What's behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available
  • Jul 08, 2026

What's behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Will Stone
Families demand answers after hospital sterilization failure as AHS says there was no risk to patients
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  • Jul 08, 2026

Families demand answers after hospital sterilization failure as AHS says there was no risk to patients

  • Edmonton Journal
Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them
  • Jul 08, 2026

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Stephanie Hatzifilalithis
Doctors have told us paperwork is crushing them. Here’s what the CMA is doing about it
  • Jul 08, 2026

Doctors have told us paperwork is crushing them. Here’s what the CMA is doing about it

  • Canadian Medical Association
In Saskatchewan, volunteer drivers go the distance to bridge rural health care’s transportation gap
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  • Jul 08, 2026

In Saskatchewan, volunteer drivers go the distance to bridge rural health care’s transportation gap

  • Globe and Mail
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  • ALANNA SMITH

CMA Central

Doctors have told us paperwork is crushing them. Here’s what the CMA is doing about it
  • Jul 08, 2026

Doctors have told us paperwork is crushing them. Here’s what the CMA is doing about it

  • Canadian Medical Association
How the Safe Social Media Act can keep kids safe — and healthy
  • Jun 26, 2026

How the Safe Social Media Act can keep kids safe — and healthy

  • Canadian Medical Association
Wait, I’m the doctor? A resident on overcoming imposter syndrome
  • Jun 25, 2026

Wait, I’m the doctor? A resident on overcoming imposter syndrome

  • Canadian Medical Association
  •  — 
  • Kaylynn Purdy
Canada’s doctors launch public campaign calling for stronger online protections for children
  • Jun 25, 2026

Canada’s doctors launch public campaign calling for stronger online protections for children

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them
  • Jul 08, 2026

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Stephanie Hatzifilalithis
The AI licensure debate is missing the point of licensure
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  • Jul 08, 2026

The AI licensure debate is missing the point of licensure

  • STAT
  •  — 
  • Afnan R. Tariqand Ami Bhatt
Global health as security: Canada’s opportunity in NATO
  • Jul 07, 2026

Global health as security: Canada’s opportunity in NATO

  • The Hill Times
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  • TARYN RUSSELL
Mark Carney deserves health-care praise
  • Jul 06, 2026

Mark Carney deserves health-care praise

  • Financial Post
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  • Colin Craig
After addiction, I had to earn my daughter's trust and learn to be a mom
  • Jul 05, 2026

After addiction, I had to earn my daughter's trust and learn to be a mom

  • CBC News
Canada needs an off ramp from the funding cliffs threatening public health care
  • Jul 03, 2026

Canada needs an off ramp from the funding cliffs threatening public health care

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Linda Silas

News

AI tool offers early warning system for drug shortages
  • Jul 08, 2026

AI tool offers early warning system for drug shortages

  • Medscape
  •  — 
  • Shawn Radcliffe
The AI licensure debate is missing the point of licensure
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  • Jul 08, 2026

The AI licensure debate is missing the point of licensure

  • STAT
  •  — 
  • Afnan R. Tariqand Ami Bhatt
Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it
  • Jul 08, 2026

Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Drug that could extend lives of Canadians with pancreatic cancer remains out of reach
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  • Jul 08, 2026

Drug that could extend lives of Canadians with pancreatic cancer remains out of reach

  • The Globe and Mail
Can you ever truly cure cancer? Canadian researchers are using blood biopsies to find out
  • Jul 08, 2026

Can you ever truly cure cancer? Canadian researchers are using blood biopsies to find out

  • CBC News
'Don't take that. It's contaminated,' post-storm scavengers warned
  • Jul 07, 2026

'Don't take that. It's contaminated,' post-storm scavengers warned

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Cassandra Bellefeuille
UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $5.8M in federal funding to advance scientific discovery
  • Jul 07, 2026

UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $5.8M in federal funding to advance scientific discovery

  • UBC
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  • UBC Faculty of Medicine
Santé Québec board chair Christiane Germain steps down
  • Jul 07, 2026

Santé Québec board chair Christiane Germain steps down

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Anchal Sharma
Ottawa lost more than $10M in health equipment after 2024 flood: Report
  • Jul 07, 2026

Ottawa lost more than $10M in health equipment after 2024 flood: Report

  • Toronto Sun
  •  — 
  • Brian Towie
An off-duty Alberta doctor saved a man's life with CPR. Then he got a $250 ambulance bill
  • Jul 07, 2026

An off-duty Alberta doctor saved a man's life with CPR. Then he got a $250 ambulance bill

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sheena Goodyear
What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?
  • Jul 07, 2026

What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Samuel Cornell
Endometriosis could be diagnosed via blood test, U.K. study finds
  • Jul 07, 2026

