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Canadian officials considering 'pre-pandemic' vaccines as bird flu spreads through U.S. livestock

Canadian officials considering 'pre-pandemic' vaccines as bird flu spreads through U.S. livestock

As bird flu outbreaks worsen, experts say the situation threatens to spiral out of control

As bird flu outbreaks worsen, experts say the situation threatens to spiral out of control

B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again

B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again

Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to bird flu in dairy cows

Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to bird flu in dairy cows

Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here's what you need to know

Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here's what you need to know

More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse

More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse

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Study reveals promising results for abatacept for severe COVID

Study reveals promising results for abatacept for severe COVID

'Too young to have breast cancer': Rates among young Canadian women rising

'Too young to have breast cancer': Rates among young Canadian women rising

Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levels

Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levels

Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk

Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ of pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ of pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

Alberta to pay nurse practitioners up to 80 per cent of what family doctors make

Alberta to pay nurse practitioners up to 80 per cent of what family doctors make

Canada needs to improve indoor air quality for kids as an early wildfire season looms, advocates say

Canada needs to improve indoor air quality for kids as an early wildfire season looms, advocates say

Diabetes meds still leading drug category for eligible private insurance claims: report

Diabetes meds still leading drug category for eligible private insurance claims: report

Babies of dengue-infected pregnant women at higher risk of poor health in first years of life

Babies of dengue-infected pregnant women at higher risk of poor health in first years of life

Why you might prefer to be treated by a female doctor

Why you might prefer to be treated by a female doctor

Supreme Court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador

Supreme Court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador

'Get these doctors here': Sask. family calls on province to step up gastroenterologist recruitment

'Get these doctors here': Sask. family calls on province to step up gastroenterologist recruitment

Calgary researchers explore taming ADHD using magnetic pulses on brain

Calgary researchers explore taming ADHD using magnetic pulses on brain

Vitalité seeks partner for daycare pilot for health-care workers in Restigouche

Vitalité seeks partner for daycare pilot for health-care workers in Restigouche

Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?

Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?

Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread

Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread

Ontario looks to reduce doctors’ paperwork as it seeks to attract family physicians

Ontario looks to reduce doctors’ paperwork as it seeks to attract family physicians

It could take years to catch up on child vaccinations in Ontario

It could take years to catch up on child vaccinations in Ontario

Edmonton judges dismiss appeal by parents: Alberta school boards may not enforce their own masking mandates

Edmonton judges dismiss appeal by parents: Alberta school boards may not enforce their own masking mandates

Travel nurse expenses in New Brunswick concern province: union

Travel nurse expenses in New Brunswick concern province: union

A new hip in 4 weeks instead of months: These Toronto doctors’ plan to cut surgical wait times is seeing results

A new hip in 4 weeks instead of months: These Toronto doctors’ plan to cut surgical wait times is seeing results

First in Canada procedure performed at London, Ont. hospital

First in Canada procedure performed at London, Ont. hospital

Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California

Alberta unveils new nurse practitioner funding model

Alberta unveils new nurse practitioner funding model

WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?

WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?

Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors' paperwork

Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors' paperwork

Canadian healthcare professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info

Canadian healthcare professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info

Capital gains changes are ‘really fair,’ Freeland says, as doctors cry foul

Capital gains changes are ‘really fair,’ Freeland says, as doctors cry foul

Online petition calls for free staff parking at Sudbury, ON hospital

Online petition calls for free staff parking at Sudbury, ON hospital

British Scientists Warn Weight-Loss Drug Might Harm Developing Babies

British Scientists Warn Weight-Loss Drug Might Harm Developing Babies

She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say

McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say

Canadian doctors are using 'outdated' guidelines to screen for cancer, experts warn

Canadian doctors are using 'outdated' guidelines to screen for cancer, experts warn

Evidence of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover

Evidence of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover

Tracking abortion laws across the United States

Tracking abortion laws across the United States

Jharkhand on alert after bird flu outbreak in Ranchi, over 4,000 birds culled

Jharkhand on alert after bird flu outbreak in Ranchi, over 4,000 birds culled

Confirmed case of measles in Edmonton, AHS warns of public exposure risk at Edmonton International Airport, Stollery ER, etc

Confirmed case of measles in Edmonton, AHS warns of public exposure risk at Edmonton International Airport, Stollery ER, etc

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