First human case of West Nile virus reported in Hamilton
  • Sep 08, 2026

First human case of West Nile virus reported in Hamilton

  • CTV News
Edmonton man facing drug charge, hit with fine and ban following traffic stop in Enoch Cree Nation
  •  —
  • Sep 08, 2026

Edmonton man facing drug charge, hit with fine and ban following traffic stop in Enoch Cree Nation

  • Edmonton Journal
Mark Carney’s health minister says she’s got serious work to do: ‘I’m not here to be a star’
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Mark Carney’s health minister says she’s got serious work to do: ‘I’m not here to be a star’

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Raisa Patel
Does Saskatchewan need more midwives? Why this birth service is in high demand
  • Sep 08, 2026

Does Saskatchewan need more midwives? Why this birth service is in high demand

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Caitlin Brezinski
Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
  •  —
  • Sep 08, 2026

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Rémi Lamontagne-Caron

CMA Central

Protests held as Alberta's dual-practice system opens
  • Sep 02, 2026

Protests held as Alberta's dual-practice system opens

  • CTV News
The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system
  • Sep 01, 2026

The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system

  • Canadian Medical Association
Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented
  •  —
  • Aug 31, 2026

Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented

  • The Globe and Mail
To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It
  • Aug 31, 2026

To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It

  • MacLean's

Opinions

Health minister must stand up to Alberta on dual-practice care
  •  —
  • Sep 08, 2026

Health minister must stand up to Alberta on dual-practice care

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Bolu Ogunyemi
AI transcriptions are no time-saving measure for doctors
  • Sep 08, 2026

AI transcriptions are no time-saving measure for doctors

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Dr. Mary Gibbs
Canada needs to strengthen food security before the next tariff shock
  •  —
  • Sep 08, 2026

Canada needs to strengthen food security before the next tariff shock

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Lori Nikkel
To sustain our health systems, evidence matters more than ever
  •  —
  • Sep 08, 2026

To sustain our health systems, evidence matters more than ever

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • ROBERT BELL
I almost skipped my colon cancer screening, but my bottom and I survived the scope
  • Sep 06, 2026

I almost skipped my colon cancer screening, but my bottom and I survived the scope

  • CBC News
An autism or ADHD diagnosis without access to treatment is a hollow outcomeg
  • Sep 03, 2026

An autism or ADHD diagnosis without access to treatment is a hollow outcomeg

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Helen Macdonald

News

Quebec parties target health care, affordability and debate referendum as election looms
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Quebec parties target health care, affordability and debate referendum as election looms

  • The Globe and Mail
Weight-loss drug trial reports kids given ingredient in Wegovy no longer obese
  • Sep 08, 2026

Weight-loss drug trial reports kids given ingredient in Wegovy no longer obese

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Louise Rasmussen, Reuters
Calgary boy’s arthritis diagnosis highlights a disease many still associate only with old age
  • Sep 08, 2026

Calgary boy’s arthritis diagnosis highlights a disease many still associate only with old age

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Mark Villani
The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections — ahead of the science
  • Sep 08, 2026

The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections — ahead of the science

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Will Stone
Food Allergy Canada calls for laws requiring schools to stock epinephrine devices
  • Sep 08, 2026

Food Allergy Canada calls for laws requiring schools to stock epinephrine devices

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
What some Canadians still get wrong about Type 2 diabetes
  • Sep 08, 2026

What some Canadians still get wrong about Type 2 diabetes

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Maria Sarrouh
Manitoba family still searching for answers nearly 2 years after daughter died following dental procedure
  • Sep 08, 2026

Manitoba family still searching for answers nearly 2 years after daughter died following dental procedure

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Scott
Endometriosis can elude diagnosis for years. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it
  •  —
  • Sep 08, 2026

Endometriosis can elude diagnosis for years. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Laura Ungar, The Associated Press
Cancer organizations urge national panel to review outdated testing advice for prostate cancer
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Cancer organizations urge national panel to review outdated testing advice for prostate cancer

  • The Globe and Mail
Could GLP-1s spell relief for opioid addiction?
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  • Sep 07, 2026

Could GLP-1s spell relief for opioid addiction?

