What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election?
  • Oct 22, 2026

What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election?

  • CBC News
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  • Baneet Braich
B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country
  • Oct 22, 2026

B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country

  • Global News
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  • Amy Judd and Catherine Urquhart
Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, research suggests
  • Oct 22, 2026

Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, research suggests

  • The Guardian
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  • Andrew Gregory
How Bad Is Another Case of Covid?
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  • Oct 22, 2026

How Bad Is Another Case of Covid?

  • The New York Times
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  • Dani Blum
Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C.
  • Oct 22, 2026

Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C.

  • CBC News
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  • Ruby Cornish

CMA Central

Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it
  • Oct 22, 2026

Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it

  • The Hill Times
Canada's doctors and nurses stand with provinces and territories to call for predictable, sustainable health care funding
  • Oct 15, 2026

Canada's doctors and nurses stand with provinces and territories to call for predictable, sustainable health care funding

  • Canadian Medical Association
World’s doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information
  • Oct 15, 2026

World’s doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information

  • Canadian Medical Association
Five takeaways from the leading conference on physician health
  • Oct 10, 2026

Five takeaways from the leading conference on physician health

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout
  • Oct 22, 2026

Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout

  • The Conversation
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  • Ali Abdalvand and Ehsan Etezad
Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it
  • Oct 22, 2026

Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it

  • The Hill Times
Wainwright fire shows the importance of health-care system resilience to Canadian security
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  • Oct 22, 2026

Wainwright fire shows the importance of health-care system resilience to Canadian security

  • Toronto Star
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  • Bhavini Gohel and Marcia Clark, The Conversation
An inquiry into alleged COVID‑19 vaccine injuries fails to weigh the ethics and risks of Canada’s response
  • Oct 21, 2026

An inquiry into alleged COVID‑19 vaccine injuries fails to weigh the ethics and risks of Canada’s response

  • The Conversation
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  • Kari Pahlman, Diego S. Silva and Maxwell J. Smith
Can our health ministers ever focus on reform, not just money?
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  • Oct 20, 2026

Can our health ministers ever focus on reform, not just money?

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Canada’s fight to regain measles elimination status shouldn’t stop at the border
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  • Oct 19, 2026

Canada’s fight to regain measles elimination status shouldn’t stop at the border

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Abdullah Al Imran

News

Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on
  • Oct 22, 2026

Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sameer Chhabra
1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France
  • Oct 22, 2026

1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France

  • CBC News
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  • Thomson Reuters
Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, study finds
  • Oct 22, 2026

Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, study finds

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know
  • Oct 22, 2026

Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know

  • CTV News
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  • Cheyanne Mumphrey, The Associated Press
Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing
  • Oct 22, 2026

Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing

  • Hospital News
Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care
  • Oct 22, 2026

Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care

  • National Post
Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market
  • Oct 22, 2026

Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market

  • CTV News
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  • Richa Naidu and Dominique Patton
Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different
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  • Oct 22, 2026

Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned.
  • Oct 22, 2026

Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned.

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Pat Foran
Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec
  • Oct 22, 2026

Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth
  • Oct 22, 2026

Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Maeve Ellis
MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms
  • Oct 22, 2026

MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dave Seglins, Andreas Wesley and Saloni Bhugra

Podcasts

Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers
  • Oct 22, 2026

Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers

  • White Coat, Black Art
Can AI tell me if I have breast cancer?
  • Oct 22, 2026

Can AI tell me if I have breast cancer?

  • The Dose
Flu season's early! What should I do about it?
  • Oct 15, 2026

Flu season's early! What should I do about it?