Endometriosis could be diagnosed via blood test, U.K. study finds

  • Global News
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  • Adriana Fallico

Podcasts

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
Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS
  • Jun 26, 2026

Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

  • Science Friday
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
Ad hoc organization relies on creativity, ‘scrappy’ funding to monitor public health during World Cup
  • Jul 07, 2026

Ad hoc organization relies on creativity, ‘scrappy’ funding to monitor public health during World Cup

  • CIDRAP
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  • Meghan Holohan
Health Canada warns doctors not to start this prescription medication
  • Jul 07, 2026

Health Canada warns doctors not to start this prescription medication

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Archie Niari
The ethics of being left out of health research
  • Jul 07, 2026

The ethics of being left out of health research

  • The Conversation
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  • Sonia S Anand
Not all rising health care costs stem from an aging population. What else is driving the increase?
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  • Jul 07, 2026

Not all rising health care costs stem from an aging population. What else is driving the increase?

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Frederick Vettese
Health Canada reviews prescription medication over trial data concerns
  • Jul 07, 2026

Health Canada reviews prescription medication over trial data concerns

  • CTV News
What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several U.S. states, and how to avoid it
  • Jul 07, 2026

What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several U.S. states, and how to avoid it

  • CTV News
911 caller fears cellular 'dead zones' in Yukon's capital city could lead to tragedycb
  • Jul 07, 2026

911 caller fears cellular 'dead zones' in Yukon's capital city could lead to tragedycb

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dana Hatherly
Feeling summertime sadness? Seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter thing
  • Jul 07, 2026

Feeling summertime sadness? Seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter thing

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Magan Carty
Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being
  • Jul 07, 2026

Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being

  • McGill
Can ‘heat hangover’ impact Canadians following last week’s hot weather?
  • Jul 07, 2026

Can ‘heat hangover’ impact Canadians following last week’s hot weather?

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Adriana Fallico
Mental health support must better reflect how young men seek care: GreenShield report
  • Jul 07, 2026

Mental health support must better reflect how young men seek care: GreenShield report

  • Future of Good
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  • Abigail Turner
$500M ambulance contract lacks oversight, no performance targets, says N.L. health ministercb
  • Jul 07, 2026

$500M ambulance contract lacks oversight, no performance targets, says N.L. health ministercb

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Mark Quinn
Week-long heat wave led to dozens of emergency room visits, Toronto Public Health says
  • Jul 07, 2026

Week-long heat wave led to dozens of emergency room visits, Toronto Public Health says

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Elissa Mendes
Online GLP-1 prescriptions are often fast, easy — and low on clinical oversight
  •  —
  • Jul 06, 2026

Online GLP-1 prescriptions are often fast, easy — and low on clinical oversight

  • STAT
  •  — 
  • Katie Palmer
Potential measles exposure at 3 healthcare centres at the end of June: Toronto Public Health
  • Jul 06, 2026

Potential measles exposure at 3 healthcare centres at the end of June: Toronto Public Health

  • CBC News
Going to the beach? Here's how you can tell if there's harmful bacteria in the water
  • Jul 06, 2026

Going to the beach? Here's how you can tell if there's harmful bacteria in the water

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jessica Singer
Horizon withholding key information about Moncton oxytocin class-action, plaintiffs argue
  • Jul 06, 2026

Horizon withholding key information about Moncton oxytocin class-action, plaintiffs argue

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Katelin Belliveau
A drop of blood could make ear surgery more precise
  • Jul 06, 2026

A drop of blood could make ear surgery more precise

  • Digital Journal
  •  — 
  • Tim Sandle
Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again
  • Jul 06, 2026

Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again

  • CBC News
Cancer research in Alberta gets $35 million boost
  •  —
  • Jul 06, 2026

Cancer research in Alberta gets $35 million boost

  • Calgary Herald
Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities
  • Jul 06, 2026

Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Ariel Tozman
In Calgary courts: Man charged with homicide in overdose death of Calgary teen to remain behind bars while lawyer waits for disclosure
  •  —
  • Jul 06, 2026

In Calgary courts: Man charged with homicide in overdose death of Calgary teen to remain behind bars while lawyer waits for disclosure

  • Calgary Herald
Health Minister Michel has not asked AG to investigate Canada Health Infoway spending, wants a third-party audit
  • Jul 06, 2026

Health Minister Michel has not asked AG to investigate Canada Health Infoway spending, wants a third-party audit

  • The Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Tessie Sanci
An anti-inflammatory diet may lower dementia risk, even in people with early signs of Alzheimer’s
  • Jul 06, 2026

An anti-inflammatory diet may lower dementia risk, even in people with early signs of Alzheimer’s

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Katia Hetter
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