‘Disability’ glaringly absent from federal cabinet portfolios
  • Jun 19, 2025

‘Disability’ glaringly absent from federal cabinet portfolios

Dr. Brian Day’s healthcare truth bomb (Book Review)
  • Jun 19, 2025

Dr. Brian Day’s healthcare truth bomb (Book Review)

Sharing meals, swapping stories in the doctors’ lounge to ease burnout
  • Jun 19, 2025

Sharing meals, swapping stories in the doctors’ lounge to ease burnout

Some of my fondest memories as a medical trainee and junior attending revolve around food and connection.

Safe supply an effective treatment tool despite political backlash, study confirms
  • Jun 10, 2025

Safe supply an effective treatment tool despite political backlash, study confirms

Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?
  • Jun 10, 2025

Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?

Measles can have serious consequences in the brain and the immune system, years after infection.

When it comes to primary care, attachment isn’t access
  • Jun 05, 2025

When it comes to primary care, attachment isn’t access

Canada's health care system won’t change until we stop trying to fix it
  • Jun 05, 2025

Canada's health care system won’t change until we stop trying to fix it

Voters aren't open to solutions beyond more government spending. Successful reform requires a new approach.

Voters in Conservative and NDP ridings die younger, study suggests
  • Jun 04, 2025

Voters in Conservative and NDP ridings die younger, study suggests

Lifespan gap of up to two years tied to riding-level political trends.

A common parasite can decapitate human sperm — with implications for male fertility
  • May 28, 2025

A common parasite can decapitate human sperm — with implications for male fertility

Doing more for Manitobans with heart failure would help the health system
  • May 26, 2025

Doing more for Manitobans with heart failure would help the health system

AI Is rewiring drug discovery. Regulators must keep up
  • May 23, 2025

AI Is rewiring drug discovery. Regulators must keep up

The future of drug discovery will not be driven by Petri dishes and pipettes alone — it will be driven by code

An insurance scheme, not a health care system
  • May 16, 2025

An insurance scheme, not a health care system

Measles doesn’t care about your politics
  • May 12, 2025

Measles doesn’t care about your politics

Olivia Dahl died in 1962. Today, children are dying for the same reason: they weren’t vaccinated.

Report reveals ‘alarming trend’ of private staffing agencies in Ontario hospitals
  • May 12, 2025

Report reveals ‘alarming trend’ of private staffing agencies in Ontario hospitals

Prepare for a bird flu pandemic now, virologists urge
  • May 10, 2025

Prepare for a bird flu pandemic now, virologists urge

Leading virologists from 40 countries warn of critical gaps in pandemic preparedness and outline a plan for readying the world.

Ontario coroner’s MAiD reviews expose rush-to-die practices. Expert calls for stronger safeguards
  • May 10, 2025

Ontario coroner’s MAiD reviews expose rush-to-die practices. Expert calls for stronger safeguards

Coroner's reports flag gaps in capacity assessments and caregiver-pressure screening.

Vinay Prasad named FDA vaccine chief as anti-vaxxers consolidate power
  • May 07, 2025

Vinay Prasad named FDA vaccine chief as anti-vaxxers consolidate power

Vinay Prasad has a long history of questioning the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines. Now, he’s the FDA’s top vaccine regulator.

How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs
  • May 05, 2025

How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs

What causes RFK Jr.’s strained and shaky voice? A neurologist explains his little-known disorder
  • May 05, 2025

What causes RFK Jr.’s strained and shaky voice? A neurologist explains his little-known disorder

A ballot issue every parent should consider: their children
  • Apr 28, 2025

A ballot issue every parent should consider: their children

Save public healthcare before it’s too late
  • Apr 26, 2025

Save public healthcare before it’s too late

Vote for the health of our children
  • Apr 25, 2025

Vote for the health of our children

Pharmacy monopolies are coming for Ontario. Quebec banned them — will we?
  • Apr 23, 2025

Pharmacy monopolies are coming for Ontario. Quebec banned them — will we?

Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
  • Apr 18, 2025

Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health

The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.

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