  • The Dose
The volunteers filling the gaps in Canada’s health care
  • Oct 13, 2026

The volunteers filling the gaps in Canada’s health care

  • The Decibel
Fears of a pan-African Ebola crisis growing as fourth country reports first case
  • Oct 21, 2026

Fears of a pan-African Ebola crisis growing as fourth country reports first case

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alexandra Mae Jones
Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos
  • Oct 21, 2026

Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dave Seglins, Andreas Wesley and Saloni Bhugra
A Toronto mom keeps their two-year-old almost entirely screen-free. Here is their weekly rule — and exceptions
  • Oct 21, 2026

A Toronto mom keeps their two-year-old almost entirely screen-free. Here is their weekly rule — and exceptions

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kerry Gillespie
Selena Gomez says vaping nicotine changed her voice
  • Oct 21, 2026

Selena Gomez says vaping nicotine changed her voice

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Griffin Jaeger
Cancer patients decry Ontario’s revised drug funding rules for out-of-country coverageAllison Jones
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  • Oct 21, 2026

Cancer patients decry Ontario’s revised drug funding rules for out-of-country coverageAllison Jones

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Allison Jones
How a photo of a person’s face could help predict whether they’ll survive cancer treatment
  • Oct 21, 2026

How a photo of a person’s face could help predict whether they’ll survive cancer treatment

  • CTV News
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  • Jacqueline Howard, CNN
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
  • Oct 21, 2026

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Ope Adetayo, The Associated Press
South Shore police services changing response to domestic violence involving dementia
  • Oct 21, 2026

South Shore police services changing response to domestic violence involving dementia

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Josh Hoffman
Plasma donation company Grifols begins phased reopening of centres after 2-month hiatus
  • Oct 21, 2026

Plasma donation company Grifols begins phased reopening of centres after 2-month hiatus

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Darren Bernhardt
As Christina Applegate reveals MS misdiagnosis, doctor warns of wrong treatment risks
  • Oct 21, 2026

As Christina Applegate reveals MS misdiagnosis, doctor warns of wrong treatment risks

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alexandra Mae Jones
More pharmacist prescribing power would help rural Manitoba, Progressive Conservatives say
  • Oct 20, 2026

More pharmacist prescribing power would help rural Manitoba, Progressive Conservatives say

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Christopher Gareau
CFB Wainwright fire highlights long, painful process of burn recovery, specialists say
  • Oct 20, 2026

CFB Wainwright fire highlights long, painful process of burn recovery, specialists say

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Guelph psychotherapist urges Ontario to fund long-term supportive therapy with OHIP
  • Oct 20, 2026

Guelph psychotherapist urges Ontario to fund long-term supportive therapy with OHIP

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Kuivenhoven
Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC
  • Oct 20, 2026

Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Sean Previl
Trump to create new National Institutes of Health division, task force for women’s health
  • Oct 19, 2026

Trump to create new National Institutes of Health division, task force for women’s health

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Susan Heavey and Ahmed Aboulenein, AFP
This Quebec woman’s liver is 111 years old. She hikes to raise awareness for organ donation
  • Oct 19, 2026

This Quebec woman’s liver is 111 years old. She hikes to raise awareness for organ donation

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Angela MacKenzie
Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents reveal
  •  —
  • Oct 19, 2026

Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents reveal

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Brendan Kennedy
Ontario toddler survives rattlesnake bite, partly thanks to 18 doses of antivenom
  • Oct 19, 2026

Ontario toddler survives rattlesnake bite, partly thanks to 18 doses of antivenom

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Travis Dolynny
Measles outbreak declared over in Manitoba
  • Oct 19, 2026

Measles outbreak declared over in Manitoba

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Arturo Chang
1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak
  • Oct 19, 2026

1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Tashauna Reid and Alexandra Mae Jones
Ontario Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions
  •  —
  • Oct 19, 2026

Ontario Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered
  • Oct 19, 2026

Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
Could this 93-year-old sprinter's muscles hold clues to healthy aging? Scientists think so
  • Oct 19, 2026

Could this 93-year-old sprinter's muscles hold clues to healthy aging? Scientists think so

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Megan Williams
Montreal borough tightens rules on e-scooters as youth injuries skyrocket
  • Oct 19, 2026

Montreal borough tightens rules on e-scooters as youth injuries skyrocket

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Annabelle Olivier
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