New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1st
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  • Feb 27, 2026

New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1st

  • The Hill Times
What does healthcare coverage for newcomers actually cost Alberta?
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  • Feb 27, 2026

What does healthcare coverage for newcomers actually cost Alberta?

  • The Globe and Mail
Canada is trying to cut overuse of antipsychotics in long-term care homes. But the rate is still high
  • Feb 27, 2026

Canada is trying to cut overuse of antipsychotics in long-term care homes. But the rate is still high

  • CBC News
Legal challenge over uranium waste in Elliot Lake homes ends as nuclear regulator denies jurisdiction
  • Feb 27, 2026

Legal challenge over uranium waste in Elliot Lake homes ends as nuclear regulator denies jurisdiction
AI minister says OpenAI still not doing enough in wake of B.C. shooting, will meet CEO Altman
  • Feb 27, 2026

AI minister says OpenAI still not doing enough in wake of B.C. shooting, will meet CEO Altman

  • CBC News

CMA Central

Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
  • Feb 27, 2026

Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization

  • The Canadian Press
Canadians’ ease of access to primary care depends on where you live: survey
  • Feb 25, 2026

Canadians’ ease of access to primary care depends on where you live: survey

  • Global News
CMA congratulates Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer
  • Feb 23, 2026

CMA congratulates Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer

  • Canadian Medical Association
COMMENTARY: Sick notes are slowly being banned but much more is needed to reduce administrative burden
  • Feb 20, 2026

COMMENTARY: Sick notes are slowly being banned but much more is needed to reduce administrative burden

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

There's too much red tape in Canadian health care
  • Feb 27, 2026

There's too much red tape in Canadian health care

  • Healthing
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  • Margot Burnell and Corinne Pohlmann
We need to improve virtual health care for the disabled – especially in winter
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  • Feb 27, 2026

We need to improve virtual health care for the disabled – especially in winter

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Jessica Slice
Patients not showing up for medical appointments is putting a strain on our health care system
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  • Feb 26, 2026

Patients not showing up for medical appointments is putting a strain on our health care system

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Shannon Moneo
The AI we get may not be the AI we need: Why physician-led governance is essential
  • Feb 26, 2026

The AI we get may not be the AI we need: Why physician-led governance is essential

  • Healthy Debate
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  • Jane Purvis, Chandi Chandrasena
The challenge of whether to fund promising new drugs
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  • Feb 26, 2026

The challenge of whether to fund promising new drugs

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Are we really overdiagnosing mental illness?
  • Feb 22, 2026

Are we really overdiagnosing mental illness?

  • The Guardian

News

Refugee and immigrant children less likely to go to hospital emergency for minor issues
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  • Feb 27, 2026

Refugee and immigrant children less likely to go to hospital emergency for minor issues

  • Ottawa Citizen
Do 'forever chemicals' age men faster? Experts urge caution on new study
  • Feb 27, 2026

Do 'forever chemicals' age men faster? Experts urge caution on new study

  • Global News
Nova Scotia Menopause Centre of Excellence will be the first in Canada
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  • Feb 27, 2026

Nova Scotia Menopause Centre of Excellence will be the first in Canada

  • Saltwire
As literacy rates lag, a U.S. pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability
  • Feb 27, 2026

As literacy rates lag, a U.S. pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

  • CTV News
College of Family Physicians of Canada calls on Ottawa to increase support for family doctors
  • Feb 27, 2026

College of Family Physicians of Canada calls on Ottawa to increase support for family doctors

  • CBC News
European regulators recommend approval of combined mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID
  • Feb 27, 2026

European regulators recommend approval of combined mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID

  • CIDRAP
Changes to autism, disability funding leave parents with questions
  • Feb 27, 2026

Changes to autism, disability funding leave parents with questions

  • CBC News
Sudbury dentists are backing away from underfunded kids dental program
  • Feb 27, 2026

Sudbury dentists are backing away from underfunded kids dental program

  • Sudbury.com
'It's not fair': Nova Scotia family who lost baby says system failed them
  • Feb 27, 2026

'It's not fair': Nova Scotia family who lost baby says system failed them

  • Global News
About 27,000 Alberta health-care workers approve contract deal with AHS
  • Feb 27, 2026

About 27,000 Alberta health-care workers approve contract deal with AHS
McGill study links sleep habits to health risks for night owls, early birds
  • Feb 27, 2026

McGill study links sleep habits to health risks for night owls, early birds

  • CTV News
Number of reported US measles cases tops 1,100
  • Feb 27, 2026

Number of reported US measles cases tops 1,100

  • CIDRAP

Podcasts

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas
  • Feb 26, 2026

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas

  • Toronto Today
The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health data
  • Feb 26, 2026

The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health data

  • The Big Story
The Man Flu
  • Feb 26, 2026

The Man Flu

  • The Body of Evidence
Think It’s Not Your Heart? Think Again.
  • Feb 26, 2026

Think It’s Not Your Heart? Think Again.