  • The Globe and Mail
Changes to Canada’s climate now ‘irreversible,’ federal report says
  • Sep 07, 2026

Changes to Canada’s climate now ‘irreversible,’ federal report says

  • ipolitics
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press
Ontario court denies Toronto woman with bipolar disorder emergency access to MAID
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  • Sep 06, 2026

Ontario court denies Toronto woman with bipolar disorder emergency access to MAID

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Kristy Kirkup

Podcasts

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

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

  • The Big Story
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
No safe tan: Why Canada’s sunburn problem keeps getting worse
  • Sep 05, 2026

No safe tan: Why Canada’s sunburn problem keeps getting worse

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Ivan Litvinov and Vinesh Rao
Quebec will not administer free flu shots this fall
  •  —
  • Sep 04, 2026

Quebec will not administer free flu shots this fall

  • The Globe and Mail
B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits grow
  •  —
  • Sep 04, 2026

B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits grow

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
  • Sep 04, 2026

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Andrew Gregory
Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies following cancer battle
  •  —
  • Sep 04, 2026

Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies following cancer battle

  • Edmonton Journal
Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It's different under Trump
  • Sep 04, 2026

Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It's different under Trump

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Jonaki Mehta
Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism
  • Sep 04, 2026

Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Pien Huang
What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about the reality of postpartum psychosis
  • Sep 04, 2026

What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about the reality of postpartum psychosis

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Heather Wright
New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma
  • Sep 04, 2026

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
U.S. study tests psilocybin to fight cancer side effects
  • Sep 04, 2026

U.S. study tests psilocybin to fight cancer side effects

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
Health-care hiring has propped up Canada's job market. Will patients see a difference?
  • Sep 04, 2026

Health-care hiring has propped up Canada's job market. Will patients see a difference?

  • CBC News
Ontario court denies Toronto woman’s motion to apply for MAID for mental illness
  •  —
  • Sep 03, 2026

Ontario court denies Toronto woman’s motion to apply for MAID for mental illness

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Pentagon issues clinical guidelines on troop testosterone screening to start immediately
  • Sep 03, 2026

Pentagon issues clinical guidelines on troop testosterone screening to start immediately

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christy Santhos, Reuters
Trump’s new CDC director ordered delay in counting 2 measles-related deaths
  • Sep 03, 2026

Trump’s new CDC director ordered delay in counting 2 measles-related deaths

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Brenda Goodman, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN
Doctor explains why we fall sick in September and what to do about it
  • Sep 03, 2026

Doctor explains why we fall sick in September and what to do about it

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Devika Desai
US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance
  • Sep 03, 2026

US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • The Associated Press
Waiting for long-term care facility: 726 patients occupying hospital beds in Quebec
  • Sep 03, 2026

Waiting for long-term care facility: 726 patients occupying hospital beds in Quebec

  • CityNews
  •  — 
  • Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press
N.S. unions, top Canadian doctor oppose new Alberta health law
  • Sep 03, 2026

N.S. unions, top Canadian doctor oppose new Alberta health law

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Tom Ayers
This Ontario ER doctor’s shifts ended in anger and tears. Here’s what led her to quit and why she worries about the future
  •  —
  • Sep 03, 2026

This Ontario ER doctor’s shifts ended in anger and tears. Here’s what led her to quit and why she worries about the future

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Omar Mosleh
Canada assesses risks to imports after India raid finds fake labels on food products
  • Sep 03, 2026

Canada assesses risks to imports after India raid finds fake labels on food products

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Maria Cheng and Aditya Kalra, Reuters
Cold-weather bugs about to spread as Canadian kids head back to school
  • Sep 03, 2026

Cold-weather bugs about to spread as Canadian kids head back to school

  • CBC News
Weapon detection screening installed at U of A Hospital emergency department
  •  —
  • Sep 02, 2026

Weapon detection screening installed at U of A Hospital emergency department

  • Edmonton Journal
Doctors, liver specialist team up to better fight hepatitis in Alberta
  • Sep 02, 2026

Doctors, liver specialist team up to better fight hepatitis in Alberta

  • CBC News
We asked scientists: Is it okay to use a little bit of cannabis?
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  • Sep 02, 2026

We asked scientists: Is it okay to use a little bit of cannabis?

  • The Washington Post
  •  — 
  • Richard Sima
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