Ottawa should prioritize reviews and procurement of Canadian-made drugs, manufacturers say
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  • Mar 11, 2026

Ottawa should prioritize reviews and procurement of Canadian-made drugs, manufacturers say

  • The Globe and Mail
More public-private surgeries on the table: Sask. health minister
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  • Mar 11, 2026

More public-private surgeries on the table: Sask. health minister

  • Regina Leader-Post
FDA warns Novo Nordisk of potential unreported GLP-1 side effects
  • Mar 11, 2026

FDA warns Novo Nordisk of potential unreported GLP-1 side effects

  • NBC News
Majority of Albertans support proposal to restrict temporary immigrants' access to health care: poll
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  • Mar 11, 2026

Majority of Albertans support proposal to restrict temporary immigrants' access to health care: poll

  • National Post
N.S. medical invention to appear in latest episode of TV drama 'The Pitt'
  • Mar 11, 2026

N.S. medical invention to appear in latest episode of TV drama 'The Pitt'

  • CTV News

CMA Central

Why Canada's largest pediatric hospital is betting on artificial intelligence
  • Mar 10, 2026

Why Canada's largest pediatric hospital is betting on artificial intelligence

  • The Globe and Mail
Three women physicians talk leadership, equity and lessons learned
  • Mar 09, 2026

Three women physicians talk leadership, equity and lessons learned

  • Canadian Medical Association
Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms
  • Mar 06, 2026

Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms

  • CBC News
Sask. doctors losing more than 10 hours a week to paperwork
  • Mar 05, 2026

Sask. doctors losing more than 10 hours a week to paperwork

  • 650 CKOM

Opinions

In the MAiD debates, the patient's voice must take precedence
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  • Mar 10, 2026

In the MAiD debates, the patient's voice must take precedence

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Tomorrow’s AI models are learning from today’s polluted research
  • Mar 09, 2026

Tomorrow’s AI models are learning from today’s polluted research

AI is becoming embedded across government, media, and healthcare. But the research ecosystems AI models train on are changing in ways policymakers aren't yet attuned to.

  • CHW Perspective
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  • Nick Tsergas
The government expanded who can provide primary care, but must now define which services Canadians are entitled to
  • Mar 09, 2026

The government expanded who can provide primary care, but must now define which services Canadians are entitled to

  • Ivy Oandasan
Healthcare is a right. The federal government cannot let privatization erode access
  • Mar 09, 2026

Healthcare is a right. The federal government cannot let privatization erode access

  • Linda Silas
Can a "Living Drug" Cure Autoimmune Diseases?
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  • Mar 09, 2026

Can a "Living Drug" Cure Autoimmune Diseases?

  • The New Yorker
AI is practising medicine without a licence
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  • Mar 09, 2026

AI is practising medicine without a licence

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Angela Dong, Blair Bigham

News

N.S. medical invention to appear in latest episode of TV drama 'The Pitt'
  • Mar 11, 2026

N.S. medical invention to appear in latest episode of TV drama 'The Pitt'

  • CTV News
Toronto Public Health confirms Ontario's first cases of clade 1b mpox variant
  • Mar 10, 2026

Toronto Public Health confirms Ontario's first cases of clade 1b mpox variant

  • The Canadian Press
Amazon launches health-AI assistant for US users on its website and app
  • Mar 10, 2026

Amazon launches health-AI assistant for US users on its website and app

  • Reuters
U.S. FDA says it met with states interested in importing cheaper drugs from Canada
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  • Mar 10, 2026

U.S. FDA says it met with states interested in importing cheaper drugs from Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada's Oil Sands Wastelands
  • Mar 10, 2026

Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada's Oil Sands Wastelands

  • The New York Times
Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
  • Mar 10, 2026

Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push

  • CTV News
Canadians are dying preventable deaths in this country's choked ERs, doctors warn
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  • Mar 10, 2026

Canadians are dying preventable deaths in this country's choked ERs, doctors warn

  • National Post
Manitobans denied MAID 5 times national average, federal report shows
  • Mar 10, 2026

Manitobans denied MAID 5 times national average, federal report shows

  • CBC News
Manitoba's monthly measles number reaches three digits for the first time
  • Mar 10, 2026

Manitoba's monthly measles number reaches three digits for the first time

  • CTV News
'A sobering preview': extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds
  • Mar 10, 2026

'A sobering preview': extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds

  • The Guardian
Babies exposed to measles getting preventive treatment every week in Manitoba
  • Mar 10, 2026

Babies exposed to measles getting preventive treatment every week in Manitoba

  • CBC News
N.L. doctor recruitment program was defrauded $450K, but minister remains committed to bonuses
  • Mar 10, 2026

N.L. doctor recruitment program was defrauded $450K, but minister remains committed to bonuses

  • CBC News

Podcasts

Are Women Being Gaslit in Medicine?
  • Mar 10, 2026

Are Women Being Gaslit in Medicine?

