Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests
  • Feb 04, 2026

Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests

  • The Guardian
International measles alert urges countries, including Canada, to do more amid outbreaks
  • Feb 04, 2026

International measles alert urges countries, including Canada, to do more amid outbreaks

  • CTV News
Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO
  • Feb 04, 2026

Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

  • Canadian Affairs
Providence Therapeutics Announces World-First Personalized Pediatric mRNA Cancer Vaccine Trial
  • Feb 04, 2026

Providence Therapeutics Announces World-First Personalized Pediatric mRNA Cancer Vaccine Trial

  • CISION
Pink noise may be bad for sleep quality, new research finds
  • Feb 04, 2026

Pink noise may be bad for sleep quality, new research finds

  • NBC News
80% of premature heart disease and stroke preventable: report
  • Feb 04, 2026

80% of premature heart disease and stroke preventable: report

  • CBC News
Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study
  • Feb 03, 2026

Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study

  • The Guardian
New review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID
  • Feb 03, 2026

New review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID

  • CIDRAP
Heart disease risk rises faster for men than women by the mid-30s
  • Feb 02, 2026

Heart disease risk rises faster for men than women by the mid-30s

  • CTV News
Psychosis more common in recent generations in Ontario, study says
  • Feb 02, 2026

Psychosis more common in recent generations in Ontario, study says

  • Ottawa Citizen
Sanofi scraps plan to develop next-generation mRNA seasonal flu vaccine
  • Feb 02, 2026

Sanofi scraps plan to develop next-generation mRNA seasonal flu vaccine

  • CIDRAP
Poop donors: How an unlikely medical treatment is saving lives
  • Feb 02, 2026

Poop donors: How an unlikely medical treatment is saving lives

  • Toronto Star
'Menopause gold rush'? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede
  • Feb 02, 2026

'Menopause gold rush'? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede

  • The Guardian
Is this the $200,000 ticket to cheating death?
  • Jan 30, 2026

Is this the $200,000 ticket to cheating death?

  • BBC News
AstraZeneca strikes deal for up to $18.5 billion to license Chinese weight-loss drugs
  • Jan 30, 2026

AstraZeneca strikes deal for up to $18.5 billion to license Chinese weight-loss drugs

  • Reuters
Radiologists catch more aggressive breast cancers by using AI to help read mammograms: study
  • Jan 30, 2026

Radiologists catch more aggressive breast cancers by using AI to help read mammograms: study

  • CBC News
Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome
  • Jan 29, 2026

Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome

  • The New York Times
The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought
  • Jan 29, 2026

The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought
Genes influence human lifespan far more than thought, new study suggests
  • Jan 29, 2026

Genes influence human lifespan far more than thought, new study suggests

  • STAT
Australian AI scribe company Heidi Health gains foothold in Canada
  • Jan 29, 2026

Australian AI scribe company Heidi Health gains foothold in Canada

  • Canadian Healthcare Network
What to know about the Nipah virus after more cases emerge in India
  • Jan 29, 2026

What to know about the Nipah virus after more cases emerge in India

  • CBC News
US pressures Gavi to phase out use of thimerosal-containing vaccines
  • Jan 29, 2026

US pressures Gavi to phase out use of thimerosal-containing vaccines

  • CIDRAP
Eli Lilly signs up to $1.12 billion deal with private gene-editing firm Seamless
  • Jan 28, 2026

Eli Lilly signs up to $1.12 billion deal with private gene-editing firm Seamless

  • Reuters
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings
  • Jan 28, 2026

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

  • Associated Press
People who stay up late likely have worse heart health than early risers: study
  • Jan 28, 2026

People who stay up late likely have worse heart health than early risers: study

  • NBC News
Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May
  •  —
  • Jan 27, 2026

Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May

  • Toronto Star
Driving patterns could predict early Alzheimer's, UCalgary researchers find
  • Jan 27, 2026

Driving patterns could predict early Alzheimer's, UCalgary researchers find

  • CTV News
What is Nipah virus? What to know about the disease as India faces outbreak
  • Jan 27, 2026

What is Nipah virus? What to know about the disease as India faces outbreak

  • Global News
Roche obesity drug shows 22.5% weight loss as it seeks to catch up with Lilly, Novo
  • Jan 27, 2026

Roche obesity drug shows 22.5% weight loss as it seeks to catch up with Lilly, Novo

  • Reuters
Should we do away with childhood vaccine mandates?
  •  —
  • Jan 27, 2026

Should we do away with childhood vaccine mandates?

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
European countries including U.K. lose measles elimination status
  • Jan 26, 2026

European countries including U.K. lose measles elimination status

  • CTV News
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs
  • Jan 26, 2026

Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs

  • The Guardian
Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims
  • Jan 26, 2026

Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

  • Reuters
Merck unit partners with global health coalition to develop affordable Ebola vaccine
  • Jan 26, 2026

Merck unit partners with global health coalition to develop affordable Ebola vaccine

  • Reuters
Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak
  • Jan 26, 2026

Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak
Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests
  • Jan 25, 2026

Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

  • The Guardian
Podcasters tout creatine for menopausal symptoms. The hype outpaces the evidence, doctors say
  • Jan 25, 2026

Podcasters tout creatine for menopausal symptoms. The hype outpaces the evidence, doctors say

  • CBC News
Are you waking up at night to pee? It may be a sign of something wrong, doctor says
  • Jan 25, 2026

Are you waking up at night to pee? It may be a sign of something wrong, doctor says

  • CTV News
No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk
  • Jan 23, 2026

No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk

  • CIDRAP
Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash
  • Jan 23, 2026

Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash

  • Reuters
Analysis adds evidence that shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia
  • Jan 22, 2026

Analysis adds evidence that shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia

  • CIDRAP
Trump formally withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
  •  —
  • Jan 22, 2026

Trump formally withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

  • The Washington Post

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