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Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contact

Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contact

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Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

  • Canadian Press
'Drowning in patients': Alberta ER doctors concerned about resources heading into respiratory illness season

'Drowning in patients': Alberta ER doctors concerned about resources heading into respiratory illness season

  • CTV News
Well Health is splitting into two

Well Health is splitting into two

  • Business in Vancouver
U.S. prepares for possible arrival of more severe strain of mpox

U.S. prepares for possible arrival of more severe strain of mpox

  • NBC News
N.B. family forced to wait outside hospital for ambulance due to limited ER hours

N.B. family forced to wait outside hospital for ambulance due to limited ER hours

  • CTV News
Alberta study retracted after long-CΟVΙD rate in kids found to be 3.5 times higher than reported

Alberta study retracted after long-CΟVΙD rate in kids found to be 3.5 times higher than reported

  • CBC News
Texas sues to stop a rule shielding medical records of women seeking abortions out-of-state

Texas sues to stop a rule shielding medical records of women seeking abortions out-of-state

  • Associated Press
AI drug discovery systems might be repurposed to make bioweapons, researchers warn (Apr 2022)

AI drug discovery systems might be repurposed to make bioweapons, researchers warn (Apr 2022)

  • Scientific American
Alarming development as Missouri patient becomes first American to catch H5N1 bird flu with no exposure to animals

Alarming development as Missouri patient becomes first American to catch H5N1 bird flu with no exposure to animals

  • Daily Mail
Woman denied liver transplant due to alcohol use dies after repeated appeals

Woman denied liver transplant due to alcohol use dies after repeated appeals

  • CTV News
Alberta's advanced prostate cancer patients urge Health Canada for public access to lifesaving treatment

Alberta's advanced prostate cancer patients urge Health Canada for public access to lifesaving treatment

  • CTV News
Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose

Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose

  • Canadian Press
Long-COVID rates in kids fell from 23% after 3 months to 7% after 2 years, data reveal

Long-COVID rates in kids fell from 23% after 3 months to 7% after 2 years, data reveal

  • CIDRAP
Ontario's first domestic case of human rabies since 1967 confirmed in Brant County

Ontario's first domestic case of human rabies since 1967 confirmed in Brant County

  • CTV News
Blood cancer treatment becomes first to benefit from Canada's Drug Agency fast-track program

Blood cancer treatment becomes first to benefit from Canada's Drug Agency fast-track program

  • Healthing
No Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Canada this fall, immunocompromised N.B. woman feels 'expendable'

No Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Canada this fall, immunocompromised N.B. woman feels 'expendable'

  • CBC News
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

  • Associated Press
Upending a longstanding paradigm, cardiologists embrace ZIP codes, not race, to predict heart risk

Upending a longstanding paradigm, cardiologists embrace ZIP codes, not race, to predict heart risk

  • STAT
Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

  • Canadian Press
Canada must offer ‘gold-standard’ endometriosis care so women don’t seek help abroad: patient

Canada must offer ‘gold-standard’ endometriosis care so women don’t seek help abroad: patient

  • Global News
New research aims to help Nova Scotians prepare for, respond to poor air quality

New research aims to help Nova Scotians prepare for, respond to poor air quality

  • CBC News
Cupids mayor diagnosed with 'incurable' cancer wants CAR T cancer therapy available in N.L. after travelling to Ottawa for treatment
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Cupids mayor diagnosed with 'incurable' cancer wants CAR T cancer therapy available in N.L. after travelling to Ottawa for treatment

  • Saltwire
Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm

Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm

  • Canadian Press
Dr. Jane Philpott, on healthcare reform and spirituality

Dr. Jane Philpott, on healthcare reform and spirituality

  • Canadian Affairs
Valley Fever Outbreak: Dangerous Fungal Infection Linked To California Music Festival Grows

Valley Fever Outbreak: Dangerous Fungal Infection Linked To California Music Festival Grows

  • Forbes
New Mexico building abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students

New Mexico building abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students

  • Associated Press
Recovery Alberta established with 10,000 staff

Recovery Alberta established with 10,000 staff

  • Edmonton Journal
Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays

Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays

  • Associated Press
Rexall’s U.S. owner sells pharmacy chain to Canadian private equity firm Birch Hill
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Rexall’s U.S. owner sells pharmacy chain to Canadian private equity firm Birch Hill

  • Globe and Mail
Measles a rising concern in Canada, following near-zero years during pandemic

Measles a rising concern in Canada, following near-zero years during pandemic

  • CTV News
Burning trash a major source of plastic pollution

Burning trash a major source of plastic pollution

  • Canadian Affairs
Private equity firm signs deal to buy Rexall and Well.ca

Private equity firm signs deal to buy Rexall and Well.ca

  • Canadian Press
Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

  • The Trillium
Mayo Clinic study suggests being vaccinated does little to prevent long COVID.

Mayo Clinic study suggests being vaccinated does little to prevent long COVID.

  • CIDRAP
U.S. states with strictest abortion laws offer the least support for women and families

U.S. states with strictest abortion laws offer the least support for women and families

  • NBC News
First mpox vaccine delivery expected tomorrow in DRC

First mpox vaccine delivery expected tomorrow in DRC

  • CIDRAP
U.S. allows ADHD drugmaker to increase production limit to ease ongoing shortage

U.S. allows ADHD drugmaker to increase production limit to ease ongoing shortage

  • NBC News
Ontario and Alberta order old COVID vaccines destroyed to make way for updated shots, leaving gap in access to doses
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Ontario and Alberta order old COVID vaccines destroyed to make way for updated shots, leaving gap in access to doses

  • Globe and Mail
Researchers develop tool to detect consciousness in ICU

Researchers develop tool to detect consciousness in ICU

  • CTV News
N.S. turns to Google for healthcare help

N.S. turns to Google for healthcare help

  • Saltwire
How an inclusiveness agenda is undermining female health research

How an inclusiveness agenda is undermining female health research

  • Canadian Affairs

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