She was trapped in a 'vicious cycle' of addiction, alcoholism. Her recovery story offers hope to others
  • Aug 11, 2026

She was trapped in a 'vicious cycle' of addiction, alcoholism. Her recovery story offers hope to others

  • CBC News
Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids
  • Aug 10, 2026

Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids

  • npr
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  • Rob Stein
WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
  • Aug 10, 2026

WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared

  • CTV News
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  • Constant Same Bagalwa and Mark Banchereau, The Associated Press
What eggs, jalapenos, chickens and chameleons have in common this summer: salmonella
  • Aug 10, 2026

What eggs, jalapenos, chickens and chameleons have in common this summer: salmonella

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2 more tuberculosis cases confirmed in Edmonton's inner-city outbreak
  • Aug 10, 2026

2 more tuberculosis cases confirmed in Edmonton's inner-city outbreak

  • CBC News
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  • Wallis Snowdon

CMA Central

Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026
  • Aug 10, 2026

Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026

  • The Hill Times
Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk
  • Aug 04, 2026

Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk

  • Global News
Ontario invests $55.8M in York medical school to train more family doctors
  • Aug 04, 2026

Ontario invests $55.8M in York medical school to train more family doctors

  • Global News
Canada’s health workforce united: investing in health care keeps Canada strong
  • Jul 28, 2026

Canada’s health workforce united: investing in health care keeps Canada strong

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

When mom was diagnosed with dementia, we had a blueprint for her care written by her
  • Aug 09, 2026

When mom was diagnosed with dementia, we had a blueprint for her care written by her

  • CBC News
Health-data sharing across provinces is the cornerstone of the government’s new AI strategy, but will our privacy really be protected?
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  • Aug 06, 2026

Health-data sharing across provinces is the cornerstone of the government’s new AI strategy, but will our privacy really be protected?

  • Hill Times
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  • DEAN REGIER and BRET NESTOR
Lack of innovation isn’t Canada’s problem—it’s the lack of adoption
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Lack of innovation isn’t Canada’s problem—it’s the lack of adoption

  • Hill Times
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  • CAMERON GROOME and KEN HUGHES
Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid

  • Hill Times
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  • KAPIL KAPOOR
Canada’s pharmaceutical strategy needs the entire supply chain
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Canada’s pharmaceutical strategy needs the entire supply chain

  • Hill Times
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  • ANGELIQUE BERG
Don’t give the provinces more money for health, give them more room to raise it themselves
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  • Aug 05, 2026

Don’t give the provinces more money for health, give them more room to raise it themselves

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Andrew Coyne

News

Terminally ill woman spent 20 hours in hallway at Health Sciences Centre, daughter says
  • Aug 10, 2026

Terminally ill woman spent 20 hours in hallway at Health Sciences Centre, daughter says

  • CBC News
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  • Justin Fiacconi
Trump signs order overriding CDC vaccine schedule and breaking up measles, mumps and rubella shots
  • Aug 10, 2026

Trump signs order overriding CDC vaccine schedule and breaking up measles, mumps and rubella shots

  • The Guardian
Congo's Ebola outbreak started months before official declaration: WHO
  • Aug 10, 2026

Congo's Ebola outbreak started months before official declaration: WHO

  • Global News
Canada’s measles cases are half of U.S. total, despite smaller population
  • Aug 10, 2026

Canada’s measles cases are half of U.S. total, despite smaller population

  • Global News
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  • The Canadian Press
Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026
  • Aug 10, 2026

Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026

  • The Hill Times
‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
  • Aug 10, 2026

‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke

  • The Guardian
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  • Ajit Niranjan
Terminally-ill woman spent 21 hours in hallway at emergency room, daughter says
  • Aug 10, 2026

Terminally-ill woman spent 21 hours in hallway at emergency room, daughter says

  • CBC News
Cancer-diagnosed Albertans may have to partly pay for diagnostic scans, even after government compensation
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  • Aug 10, 2026

Cancer-diagnosed Albertans may have to partly pay for diagnostic scans, even after government compensation

  • Edmonton Journal
Side effects reported with U.S.-approved flu shot may scare people away, expert warns
  • Aug 10, 2026

Side effects reported with U.S.-approved flu shot may scare people away, expert warns

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Joe Van Wonderen
This Mississauga mom had her skin cancer symptoms dismissed by dermatologists. A new clinic came to the rescue
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  • Aug 10, 2026

This Mississauga mom had her skin cancer symptoms dismissed by dermatologists. A new clinic came to the rescue

  • Toronto Star
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  • Kevin Jiang
Canada’s blood shortage is improving, but more donors are still needed
  • Aug 10, 2026

