice

  • CAMH
Canadian healthcare staff decry ‘cruel hoax’ after scam email promises paid day off
  • Jun 22, 2026

Canadian healthcare staff decry ‘cruel hoax’ after scam email promises paid day off

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Leyland Cecco

Podcasts

Can AI fix ER wait times?
  • Jun 23, 2026

Can AI fix ER wait times?

  • Disruptors
Condoms and wastewater testing: How public health is handling FIFA World Cup
  • Jun 20, 2026

Condoms and wastewater testing: How public health is handling FIFA World Cup

  • White Coat, Black Art
The Wild West of Canada's fertility industry
  • Jun 18, 2026

The Wild West of Canada's fertility industry

  • 10/3: Canada Covered
Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas
  • Jun 03, 2026

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas

  • Toronto Today
Alberta NDP leader calls on Carney for help with UCP government's dual practice strategy
  • Jun 22, 2026

Alberta NDP leader calls on Carney for help with UCP government's dual practice strategy

  • St Albert Gazette
  •  — 
  • David Boles
Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 confirmed cases, 254 deaths, officials say
  • Jun 22, 2026

Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 confirmed cases, 254 deaths, officials say

  • CBC News
Will Alberta’s two-tier surgery system mean longer employee wait times?
  • Jun 22, 2026

Will Alberta’s two-tier surgery system mean longer employee wait times?

  • Human Resources Director
  •  — 
  • Jim Wilson
A blood test that screens for multiple types of cancer? It may be available soon
  • Jun 22, 2026

A blood test that screens for multiple types of cancer? It may be available soon

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Yuki Noguchi
Members of the public may have been exposed to the measles at Pearson Airport, on 2 flights: health unit
  • Jun 22, 2026

Members of the public may have been exposed to the measles at Pearson Airport, on 2 flights: health unit

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Joanna Lavoie
Opioid deaths dropped across Canada last year. Alberta's decline was comparatively small
  • Jun 22, 2026

Opioid deaths dropped across Canada last year. Alberta's decline was comparatively small

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Andrew Jeffrey
Quadriplegic senior says home care now 'worse' as delivery of procedure limited to male workers
  • Jun 22, 2026

Quadriplegic senior says home care now 'worse' as delivery of procedure limited to male workers

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Johna Baylon
AI-for-health care startup Signal 1 takes off as it borrows page from Shopify and Slack
  • Jun 22, 2026

AI-for-health care startup Signal 1 takes off as it borrows page from Shopify and Slack

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Sean Silcoff
Ottawa cut therapy sessions for refugees to 10 hours per year. Now some are pushing back
  • Jun 22, 2026

Ottawa cut therapy sessions for refugees to 10 hours per year. Now some are pushing back

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Raffy Boudjikanian
CMA recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day
  • Jun 22, 2026

CMA recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day

  • Canadian Medical Association
Doctor burnout: calls for change after Quebec pediatrician dies by suicide
  • Jun 22, 2026

Doctor burnout: calls for change after Quebec pediatrician dies by suicide

  • CTV News
Canada eliminates phase III trial requirement for biosimilar approvals
  • Jun 22, 2026

Canada eliminates phase III trial requirement for biosimilar approvals

  • Generics and Biosimilars Initiative
How a Nova Scotia mother’s kitchen experiment became a scientific breakthrough
  • Jun 22, 2026

How a Nova Scotia mother’s kitchen experiment became a scientific breakthrough

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Paul Hollingsworth
An urgent prescription for our ailing Canadian health care system
  •  —
  • Jun 22, 2026

An urgent prescription for our ailing Canadian health care system

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Brian Goldman
Maternal Mortality in Canada: Beyond the Delivery Room
  • Jun 22, 2026

Maternal Mortality in Canada: Beyond the Delivery Room

  • Medscape
  •  — 
  • Alison Palkhivala
After Grit MPs on House Health Committee spent a month blocking probe into Canada Health Infoway’s $300-million terminated PrescribeIT program, minister orders audit, review
  • Jun 22, 2026

After Grit MPs on House Health Committee spent a month blocking probe into Canada Health Infoway’s $300-million terminated PrescribeIT program, minister orders audit, review

  • The Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Tessie Sanci
Seven ways to make the egg-freezing industry better for women
  •  —
  • Jun 22, 2026

Seven ways to make the egg-freezing industry better for women

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Lori Culbert
CMA recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day
  • Jun 22, 2026

CMA recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day

  • Canadian Medical Association
  •  — 
  • Bolu Ogunyemi
Why the debate about MAID for mental illness still rages and where the conversation is at today
  • Jun 22, 2026

Why the debate about MAID for mental illness still rages and where the conversation is at today

  • CBC News
Nunavik saw a record number of tuberculosis cases in 2025. This year isn't looking any better
  • Jun 21, 2026

Nunavik saw a record number of tuberculosis cases in 2025. This year isn't looking any better

  • CBC News
Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say
  • Jun 20, 2026

Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say

  • Canadian Press
  •  — 
  • Pierre Saint-Arnaud
Manitoba adding 200 more hip and knee surgeries this year
  • Jun 20, 2026

Manitoba adding 200 more hip and knee surgeries this year

  • Discover Westman
  •  — 
  • Colleen Houde
Doctors ring alarm bells over wait times to see specialists
  • Jun 20, 2026

Doctors ring alarm bells over wait times to see specialists

  • Times Colonist
  •  — 
  • Cindy E. Harnett
Are GLP-1s Performance-Enhancing Drugs?
  •  —
  • Jun 20, 2026

Are GLP-1s Performance-Enhancing Drugs?

  • The Atlantic
  •  — 
  • Nicholas Florko
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