US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures
  • May 18, 2026

US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures

  • The Guardian
American tests positive for Ebola virus amid outbreak in Congo and Uganda: CDC
  • May 18, 2026

American tests positive for Ebola virus amid outbreak in Congo and Uganda: CDC

  • CBC News
Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected, sources say
  • May 18, 2026

Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected, sources say

  • CBC News
Wait times at Niagara Health hospitals up 40 per cent, says new report
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  • May 18, 2026

Wait times at Niagara Health hospitals up 40 per cent, says new report

  • Welland Tribune
Health Canada found multiple issues at Grifols' Winnipeg clinic after death, inspector report shows
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  • May 18, 2026

Health Canada found multiple issues at Grifols' Winnipeg clinic after death, inspector report shows

  • The Globe and Mail

CMA Central

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care
  • May 14, 2026

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care

  • Healthy Debate
Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referrals
  • May 11, 2026

Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referrals

  • Global News
Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health care system
  • May 07, 2026

Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health care system

  • Canadian Medical Association
Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their medical expenses. Here’s what doctors are worried about
  • May 04, 2026

Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their medical expenses. Here’s what doctors are worried about

  • CTV News

Opinions

Rationing is built into the Canadian health care system
  • May 18, 2026

Rationing is built into the Canadian health care system
If Alberta wants to keep nurses, we need to support them after they enter the system
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  • May 17, 2026

If Alberta wants to keep nurses, we need to support them after they enter the system

  • Calgary Herald
Canada Was Set to Bring in National Pharmacare. What Happened?
  • May 15, 2026

Canada Was Set to Bring in National Pharmacare. What Happened?

  • The Tyee
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Canada's not ready for the next viral outbreak. We didn't even bother with an inquiry on the last one
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  • May 14, 2026

Canada's not ready for the next viral outbreak. We didn't even bother with an inquiry on the last one

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • ROBYN URBACK
COMMENTARY: Revealing the hidden truth about long-term care
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  • May 14, 2026

COMMENTARY: Revealing the hidden truth about long-term care

  • Saltwire
Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care
  • May 14, 2026

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care

  • Healthy Debate
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  • Margot Burnell

News

A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
  • May 18, 2026

A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
Americans may have been exposed in Congo Ebola outbreak
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  • May 18, 2026

Americans may have been exposed in Congo Ebola outbreak

  • The Washington Post
Health Canada approves second drug targeting underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease
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  • May 18, 2026

Health Canada approves second drug targeting underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease

  • The Globe and Mail
Another Edmonton hospital patient has died in an ER waiting room: AMA
  • May 18, 2026

Another Edmonton hospital patient has died in an ER waiting room: AMA

  • CBC News
Trump's abortion 'gag rule' has Canadian aid sector asking Ottawa to show leadership
  • May 17, 2026

Trump's abortion 'gag rule' has Canadian aid sector asking Ottawa to show leadership

  • Canadian Press
Public alert for measles exposure in Calgary issued by province
  • May 17, 2026

Public alert for measles exposure in Calgary issued by province

  • CTV News
Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87
  • May 17, 2026

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87

  • CTV News
9 surprising habit changes that could prevent or delay dementia, according to Toronto experts
  • May 17, 2026

9 surprising habit changes that could prevent or delay dementia, according to Toronto experts

  • Toronto Star
Court won't hear case against Ontario doctor ordered to pay back $600k for COVID vaccines
  • May 17, 2026

Court won't hear case against Ontario doctor ordered to pay back $600k for COVID vaccines

  • CBC News
'I shouldn't even be here': Man with Stage 4 cancer sees dramatic improvement with new treatment, at a high cost
  • May 17, 2026

'I shouldn't even be here': Man with Stage 4 cancer sees dramatic improvement with new treatment, at a high cost

  • CTV News
New Brunswick goes all in on plan for people without family doctors
  • May 17, 2026

New Brunswick goes all in on plan for people without family doctors

  • CTV News
Canadian in B.C. hospital with 'mild' hantavirus symptoms
  • May 17, 2026

Canadian in B.C. hospital with 'mild' hantavirus symptoms

  • Global 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
France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses
  • May 17, 2026

France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

  • The Canadian Press
Labour and delivery services resuming Saturday in Miramichi, N.B.
  • May 17, 2026

Labour and delivery services resuming Saturday in Miramichi, N.B.

  • CTV News
Ontario Nurses and Health-Care Workers Announce Constitutional Fight to Restore their Right to Meaningful Collective Bargaining and Job Action
  • May 17, 2026

Ontario Nurses and Health-Care Workers Announce Constitutional Fight to Restore their Right to Meaningful Collective Bargaining and Job Action

  • CISION
'Research here is world class': son of Steve Jobs looks to invest in UK cancer care
  • May 17, 2026

'Research here is world class': son of Steve Jobs looks to invest in UK cancer care

  • The Guardian
Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus
  • May 17, 2026

Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus

  • CBC News
Dentists Are Using AI to Scare Patients Into Unnecessary Dental Work, According to an Explosive Investigation
  • May 17, 2026

Dentists Are Using AI to Scare Patients Into Unnecessary Dental Work, According to an Explosive Investigation

  • Futurism
Doctors' AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients
  • May 17, 2026

Doctors' AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients

  • Futurism
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda 'emergency' of international concern
  • May 17, 2026

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda 'emergency' of international concern

  • The Guardian
At least 80 deaths reported as Congo grapples with new Ebola outbreak
  • May 16, 2026

At least 80 deaths reported as Congo grapples with new Ebola outbreak

  • CBC News
Hantavirus has no cure. Here's where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines
  • May 16, 2026

Hantavirus has no cure. Here's where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines

  • CBC News
Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates
  • May 16, 2026

Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates

  • CBC News
Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
  • May 16, 2026

Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
  • May 16, 2026

US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
A new collaborative care clinic in N.B. sparks succession plan for family doctors hoping to retire
  • May 16, 2026

A new collaborative care clinic in N.B. sparks succession plan for family doctors hoping to retire

  • CTV News
FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up
  • May 16, 2026

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

  • Toronto Star
CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine
  • May 16, 2026

CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine

  • Global News
Possible measles exposures in west-end Toronto neighbourhoods, Toronto Public Health warns
  • May 16, 2026

Possible measles exposures in west-end Toronto neighbourhoods, Toronto Public Health warns

  • Toronto Star
Potential measles exposure reported at multiple west-end locations: Toronto Public Health
  • May 16, 2026

Potential measles exposure reported at multiple west-end locations: Toronto Public Health

  • CityNews
FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired
  • May 16, 2026

FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired

  • The Guardian
Alberta investigating death of man who waited six hours in Edmonton ER
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  • May 15, 2026

Alberta investigating death of man who waited six hours in Edmonton ER

  • The Globe and Mail
Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
  • May 15, 2026

Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
'They're trying to starve the members out': N.S. long-term care worker strike reaches fifth week
  • May 15, 2026

'They're trying to starve the members out': N.S. long-term care worker strike reaches fifth week

  • CTV News
Antiviral ensitrelvir cuts risk of COVID-19 in household contacts by two-thirds, study finds
  • May 15, 2026

Antiviral ensitrelvir cuts risk of COVID-19 in household contacts by two-thirds, study finds

  • CIDRAP
Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • May 15, 2026

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • The Guardian
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