No, you can't get the flu from a flu shot — and other misconceptions
  • Dec 16, 2025

No, you can't get the flu from a flu shot — and other misconceptions

  • Ottawa Citizen
Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’
  • Dec 16, 2025

Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’

  • CTV News
COVID vaccine reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy
  • Dec 16, 2025

COVID vaccine reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy

  • The Canadian Press
New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea
  • Dec 16, 2025

New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea

  • The Guardian
Canada's reduced pledge to the Global Fund threatens infectious disease control at home
  • Dec 15, 2025

Canada's reduced pledge to the Global Fund threatens infectious disease control at home

  • CMAJ
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  • Kirsten Patrick and Helena Swinkels
Tanning bed users are at higher risk of skin cancer, especially in unusual places
  • Dec 14, 2025

Tanning bed users are at higher risk of skin cancer, especially in unusual places
Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers
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  • Dec 13, 2025

Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

  • The New York Times
U.K. facing 'super-flu' outbreak amid medical labour tension
  • Dec 13, 2025

U.K. facing 'super-flu' outbreak amid medical labour tension

  • CTV News
Microplastics can spread dangerous pathogens: scientists
  • Dec 13, 2025

Microplastics can spread dangerous pathogens: scientists

  • Science Alert
Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes
  • Dec 13, 2025

Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes

  • New Scientist
China’s new ‘condom tax’ draws skepticism and worries over health risks
  • Dec 12, 2025

China’s new ‘condom tax’ draws skepticism and worries over health risks

  • CTV News
CDC study says Covid shots continue to protect healthy kids from severe illness
  • Dec 11, 2025

CDC study says Covid shots continue to protect healthy kids from severe illness

  • NBC News
Canada launches billion dollar plan to recruit top researchers
  • Dec 11, 2025

Canada launches billion dollar plan to recruit top researchers

  • Canadian Affairs
Mpox vaccine booster trials are necessary now
  • Dec 11, 2025

Mpox vaccine booster trials are necessary now

  • STAT
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  • Joseph Osmundson, Miguel I. Paredes
Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe
  • Dec 10, 2025

Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe
Heart disease risk significantly greater for women with uterine fibroids, study finds
  • Dec 10, 2025

Heart disease risk significantly greater for women with uterine fibroids, study finds

  • NBC News
How a menopause campaign with industry ties became official US policy
  • Dec 10, 2025

How a menopause campaign with industry ties became official US policy

  • BMJ
Cause of very rare Covid vaccine side effect, myocarditis, identified
  • Dec 10, 2025

Cause of very rare Covid vaccine side effect, myocarditis, identified

  • STAT
Australian hospital exhausted blood supply trying to save wellness influencer's life after free birth
  • Dec 10, 2025

Australian hospital exhausted blood supply trying to save wellness influencer's life after free birth

  • The Guardian
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
  • Dec 10, 2025

Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients

  • STAT
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  • Krutika Kuppalli
Surprising MERS coronavirus cases discovered in France
  • Dec 09, 2025

Surprising MERS coronavirus cases discovered in France

  • Axios
The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers
  • Dec 09, 2025

The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers

  • Government of Canada
B.C. welcomes 'express entry' as provincial competition for foreign-trained doctors ramps up
  • Dec 09, 2025

B.C. welcomes 'express entry' as provincial competition for foreign-trained doctors ramps up

  • CTV News
GLP-1 drugs have 'little or no effect' on risk of obesity-related cancers, study suggests
  • Dec 09, 2025

GLP-1 drugs have 'little or no effect' on risk of obesity-related cancers, study suggests

  • NBC News
AI tools are selecting the most viable embryos for IVF
  • Dec 09, 2025

AI tools are selecting the most viable embryos for IVF

  • Canadian Affairs
How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism
  • Dec 09, 2025

How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism

  • Associated Press
A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
  • Dec 09, 2025

A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media

  • Jen Gunter
Liberals to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors
  • Dec 09, 2025

Liberals to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors

  • CBC News
Express entry for foreign-trained doctor just one way to close gap in health care: Canadian Medical Association
  • Dec 09, 2025

Express entry for foreign-trained doctor just one way to close gap in health care: Canadian Medical Association

  • CTV News
Study examines link between microplastics and dementia
  • Dec 07, 2025

Study examines link between microplastics and dementia

  • CTV News
AI deepfakes of real doctors are spreading health misinformation on social media
  • Dec 06, 2025

AI deepfakes of real doctors are spreading health misinformation on social media

  • The Guardian
WHO chief optimistic on pandemic treaty signing
  • Dec 06, 2025

WHO chief optimistic on pandemic treaty signing

  • CTV News
Spain not ruling out lab leak as cause of swine fever outbreak
  • Dec 05, 2025

Spain not ruling out lab leak as cause of swine fever outbreak

  • CTV News
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
  • Dec 04, 2025

Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication

  • Toronto Star
People worldwide don’t know enough about menopause. Here’s why that’s dangerous
  • Dec 04, 2025

People worldwide don’t know enough about menopause. Here’s why that’s dangerous

  • CTV News
A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer
  • Dec 03, 2025

A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer

  • Associated Press
‘I want to go back home’: Internationally-educated nurses in Atlantic Canada struggle to find jobs
  • Dec 02, 2025

‘I want to go back home’: Internationally-educated nurses in Atlantic Canada struggle to find jobs

  • CTV News
'Beer bellies' linked to dangerous heart remodelling — especially in men
  • Dec 01, 2025

'Beer bellies' linked to dangerous heart remodelling — especially in men

  • National Post
What this surgeon from Ukraine is learning in Canada about treating war victims
  • Dec 01, 2025

What this surgeon from Ukraine is learning in Canada about treating war victims

  • CBC News
Smartphones at age 12 linked to worse health
  • Dec 01, 2025

Smartphones at age 12 linked to worse health

  • Axios
WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to combat infertility
  • Dec 01, 2025

WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to combat infertility

  • Canadian Affairs
Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over
  • Dec 01, 2025

Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over

  • STAT

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