US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
  • Aug 31, 2026

US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts

  • The Guardian
Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
  • Aug 31, 2026

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Associated Press
Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented
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  • Aug 31, 2026

Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented

  • The Globe and Mail
To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It
  • Aug 31, 2026

To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It

  • MacLean's
Postpartum psychosis is terrifying but treatable, this survivor says. The challenge is finding support
  • Aug 31, 2026

Postpartum psychosis is terrifying but treatable, this survivor says. The challenge is finding support

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Laura Fraser

CMA Central

Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented
  •  —
  • Aug 31, 2026

Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented

  • The Globe and Mail
To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It
  • Aug 31, 2026

To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It

  • MacLean's
Election of first Black CMA president shines light on historical biases in medicine
  • Aug 24, 2026

Election of first Black CMA president shines light on historical biases in medicine

  • The Hamilton Spectator
How embracing AI can bring more time — and joy — to medicine
  • Aug 24, 2026

How embracing AI can bring more time — and joy — to medicine

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Lessons for global refugee challenges can be found in a Nova Scotia pharmacy
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  • Aug 31, 2026

Lessons for global refugee challenges can be found in a Nova Scotia pharmacy

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • TRACEY MAULFAIR
CFIA vows to beef up inspection with 250 jobs while hundreds of staff remain in limbo
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  • Aug 31, 2026

CFIA vows to beef up inspection with 250 jobs while hundreds of staff remain in limbo

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • MZWANDILE PONCANA
How long will Ottawa let Alberta test the limits of medicare?
  • Aug 28, 2026

How long will Ottawa let Alberta test the limits of medicare?

  • Edmonton Journal
  •  — 
  • Bernard Ho and Thara Kumar
My mom’s MAID death was the first to be investigated by police
  • Aug 28, 2026

My mom’s MAID death was the first to be investigated by police

  • The Walrus
  •  — 
  • Alicia Duncan
Same doctor, different price tag: How universal health care is under attack
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  • Aug 27, 2026

Same doctor, different price tag: How universal health care is under attack

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Iris Gorfinkel
When the numbers match the pain: Measuring what health care misses at the moment of pregnancy loss
  • Aug 25, 2026

When the numbers match the pain: Measuring what health care misses at the moment of pregnancy loss

  • Healthy Debate

News

Canadian scientists import U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
  • Aug 31, 2026

Canadian scientists import U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change

  • Be Giant
  •  — 
  • Rebecca Gao
Canada needs to bolster its biomanufacturing capacity
  • Aug 31, 2026

Canada needs to bolster its biomanufacturing capacity

  • Hospital News
Black people in Canada face barriers to donating much-needed blood
  • Aug 31, 2026

Black people in Canada face barriers to donating much-needed blood

  • Hospital News
National security threat from superintelligent AI ‘currently unaddressed’ in national AI strategy, warns advocacy group
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  • Aug 31, 2026

National security threat from superintelligent AI ‘currently unaddressed’ in national AI strategy, warns advocacy group

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • JESSE CNOCKAERT
Medicare's pilot GLP-1 discount program has a catch. Some sick patients don't qualify
  • Aug 31, 2026

Medicare's pilot GLP-1 discount program has a catch. Some sick patients don't qualify

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Jackie Fortiér
Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have
  • Aug 31, 2026

Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Meghan Rabbitt
Cancer survivor fights to axe the U.K.'s sunscreen tax. Should Canada do the same?
  • Aug 31, 2026

Cancer survivor fights to axe the U.K.'s sunscreen tax. Should Canada do the same?

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sheena Goodyear
Drinking among Gen Z adults has gone up, busting the sober myth
  • Aug 31, 2026

Drinking among Gen Z adults has gone up, busting the sober myth

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Anya Zoledziowski
Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
  • Aug 31, 2026

Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press
Stressed out about politics? It could be impacting your health
  • Aug 31, 2026

Stressed out about politics? It could be impacting your health

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Meagan Fitzpatrick
Top Alberta doctor touts once-a-month shot to counter OD brain damage
  •  —
  • Aug 29, 2026

Top Alberta doctor touts once-a-month shot to counter OD brain damage

  • Edmonton Journal
It will take $6M to restore flooded Henwood addiction centre: Recovery Alberta
  •  —
  • Aug 29, 2026