  • The Doc Talk Podcast
WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots
  • Feb 27, 2026

WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots

  • CIDRAP
Kansas revokes driver's licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights
  • Feb 27, 2026

Kansas revokes driver's licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights

  • The Guardian
Measles exposure alert issued at Strathcona Community Hospital, 16 cases confirmed so far in 2026
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  • Feb 27, 2026

Measles exposure alert issued at Strathcona Community Hospital, 16 cases confirmed so far in 2026

  • Edmonton Journal
Doctor faces 43 sex crime charges, including voyeurism, sexual assault, CSAM
  • Feb 27, 2026

Doctor faces 43 sex crime charges, including voyeurism, sexual assault, CSAM

  • CBC News
'Unbelievably dangerous': experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
  • Feb 27, 2026

'Unbelievably dangerous': experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

  • The Guardian
His heart stopped in a St. John's emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he's calling for change
  • Feb 27, 2026

His heart stopped in a St. John's emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he's calling for change

  • CBC News
Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting
  • Feb 27, 2026

Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting
Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
  • Feb 27, 2026

Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization

  • The Canadian Press
Cervical cancer is 'fastest-rising' form in Canada as doctors urge action
  • Feb 27, 2026

Cervical cancer is 'fastest-rising' form in Canada as doctors urge action

  • Global News
Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn
  • Feb 27, 2026

Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn

  • The Guardian
Researchers studied who's spreading the most conspiracy theories in Canada. Here's what they found
  • Feb 27, 2026

Researchers studied who's spreading the most conspiracy theories in Canada. Here's what they found

  • CTV News
Could weight-loss drugs prevent cancer? How about vaccines? What's behind Canada's historic bet on prevention science
  • Feb 27, 2026

Could weight-loss drugs prevent cancer? How about vaccines? What's behind Canada's historic bet on prevention science

  • Toronto Star
FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews
  • Feb 27, 2026

FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

  • Associated Press
Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds
  • Feb 27, 2026

Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

  • BBC News
Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45
  • Feb 27, 2026

Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45

  • Global News
Move to national PharmaCare expands B.C. residents access to diabetes, hormone drugs
  • Feb 27, 2026

Move to national PharmaCare expands B.C. residents access to diabetes, hormone drugs

  • The Canadian Press
A federal program to provide health care for refugees is — once again — sparking a fiery debate
  • Feb 27, 2026

A federal program to provide health care for refugees is — once again — sparking a fiery debate

  • CBC News
The science behind the 'super-ager' brain
  • Feb 27, 2026

The science behind the 'super-ager' brain

  • NBC News
Tpoxx doesn't improve on placebo in achieving key mpox outcomes, phase 3 trial concludes
  • Feb 27, 2026

Tpoxx doesn't improve on placebo in achieving key mpox outcomes, phase 3 trial concludes

  • CIDRAP
Queen Elizabeth Hospital operating in a state of overcapacity: Health PEI
  • Feb 27, 2026

Queen Elizabeth Hospital operating in a state of overcapacity: Health PEI

  • CTV News
Vegetarians have 'substantially lower risk' of five types of cancer
  • Feb 26, 2026

Vegetarians have 'substantially lower risk' of five types of cancer

  • The Guardian
University Health Network CEO Kevin Smith has a plan to fix hospitals – even with a dangerous shortage of money
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  • Feb 26, 2026

University Health Network CEO Kevin Smith has a plan to fix hospitals – even with a dangerous shortage of money

  • The Globe and Mail
Family health teams urge Ontario to up pay for nurses, health workers to retain them
  • Feb 26, 2026

Family health teams urge Ontario to up pay for nurses, health workers to retain them

  • CBC News
Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.
  • Feb 26, 2026

Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.

  • ars technica
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