What parents need to know about childhood vision problems and uneven provincial coverage
  • Oct 16, 2026

What parents need to know about childhood vision problems and uneven provincial coverage

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Maria Sarrouh
Manitoba will hire up to 90 family doctors by 2029 with $6M in federal funding: health minister
  • Oct 16, 2026

Manitoba will hire up to 90 family doctors by 2029 with $6M in federal funding: health minister

  • CBC News
Do you sleep in on weekends? Experts say it may have health benefits — but 97 is the magic number
  • Oct 16, 2026

Do you sleep in on weekends? Experts say it may have health benefits — but 97 is the magic number

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment
  • Oct 16, 2026

Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Shannon Firth
Hunters take issue with Saskatchewan’s plan to end chronic wasting disease testing
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  • Oct 16, 2026

Hunters take issue with Saskatchewan’s plan to end chronic wasting disease testing

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press

CMA Central

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
Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Oct 01, 2026

Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Yes, obesity is a problem – but a greater one is the food industry and its greed
  • Oct 15, 2026

Yes, obesity is a problem – but a greater one is the food industry and its greed

  • The Guardian
Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available
  • Oct 15, 2026

Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Kamilla Bonnesen, Olivia Cooke and Tracy Vaillancourt
We're all on the ice: It's time to put prevention at the centre of heart health
  • Oct 15, 2026

We're all on the ice: It's time to put prevention at the centre of heart health

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Dr. Rob Beanlands, Bonnie Bowes, Dr. David Messika-Zeitoun and Dr. Sean Virani
A mentally healthy workforce builds a strong country
  • Oct 14, 2026

A mentally healthy workforce builds a strong country

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Marion Cooper
Canada needs to look beyond kids and social media to address online harms
  • Oct 14, 2026

Canada needs to look beyond kids and social media to address online harms

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Natalie Brender
Why is Ottawa so hellbent on limiting access to MAID?
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  • Oct 13, 2026

Why is Ottawa so hellbent on limiting access to MAID?

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard

News

WHO issues warning of measles spreading in Americas. Here’s how Canadians could be affected
  • Oct 16, 2026

WHO issues warning of measles spreading in Americas. Here’s how Canadians could be affected

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Health ministers say one-year extension of mental health, home care funding not enough
  •  —
  • Oct 16, 2026

Health ministers say one-year extension of mental health, home care funding not enough

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Temur Durrani and Kristy Kirkup
What to know about listeria after a nationwide recall for cheese
  • Oct 16, 2026

What to know about listeria after a nationwide recall for cheese

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Heather Wright
Health ministers united in calling for federal funding certainty despite extension
  • Oct 16, 2026

Health ministers united in calling for federal funding certainty despite extension

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
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
Make a 'sick day' kit for cold and flu season before your household gets hit
  • Oct 15, 2026

Make a 'sick day' kit for cold and flu season before your household gets hit

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Andee Tagle
Chips, cereals and frozen meals could raise risk of brain damage and dementia, study finds
  • Oct 15, 2026

Chips, cereals and frozen meals could raise risk of brain damage and dementia, study finds

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Adrian Ghobrial
We know junk food isn't healthy, but scientists are trying to determine if it's also bad for our brains
  • Oct 15, 2026

We know junk food isn't healthy, but scientists are trying to determine if it's also bad for our brains

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Nick Logan
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension
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  • Oct 15, 2026

Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Ian Bickis
Flu vaccine appointments are now open in Quebec as early flu season loomst
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  • Oct 15, 2026

Flu vaccine appointments are now open in Quebec as early flu season loomst

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press
Ottawa to extend $1.2B in funding for home care, mental health services
  • Oct 15, 2026

Ottawa to extend $1.2B in funding for home care, mental health services

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press

Podcasts

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
Why 'fibremaxxing' actually makes sense
  • Oct 09, 2026

Why 'fibremaxxing' actually makes sense

  • The Dose
Protein-maxxing and the age of self-optimization
  • Oct 08, 2026

Protein-maxxing and the age of self-optimization

  • Front Burner
Nearly 2,000 young nurses left the profession in Quebec in 2024
  • Oct 15, 2026

Nearly 2,000 young nurses left the profession in Quebec in 2024

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Kenya confirms 2nd case of Ebola in relative of patient who died earlier this month
  • Oct 14, 2026

Kenya confirms 2nd case of Ebola in relative of patient who died earlier this month

  • CBC News
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  • The Associated Press
Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications?
  • Oct 14, 2026

Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications?

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Brenda Goodman, CNN
More than half of doctors surveyed would leave an independent Alberta: medical group
  • Oct 14, 2026

More than half of doctors surveyed would leave an independent Alberta: medical group

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press
Ontario to change how people get safer-supply opioids, in bid to stop drugs being diverted to street
  •  —
  • Oct 14, 2026

Ontario to change how people get safer-supply opioids, in bid to stop drugs being diverted to street

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Omar Mosleh
Quebec delays breast cancer screening expansion for women aged 45-49
  • Oct 14, 2026

Quebec delays breast cancer screening expansion for women aged 45-49

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
With a surge of influenza cases in Canada, this province rolled vaccines out earlier than normal
  • Oct 14, 2026

With a surge of influenza cases in Canada, this province rolled vaccines out earlier than normal

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Paul Hollingsworth
Canadians want more local news on health care; affordability tops national concerns: new CJF study
  • Oct 13, 2026

Canadians want more local news on health care; affordability tops national concerns: new CJF study

  • The Canadian Journalism Foundation
Federal dental plan expands access, but patients still face costs, denials, and gaps in care, report finds
  •  —
  • Oct 13, 2026

Federal dental plan expands access, but patients still face costs, denials, and gaps in care, report finds

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • MZWANDILE PONCANA
Feeling sick? Why you may not be able to tell which virus you have
  • Oct 13, 2026

Feeling sick? Why you may not be able to tell which virus you have

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Archie Niari
Flu, COVID-19 and RSV: What Canadians should know
  • Oct 13, 2026

Flu, COVID-19 and RSV: What Canadians should know

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report
  •  —
  • Oct 13, 2026

Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that
  •  —
  • Oct 13, 2026

It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kerry Gillespie
Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status
  • Oct 13, 2026

Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Maria Godoy
How menopause can impact your eyes
  • Oct 13, 2026

How menopause can impact your eyes

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Stephanie Tsicos
Public health reports new measles case at Montreal airport and a hospital
  • Oct 13, 2026

Public health reports new measles case at Montreal airport and a hospital

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Daniel J. Rowe
'We can’t deal with it in Canada': Some women turn to Mexico for endometriosis care
  • Oct 13, 2026

'We can’t deal with it in Canada': Some women turn to Mexico for endometriosis care

  • Jorge Barrera
Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review
  • Oct 12, 2026

Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Joel Lexchin, Alice Fabbri, Barbara Mintzes, and Quinn Grundy
Five takeaways from the leading conference on physician health
  • Oct 10, 2026

Five takeaways from the leading conference on physician health

  • Canadian Medical Association
1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows
  • Oct 09, 2026

1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Uday Rana
What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition
  •  —
  • Oct 09, 2026

What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds
  •  —
  • Oct 09, 2026

Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • ALANNA SMITH
Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns
  • Oct 09, 2026

Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • AFP
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