It will take $6M to restore flooded Henwood addiction centre: Recovery Alberta

  • Edmonton Journal

Podcasts

Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public health care
  • Jul 29, 2026

Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public health care

  • The Big Story
Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak
  • Jul 18, 2026

Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak

  • Science Friday
Grief built this treatment centre
  • Jul 13, 2026

Grief built this treatment centre

  • White Coat, Black Art
How post-traumatic stress led one paramedic to a new mission
  • Jul 04, 2026

How post-traumatic stress led one paramedic to a new mission

  • White Coat, Black Art
Dolly Parton's sister says singer was still thinking of others while battling cancer
  • Aug 28, 2026

Dolly Parton's sister says singer was still thinking of others while battling cancer

  • CBC News
With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life
  • Aug 28, 2026

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations
  • Aug 28, 2026

Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jenna Olsen
Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were 'fabricated'
  • Aug 28, 2026

Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were 'fabricated'

  • The Guardian
AI can detect heart disease in women using mammograms, study suggests
  • Aug 28, 2026

AI can detect heart disease in women using mammograms, study suggests

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Andrew Gregory
Surgeons successfully complete 1st-ever AI-assisted brain tumour removal
  • Aug 28, 2026

Surgeons successfully complete 1st-ever AI-assisted brain tumour removal

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Rachel Goodman
Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for another 30 days
  • Aug 28, 2026

Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for another 30 days

  • CityNews
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
‘Birth control almost killed me’: Quebec woman survives cardiac arrest after blood clot
  • Aug 28, 2026

‘Birth control almost killed me’: Quebec woman survives cardiac arrest after blood clot

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on
  • Aug 28, 2026

Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Constant Same Bagalwa and Ope Adetayo
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country's worst outbreak on record, health minister says
  • Aug 27, 2026

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country's worst outbreak on record, health minister says

  • CTV News
U.S. vaccine rhetoric blamed for B.C. vaccination rates as measles cases rise
  • Aug 27, 2026

U.S. vaccine rhetoric blamed for B.C. vaccination rates as measles cases rise

  • CTV News
The hidden catch of paying for faster healthcare services like Medcan in Ontario
  • Aug 27, 2026

The hidden catch of paying for faster healthcare services like Medcan in Ontario

  • Yahoo News
  •  — 
  • Sadaf Ahsan
An Egyptian pharmaceutical firm is developing an Ebola vaccine
  • Aug 27, 2026

An Egyptian pharmaceutical firm is developing an Ebola vaccine

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free
  • Aug 27, 2026

WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
Canadians’ Private Spending on Health Care Is Up Sharply
  • Aug 27, 2026

Canadians’ Private Spending on Health Care Is Up Sharply

  • The Tyee
  •  — 
  • Aisha Chaudhry
Winnipeg’s Portage Place is getting a massive makeover – complete with a new health care centre
  •  —
  • Aug 27, 2026

Winnipeg’s Portage Place is getting a massive makeover – complete with a new health care centre

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Kristy Kirkup
Overstretched youth mental health providers in Ontario brace for return to school
  • Aug 27, 2026

Overstretched youth mental health providers in Ontario brace for return to school

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Elissa Mendes, The Canadian Press
Cross Cancer Institute unveils promising cancer treatment
  •  —
  • Aug 26, 2026

Cross Cancer Institute unveils promising cancer treatment

  • Edmonton Journal
Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?
  • Aug 26, 2026

Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Kat Lay
Childhood vaccination rates remain stable in Quebec despite the COVID-19 pandemic
  •  —
  • Aug 26, 2026

Childhood vaccination rates remain stable in Quebec despite the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press
States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices
  • Aug 26, 2026

States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Alex Olgin
Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane
  • Aug 26, 2026

Two German airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
U.S. regulators approve targeted pancreatic cancer drug shown to improve survival rates
  • Aug 26, 2026

U.S. regulators approve targeted pancreatic cancer drug shown to improve survival rates

  • CBC News
E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40%, many with head and brain injuries
  •  —
  • Aug 26, 2026

E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40%, many with head and brain injuries

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
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