Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health-care system
  • Mar 25, 2026

Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health-care system

  • Healthy Debate
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  • Margot Burnell
Scottish-born midwife unable to practice in B.C. after immigration flags missing proof of English proficiency
  • Mar 25, 2026

Scottish-born midwife unable to practice in B.C. after immigration flags missing proof of English proficiency

  • CTV News
Why Canada spends $1-billion a year on drugs made from blood plasma
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  • Mar 25, 2026

Why Canada spends $1-billion a year on drugs made from blood plasma

  • The Globe and Mail
Quebec tables bill on involuntary hospitalization
  • Mar 25, 2026

Quebec tables bill on involuntary hospitalization

  • The Canadian Press
Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey
  • Mar 25, 2026

Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey

  • Global News

CMA Central

Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health-care system
  • Mar 25, 2026

Co-payments ‘a step backward’ for refugees and the health-care system

  • Healthy Debate
  •  — 
  • Margot Burnell
Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing

  • The Globe and Mail
‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president
  • Mar 23, 2026

‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president

  • NB Media Co-op
Science and lolz: How Canadian doctors are battling misinformation online
  • Mar 20, 2026

Science and lolz: How Canadian doctors are battling misinformation online

  • CTV News

Opinions

Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey
  • Mar 25, 2026

Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey

  • Global News
Restoring sanity to MAID laws in Canada will protect them
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Restoring sanity to MAID laws in Canada will protect them

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • ROBYN URBACK
The British meningitis outbreak is a reminder of the everyday importance of public health
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  • Mar 24, 2026

The British meningitis outbreak is a reminder of the everyday importance of public health

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Nurse practitioners a clear, effective solution: RNAO
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Nurse practitioners a clear, effective solution: RNAO

  • The Hill Times
Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?
  • Mar 23, 2026

Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Navigating vaccine hesitancy as a woman recently arrived in Canada: a journey of building trust
  • Mar 23, 2026

Navigating vaccine hesitancy as a woman recently arrived in Canada: a journey of building trust

  • CMAJ

News

Small study finds promise in phage therapy for cystic fibrosis patients
  • Mar 25, 2026

Small study finds promise in phage therapy for cystic fibrosis patients

  • CIDRAP
Staff at hospitals in dire need of repair decry 'lack of urgency' in Quebec budget
  • Mar 25, 2026

Staff at hospitals in dire need of repair decry 'lack of urgency' in Quebec budget

  • CBC News
N.S. long-term care workers union says they've reached 'impasse' with government
  • Mar 25, 2026

N.S. long-term care workers union says they've reached 'impasse' with government

  • CTV News
"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat
  • Mar 25, 2026

"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat
100 Mile House ER closed for 10th time in 2026
  • Mar 24, 2026

100 Mile House ER closed for 10th time in 2026

  • CBC News
Manitoba committing $22.1M to rebuild cardiac care services at St. Boniface Hospital
  • Mar 24, 2026

Manitoba committing $22.1M to rebuild cardiac care services at St. Boniface Hospital

  • CBC News
Regina plasma clinic investigated for 'non-compliance': Health Canada
  • Mar 24, 2026

Regina plasma clinic investigated for 'non-compliance': Health Canada

  • CTV News
Updates to the new interpretation of the Canada Health Act
  • Mar 24, 2026

Updates to the new interpretation of the Canada Health Act
EU regulator flags Baxter cancer drug shortage until early next year
  • Mar 24, 2026

EU regulator flags Baxter cancer drug shortage until early next year

  • Reuters
Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Ontario to create electronic medical record system to streamline patient data sharing

  • The Globe and Mail
Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial
  • Mar 24, 2026

Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial

  • Reuters
Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'
  • Mar 24, 2026

Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

  • Associated Press

Podcasts

Alberta to Impose MAiD Restrictions. Is It the Right Move?
  • Mar 22, 2026

Alberta to Impose MAiD Restrictions. Is It the Right Move?

  • Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
Inside Canada's struggling emergency rooms, six years after Covid struck
  • Mar 22, 2026

Inside Canada's struggling emergency rooms, six years after Covid struck

  • Elbows Up
Doctor Deepfakes
  • Mar 16, 2026

Doctor Deepfakes

  • Big [If True]
Upstream of Misinformation: Scientific Errors, Institutional Policy, and Public Trust
  • Mar 16, 2026

Upstream of Misinformation: Scientific Errors, Institutional Policy, and Public Trust

  • Infectious Dose
Ontario hospitals face dire financial straits, association says ahead of provincial budget
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  • Mar 24, 2026

Ontario hospitals face dire financial straits, association says ahead of provincial budget

  • The Globe and Mail
MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access
  • Mar 24, 2026

MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access

  • The New York Times
Edmonton emergency doctors and hospitalists warn of ER backlogs when stipend payments end
  • Mar 24, 2026

Edmonton emergency doctors and hospitalists warn of ER backlogs when stipend payments end

  • CBC News
NL nurses' union pitches in-house solution to end agency nurse use
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  • Mar 24, 2026

NL nurses' union pitches in-house solution to end agency nurse use

  • Saltwire
Extra 11 minutes' sleep each night can reduce heart attack risk, study finds
  • Mar 24, 2026

Extra 11 minutes' sleep each night can reduce heart attack risk, study finds

  • The Guardian
'Life or death': Lethbridge union sounds alarm over potential changes to integrated fire-EMS model
  • Mar 24, 2026

'Life or death': Lethbridge union sounds alarm over potential changes to integrated fire-EMS model

  • CTV News
Was B.C.'s handling of COVID-19 a success? Poll measures public opinion 6 years after pandemic started
  • Mar 24, 2026

Was B.C.'s handling of COVID-19 a success? Poll measures public opinion 6 years after pandemic started

  • CTV News
New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US, 22 other countries
  • Mar 23, 2026

New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US, 22 other countries

  • CIDRAP
Poll: Majority of Canadians still back COVID-19 pandemic measures
  • Mar 23, 2026

Poll: Majority of Canadians still back COVID-19 pandemic measures

  • Business in Vancouver
Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

  • The New York Times
COVID vaccine boosters available for high-risk New Brunswickers this spring
  • Mar 23, 2026

COVID vaccine boosters available for high-risk New Brunswickers this spring

  • CTV News
Takeaways From The Times's Inside Look at the C.D.C.
  • Mar 23, 2026

Takeaways From The Times's Inside Look at the C.D.C.

  • The New York Times
Patient stuck with thousands in travel costs after surgery cancelled at the last minute
  • Mar 23, 2026

Patient stuck with thousands in travel costs after surgery cancelled at the last minute

  • CBC News
Hundreds of health-care jobs cut in Ontario since January, amid health worker shortages
  • Mar 23, 2026

Hundreds of health-care jobs cut in Ontario since January, amid health worker shortages

  • CTV News
Jewish General Hospital launches digital medical records at fraction of cost of Santé Québec projects
  • Mar 23, 2026

Jewish General Hospital launches digital medical records at fraction of cost of Santé Québec projects

  • Montreal Gazette
Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says
  • Mar 23, 2026

Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says

  • The Canadian Press
Black Canadians more likely not to fill prescriptions because of financial constraints, study finds
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Black Canadians more likely not to fill prescriptions because of financial constraints, study finds

  • The Globe and Mail
Dutch doctors euthanized an autistic teen. Why some say that should be a 'wake-up call' for Canada
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Dutch doctors euthanized an autistic teen. Why some say that should be a 'wake-up call' for Canada

  • National Post
‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president
  • Mar 23, 2026

‘No patient care should be affected by their ability to pay’: Canadian Medical Association president

  • NB Media Co-op
Health Canada projects $3-billion spending drop as multiple programs hang in the balance
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  • Mar 23, 2026

Health Canada projects $3-billion spending drop as multiple programs hang in the balance

  • The Hill Times
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  • Mar 23, 2026

WELL Health angles for key role in Ontario's planned provincial EMR buildout

  • The Globe and Mail
What's rare about this lab that's searching for new medicines
  • Mar 23, 2026

What's rare about this lab that's searching for new medicines

  • npr
CTV National News: Hundreds of P.E.I. seniors stuck waiting for long-term care beds
  • Mar 23, 2026

CTV National News: Hundreds of P.E.I. seniors stuck waiting for long-term care beds

  • CTV News
Your smartwatch could predict heart failure a week before it lands you in hospital, Toronto study says
  • Mar 23, 2026

Your smartwatch could predict heart failure a week before it lands you in hospital, Toronto study says

  • Toronto Star
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