Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain
  • Apr 22, 2026

Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain

  • BBC News
Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.
  • Apr 22, 2026

Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.

  • STAT
Study finds no increased risk with same-day flu, pertussis vaccination for pregnant women
  • Apr 22, 2026

Study finds no increased risk with same-day flu, pertussis vaccination for pregnant women

  • CIDRAP
Canadian support for newborns couldn’t come at a more urgent time
  • Apr 22, 2026

Canadian support for newborns couldn’t come at a more urgent time

  • Cassi Henderson
3 more H9N2 avian flu cases confirmed in China
  • Apr 21, 2026

3 more H9N2 avian flu cases confirmed in China

  • CIDRAP
The long and costly shadow of COVID-19
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  • Apr 21, 2026

The long and costly shadow of COVID-19

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Absurdly bad study spurs headlines linking healthy diet to lung cancer
  • Apr 20, 2026

Absurdly bad study spurs headlines linking healthy diet to lung cancer
After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines
  • Apr 20, 2026

After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines

  • CTV News
Gut microbiome can reveal risk of Parkinson's, scientists say
  • Apr 20, 2026

Gut microbiome can reveal risk of Parkinson's, scientists say

  • The Guardian
Why scientists are nervous about fungi
  • Apr 20, 2026

Why scientists are nervous about fungi

  • npr
Sperm cells are at their highest quality during summer, study finds
  • Apr 20, 2026

Sperm cells are at their highest quality during summer, study finds

  • CTV News
Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds
  • Apr 20, 2026

Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds

  • The Guardian
Measles outbreak means my immunocompromised son can't leave the house without extreme safety measures
  • Apr 20, 2026

Measles outbreak means my immunocompromised son can't leave the house without extreme safety measures

  • STAT
How anti-vax advocacy is making Big Pharma bigger
  • Apr 20, 2026

How anti-vax advocacy is making Big Pharma bigger

  • CIDRAP
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  • Jess Steier
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

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