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Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates

Jul 09, 2025

Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates

No records kept on assaults on B.C. healthcare workers, despite daily incidents

Jul 08, 2025

No records kept on assaults on B.C. healthcare workers, despite daily incidents

Ottawa Hospital receives US$2.3-million in funding for bipolar disorder research

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Jul 08, 2025

Ottawa Hospital receives US$2.3-million in funding for bipolar disorder research

Governments ease alcohol access as evidence of its harms mount

Jul 08, 2025

Governments ease alcohol access as evidence of its harms mount

'Medical leadership crisis' identified by review into Regina hospital physician culture

Jul 08, 2025

'Medical leadership crisis' identified by review into Regina hospital physician culture

There's no place for politicians in the medical exam rooms of the nation

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Jul 07, 2025

There's no place for politicians in the medical exam rooms of the nation

Canadian ERs closed their doors for at least 1.14 million hours since 2019, records show

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Jul 04, 2025

Canadian ERs closed their doors for at least 1.14 million hours since 2019, records show

Nova Scotia looks to Lebanon to address doctor shortage

Jul 03, 2025

Nova Scotia looks to Lebanon to address doctor shortage

How provinces are leveraging the U.S. ‘brain drain’ in medicine, and how Canada can help

Jul 02, 2025

How provinces are leveraging the U.S. ‘brain drain’ in medicine, and how Canada can help

Opinions

Let Alberta optometrists do the job they're trained to do

Jul 08, 2025

Let Alberta optometrists do the job they're trained to do

Should every small-town hospital have its own emergency room?

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Jul 08, 2025

Should every small-town hospital have its own emergency room?

Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows

Jul 07, 2025

Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows

News

Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data

Jul 08, 2025

Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data

What you need to know about legionnaires' disease

Jul 08, 2025

What you need to know about legionnaires' disease

What if pharma companies made ‘safe’ recreational drugs? A thought experiment from an expert in drug law enforcement and policy

Jul 08, 2025

What if pharma companies made ‘safe’ recreational drugs? A thought experiment from an expert in drug law enforcement and policy

Canadian study highlights broader 'spillover' effect of antibiotic stewardship

Jul 08, 2025

Canadian study highlights broader 'spillover' effect of antibiotic stewardship

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

Jul 08, 2025

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

Jul 08, 2025

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

News (Continued)

What you need to know about legionnaires' disease

Jul 08, 2025

What you need to know about legionnaires' disease

What if pharma companies made ‘safe’ recreational drugs? A thought experiment from an expert in drug law enforcement and policy

Jul 08, 2025

What if pharma companies made ‘safe’ recreational drugs? A thought experiment from an expert in drug law enforcement and policy

Canadian study highlights broader 'spillover' effect of antibiotic stewardship

Jul 08, 2025

Canadian study highlights broader 'spillover' effect of antibiotic stewardship

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

Jul 08, 2025

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

Jul 08, 2025

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

Public health warns of measles exposure at Fort St. John, B.C., prenatal clinic

Jul 08, 2025

Public health warns of measles exposure at Fort St. John, B.C., prenatal clinic

Nova Scotia multidisciplinary health teams a key to improving access: officials

Jul 08, 2025

Nova Scotia multidisciplinary health teams a key to improving access: officials

Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%

Jul 08, 2025

Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%

'Critical steps were delayed': Parents of B.C. boy who died after five-hour hospital wait speak out

Jul 08, 2025

'Critical steps were delayed': Parents of B.C. boy who died after five-hour hospital wait speak out

Trump planning U.S. tariffs on drugs, semiconductor chips

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Jul 08, 2025

Trump planning U.S. tariffs on drugs, semiconductor chips

Advocacy group says court battle over psilocybin-assisted therapy is a turning point

Jul 08, 2025

Advocacy group says court battle over psilocybin-assisted therapy is a turning point

RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy sparks a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Jul 08, 2025

RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy sparks a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A.

Jul 08, 2025

Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A.

How climate change is threatening Africa by supercharging Rift Valley fever

Jul 08, 2025

How climate change is threatening Africa by supercharging Rift Valley fever

Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that's alarming doctors and scientists

Jul 08, 2025

Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that's alarming doctors and scientists

Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

Jul 08, 2025

Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

N.W.T. gov't invites Canadian doctors to name their price to work in Yellowknife

Jul 08, 2025

N.W.T. gov't invites Canadian doctors to name their price to work in Yellowknife

Learning more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections

Jul 08, 2025

Learning more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections

Where many hospital workers are immigrants, by state

Jul 08, 2025

Where many hospital workers are immigrants, by state

P.E.I. doctors sound alarm about proposed patient targets

Jul 08, 2025

P.E.I. doctors sound alarm about proposed patient targets

1 dead, more than 40 sick as legionnaires' outbreak spreads in southeast London

Jul 08, 2025

1 dead, more than 40 sick as legionnaires' outbreak spreads in southeast London

Swiss medicines authority issues first approval for antimalarial drug for treatment of infants

Jul 08, 2025

Swiss medicines authority issues first approval for antimalarial drug for treatment of infants

Measles cases reach highest point since the disease was eliminated in U.S. in 2000

Jul 08, 2025

Measles cases reach highest point since the disease was eliminated in U.S. in 2000

Ontario long-term care worker charged in death of resident given wrong medications

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Jul 07, 2025

Ontario long-term care worker charged in death of resident given wrong medications

Alberta ER doctor challenges Premier Danielle Smith to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways

Jul 07, 2025

Alberta ER doctor challenges Premier Danielle Smith to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways

Bird flu is no longer an emergency, according to the U.S. CDC

Jul 07, 2025

Bird flu is no longer an emergency, according to the U.S. CDC

Sask. women 45+ can now self-refer for breast screening mammograms, but awareness, capacity issues continue

Jul 07, 2025

Sask. women 45+ can now self-refer for breast screening mammograms, but awareness, capacity issues continue

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Jul 07, 2025

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

NWT hospital rolls out 'shift-bidding' system to staff emergency room

Jul 07, 2025

NWT hospital rolls out 'shift-bidding' system to staff emergency room

Langford MP calls for review of federal report that led to B.C. ending funding for 9-year-old's medication

Jul 07, 2025

Langford MP calls for review of federal report that led to B.C. ending funding for 9-year-old's medication

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