Canada’s blood shortage is improving, but more donors are still needed

  • CTV News
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  • Maria Sarrouh
Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser
  • Aug 10, 2026

Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser

  • CBC News
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  • Benjamin Lopez Steven

Podcasts

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

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

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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
Drug driving: Drugs now outpace alcohol in fatal car crashes
  • Aug 10, 2026

Drug driving: Drugs now outpace alcohol in fatal car crashes

  • Canadian Affairs
Life after West Nile virus: Ontario families call for more awareness as we enter mosquito season
  • Aug 09, 2026

Life after West Nile virus: Ontario families call for more awareness as we enter mosquito season

  • CBC News
Canada has half as many measles cases as U.S.: WHO data
  • Aug 08, 2026

Canada has half as many measles cases as U.S.: WHO data

  • CTV News
'Extremely concerning': Halton Region warns of 'highly potent' synthetic opioid in unregulated drug supply
  • Aug 07, 2026

'Extremely concerning': Halton Region warns of 'highly potent' synthetic opioid in unregulated drug supply

  • CTV News
One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid
  • Aug 07, 2026

One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid

  • Canadian Press
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  • Prosper Heri Ngorora And Mark Banchereau
U.S. Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year
  • Aug 07, 2026

U.S. Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

  • CTV News
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  • Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press
Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children
  • Aug 07, 2026

Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children

  • The Conversation
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  • Elizabeth Squirell
What to know about the multistate Salmonella outbreak in the U.S.
  • Aug 07, 2026

What to know about the multistate Salmonella outbreak in the U.S.

  • CTV News
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  • Padmanabhan Ananthan
Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI
  • Aug 07, 2026

Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI

  • The Guardian
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  • Ian Sample
Clinics, technicians question Alberta's new self-referral method for health testsDayne Patterson
  • Aug 07, 2026

Clinics, technicians question Alberta's new self-referral method for health testsDayne Patterson

  • CBC News
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  • Dayne Patterson
Researchers tracking whether contagious catfish cancer in Quebec has spread to N.B.
  • Aug 07, 2026

Researchers tracking whether contagious catfish cancer in Quebec has spread to N.B.

  • Toronto Star
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  • Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press
A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
  • Aug 07, 2026

A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Joseph Kim
Saskatoon man says father with Alzheimer’s spent nearly five days in hospital hallway
  • Aug 07, 2026

Saskatoon man says father with Alzheimer’s spent nearly five days in hospital hallway

  • CTV News
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  • Stacey Hein
Ontario greenhouse growers say their produce is safe amid cyclospora outbreak
  • Aug 07, 2026

Ontario greenhouse growers say their produce is safe amid cyclospora outbreak

  • CTV News
Quebec lettuce growers operating at a loss amid U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Aug 06, 2026

Quebec lettuce growers operating at a loss amid U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak

  • Global News
Granby Zoo issues warning about Japanese macaque following possible Herpes B virus exposure
  • Aug 06, 2026

Granby Zoo issues warning about Japanese macaque following possible Herpes B virus exposure

  • CTV News
Alberta records highest number of opioid-related EMS calls as potent drug supply complicates overdose responses
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  • Aug 06, 2026

Alberta records highest number of opioid-related EMS calls as potent drug supply complicates overdose responses

  • Edmonton Journal
Avoiding these 3 things in middle age may delay dementia risk by 13 years
  • Aug 06, 2026

Avoiding these 3 things in middle age may delay dementia risk by 13 years

  • Global News
How to protect yourself — and your kids — from wildfire smoke
  • Aug 06, 2026

How to protect yourself — and your kids — from wildfire smoke

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Steven Chua
Months-long strike disrupts disability care, pushing Ontario families to the brink
  • Aug 06, 2026

Months-long strike disrupts disability care, pushing Ontario families to the brink

  • CTV News
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  • Elissa Mendes, The Canadian Press
U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to jalapenos spreads in 27 states
  • Aug 06, 2026

U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to jalapenos spreads in 27 states

  • Global News
Quebec tops 200 diarrhea-inducing cyclosporiasis cases. What’s behind the uptick?
  • Aug 06, 2026

Quebec tops 200 diarrhea-inducing cyclosporiasis cases. What’s behind the uptick?

  • Montreal Gazette
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  • Kalina Laframboise
FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine for the flu
  • Aug 06, 2026

FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine for the flu

  • Global News
Moderna authorized to launch its Ebola vaccine clinical trials in Canada
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  • Aug 06, 2026

Moderna authorized to launch its Ebola vaccine clinical trials in Canada

  • National Post
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  • AFP
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