  • The Doc Talk Podcast
Health Minister discusses key issues with RED FM
  • Mar 07, 2026

Health Minister discusses key issues with RED FM

  • RED FM
Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers
  • Mar 06, 2026

Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers

  • White Coat, Black Art
Health Data Sovereignty: Systems, Safeguards, Strategy
  • Mar 05, 2026

Health Data Sovereignty: Systems, Safeguards, Strategy

  • Digital Health in Canada
Opposition demands answers from Ontario after claiming that vendor was 'targeted for extortion' in cyberbreach
  • Mar 10, 2026

Opposition demands answers from Ontario after claiming that vendor was 'targeted for extortion' in cyberbreach

  • CTV News
Study links working while sick to higher risk of future absence
  • Mar 10, 2026

Study links working while sick to higher risk of future absence

  • CIDRAP
FDA approves new use of synthetic vitamin B9 — but not for autism symptoms
  • Mar 10, 2026

FDA approves new use of synthetic vitamin B9 — but not for autism symptoms

  • NBC News
Psilocybin may help people quit smoking, new research finds
  • Mar 10, 2026

Psilocybin may help people quit smoking, new research finds

  • npr
Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants
  • Mar 10, 2026

Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants

  • STAT
Ontario hospital tries virtual waiting room to address wait times, overcrowding in ER
  • Mar 10, 2026

Ontario hospital tries virtual waiting room to address wait times, overcrowding in ER

  • The Canadian Press
Tracking Hospital Overdoses Isn't Easy as It Seems: Dr. Bonnie Henry
  • Mar 10, 2026

Tracking Hospital Overdoses Isn't Easy as It Seems: Dr. Bonnie Henry

  • The Tyee
Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people really does age you
  • Mar 10, 2026

Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people really does age you

  • The Guardian
Sask. rolls out healthcare plan, targets nurse practitioner access and surgery wait times
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  • Mar 10, 2026

Sask. rolls out healthcare plan, targets nurse practitioner access and surgery wait times

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Never smoked before? You could still be at risk of lung cancer
  • Mar 10, 2026

Never smoked before? You could still be at risk of lung cancer

  • CBC News
Trump admin looks to boost biosimilars to lower drug costs
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  • Mar 10, 2026

Trump admin looks to boost biosimilars to lower drug costs

  • Axios
Fears for women's rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office
  • Mar 10, 2026

Fears for women's rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

  • The Guardian
New report looks at struggles Canadian Black women face seeking medical care
  • Mar 10, 2026

New report looks at struggles Canadian Black women face seeking medical care

  • CityNews
N.B. patients face highest costs waiting for medical care: study
  • Mar 10, 2026

N.B. patients face highest costs waiting for medical care: study

  • CTV News
Why Canada's largest pediatric hospital is betting on artificial intelligence
  • Mar 10, 2026

Why Canada's largest pediatric hospital is betting on artificial intelligence

  • The Globe and Mail
Province says cuts to caregivers' benefit won't impact Nova Scotians who rely on it
  • Mar 10, 2026

Province says cuts to caregivers' benefit won't impact Nova Scotians who rely on it

  • CTV News
Sask. rolls out healthcare plan, targets nurse practitioner access and surgery wait times
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  • Mar 10, 2026

Sask. rolls out healthcare plan, targets nurse practitioner access and surgery wait times

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
New Zealand Covid response among world's best but 'scars' remain, inquiry finds
  • Mar 10, 2026

New Zealand Covid response among world's best but 'scars' remain, inquiry finds

  • The Guardian
Doug Ford defends health-care record as hospitals say financial 'crisis' is coming
  • Mar 09, 2026

Doug Ford defends health-care record as hospitals say financial 'crisis' is coming

  • CBC News
AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows
  • Mar 09, 2026

AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows

  • The Guardian
Recreational drugs can more than double risk of stroke, study suggests
  • Mar 09, 2026

Recreational drugs can more than double risk of stroke, study suggests

  • The Guardian
The number of Ontarians taking stimulants more than doubled after 2020, study finds
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  • Mar 09, 2026

The number of Ontarians taking stimulants more than doubled after 2020, study finds

  • The Globe and Mail
Regina researchers seek new antibiotic treatments that could save lives
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  • Mar 09, 2026

Regina researchers seek new antibiotic treatments that could save lives

  • Regina Leader-Post
Australians reach for VPNs, find porn sites blocked as online age-restrictions take effect
  • Mar 09, 2026

Australians reach for VPNs, find porn sites blocked as online age-restrictions take effect

  • Reuters
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