Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?
  • Apr 19, 2026

Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?

  • Canadian Affairs
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
  • Apr 19, 2026

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real

  • Nature
Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial
  • Apr 19, 2026

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

  • NBC News
Universal health care in name only
  • Apr 18, 2026

Universal health care in name only

  • Canadian Affairs
'It's a powder keg': Romania leads EU measles cases as vaccination rates collapse
  • Apr 18, 2026

'It's a powder keg': Romania leads EU measles cases as vaccination rates collapse

  • The Guardian
'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
  • Apr 17, 2026

'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests

  • BBC News
Researchers identify higher risk of heart disease in syphilis patients as US infections climb
  • Apr 17, 2026

Researchers identify higher risk of heart disease in syphilis patients as US infections climb

  • CIDRAP
New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs
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  • Apr 17, 2026

New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs

  • The New York Times
At least 5 dead in Burundi from a mystery illness: Africa CDC
  • Apr 17, 2026

At least 5 dead in Burundi from a mystery illness: Africa CDC

  • CIDRAP
Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says
  • Apr 17, 2026

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says

  • Toronto Star
Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections
  • Apr 17, 2026

Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections

  • CIDRAP
Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds
  • Apr 17, 2026

Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds

  • CTV News
Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks
  • Apr 17, 2026

Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks

  • STAT
Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand 'shameful' Palantir NHS contract be scrapped
  • Apr 17, 2026

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand 'shameful' Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

  • The Guardian
Why Canada's health-care system is watching the global helium shortage closely
  • Apr 16, 2026

Why Canada's health-care system is watching the global helium shortage closely

  • CTV News
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
  • Apr 15, 2026

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

  • Reuters
Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board
  • Apr 15, 2026

Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board

  • Reuters
Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery
  • Apr 15, 2026

Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery

  • Reuters
Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health
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  • Apr 15, 2026

Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health

  • The Globe and Mail
Two new H9N2 avian flu cases reported on mainland China
  • Apr 15, 2026

Two new H9N2 avian flu cases reported on mainland China

  • CIDRAP
What experts say about claims of new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love
  • Apr 15, 2026

What experts say about claims of new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love

  • CTV News
HPV vaccination cuts cancer risk in men by about half, study suggests
  • Apr 15, 2026

HPV vaccination cuts cancer risk in men by about half, study suggests

  • CIDRAP
Thousands are sharing side effects of weight-loss drugs doctors may miss, study suggests
  • Apr 14, 2026

Thousands are sharing side effects of weight-loss drugs doctors may miss, study suggests

  • CTV News
Researchers draw historical parallels between victims of bubonic plague and COVID-19
  • Apr 13, 2026

Researchers draw historical parallels between victims of bubonic plague and COVID-19

  • CTV News
New study reveals no negative effects of fluoride on brain function
  • Apr 13, 2026

New study reveals no negative effects of fluoride on brain function

  • NBC News
Taking Tylenol during pregnancy has no link to autism, another study finds
  • Apr 13, 2026

Taking Tylenol during pregnancy has no link to autism, another study finds

  • The Guardian
His mother died of cancer, then cancer took his wife. Last year, he faced his own diagnosis
  • Apr 13, 2026

His mother died of cancer, then cancer took his wife. Last year, he faced his own diagnosis

  • CBC News
The state of cancer in Canada: 4 in 10 will receive a diagnosis in their lifetime
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  • Apr 13, 2026

The state of cancer in Canada: 4 in 10 will receive a diagnosis in their lifetime

  • National Post
Cancer incidence and mortality rates decline across Canada, but some cancer types are increasing
  • Apr 13, 2026

Cancer incidence and mortality rates decline across Canada, but some cancer types are increasing

  • CTV News
Young adult cancer survivors at higher risk of getting another cancer later, study says
  • Apr 13, 2026

Young adult cancer survivors at higher risk of getting another cancer later, study says

  • The Canadian Press
Cancer rates in Canada are projected to decline over 2026 — but not for everyone, new report suggests
  • Apr 13, 2026

Cancer rates in Canada are projected to decline over 2026 — but not for everyone, new report suggests

  • Toronto Star
People treated for cancer as youths twice as likely to develop new tumours years later, study finds
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  • Apr 13, 2026

People treated for cancer as youths twice as likely to develop new tumours years later, study finds

  • The Globe and Mail
Repurposed drug may extend survival in aggressive ovarian cancer, trial shows
  • Apr 12, 2026

Repurposed drug may extend survival in aggressive ovarian cancer, trial shows

  • The Guardian
GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and uterine cancer drug trial
  • Apr 12, 2026

GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and uterine cancer drug trial

  • The Guardian
Dr TikTok: patients diagnose chronic illnesses with anonymous commenters' help
  • Apr 12, 2026

Dr TikTok: patients diagnose chronic illnesses with anonymous commenters' help

  • The Guardian
Study highlights long-term neurologic impacts of Nipah infection
  • Apr 11, 2026

Study highlights long-term neurologic impacts of Nipah infection

  • CIDRAP
Ford government quietly reverses medical residency rule that excluded most immigrant physicians
  • Apr 11, 2026

Ford government quietly reverses medical residency rule that excluded most immigrant physicians

  • Toronto Star
The case for Canadian pharmacare
  • Apr 11, 2026

The case for Canadian pharmacare

  • Canadian Affairs
Less than a dozen people got the only HIV cure that exists. Canadian scientists are on the cusp of changing that
  • Apr 10, 2026

Less than a dozen people got the only HIV cure that exists. Canadian scientists are on the cusp of changing that

  • Toronto Star
Should've put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer
  • Apr 10, 2026

Should've put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer

  • CTV News
Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too
  • Apr 10, 2026

Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too
Pharma fallout from Iran war won't end with ceasefire
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  • Apr 10, 2026

Pharma fallout from Iran war won't end with ceasefire

  • Axios

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