Mental health now tops prescription refills as Canadians turn to virtual care, new data suggests
  • Jul 10, 2026

Mental health now tops prescription refills as Canadians turn to virtual care, new data suggests

  • Oakville News
Cry like your brain depends on it: New study finds it might
  • Jul 10, 2026

Cry like your brain depends on it: New study finds it might

  • CTV News
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  • Joe Van Wonderen
Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds
  • Jul 08, 2026

Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds

  • The Guardian
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  • Kat Lay
Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it
  • Jul 08, 2026

Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $5.8M in federal funding to advance scientific discovery
  • Jul 07, 2026

UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $5.8M in federal funding to advance scientific discovery

  • UBC
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  • UBC Faculty of Medicine
Endometriosis could be diagnosed via blood test, U.K. study finds
  • Jul 07, 2026

Endometriosis could be diagnosed via blood test, U.K. study finds

  • Global News
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  • Adriana Fallico
The ethics of being left out of health research
  • Jul 07, 2026

The ethics of being left out of health research

  • The Conversation
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  • Sonia S Anand
Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being
  • Jul 07, 2026

Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being

  • McGill
A drop of blood could make ear surgery more precise
  • Jul 06, 2026

A drop of blood could make ear surgery more precise

  • Digital Journal
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  • Tim Sandle
Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities
  • Jul 06, 2026

Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities

  • CBC News
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  • Ariel Tozman
An anti-inflammatory diet may lower dementia risk, even in people with early signs of Alzheimer’s
  • Jul 06, 2026

An anti-inflammatory diet may lower dementia risk, even in people with early signs of Alzheimer’s

  • CTV News
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  • Katia Hetter
Workplace insurance could cut Canada's medical wait lists
  • Jul 06, 2026

Workplace insurance could cut Canada's medical wait lists

  • BPM
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  • Freschia Gonzales
Live longer and eat greener: Study links lung health to leafy greens
  • Jul 04, 2026

Live longer and eat greener: Study links lung health to leafy greens

  • CTV News
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  • Joe Van Wonderen
34% of Canadian employees say mental health impacting productivity
  • Jul 03, 2026

34% of Canadian employees say mental health impacting productivity

  • Benefits Canada
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  • Blake Wolfe
Vancouver 'RoboCop' is one of 1st Canadian ALS patients to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant
  • Jul 02, 2026

Vancouver 'RoboCop' is one of 1st Canadian ALS patients to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant

  • CBC News
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  • Lyndsay Duncombe
Allowing private health insurance for basic care could reduce wait times, expand hospital beds: report
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  • Jul 02, 2026

Allowing private health insurance for basic care could reduce wait times, expand hospital beds: report

  • National Post
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  • Rahim Mohamed
How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics
  • Jul 02, 2026

How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics

  • The Conversation
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  • Rachael (Ré) A Mansbach and Jyler Menard
Canada's weed commercialization has led to increased psychotic disorders, and Halifax is smoking the most
  • Jul 02, 2026

Canada's weed commercialization has led to increased psychotic disorders, and Halifax is smoking the most

  • the chronicle herald
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  • Aaron Beswick
Why this Canadian entrepreneur wants to rewrite the rules of infant nutrition
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  • Jul 02, 2026

Why this Canadian entrepreneur wants to rewrite the rules of infant nutrition

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Hannah Alper
mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next
  • Jul 02, 2026

mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next

  • CBC News
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  • Amina Zafar
New Canadian pediatric diagnostic device launched that can conduct 9 common medical assessments
  • Jul 02, 2026

New Canadian pediatric diagnostic device launched that can conduct 9 common medical assessments

  • CTV News
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  • Aarjavee Raaj
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
  • Jun 30, 2026

Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks

  • CTV News
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  • Albert Stumm
Woman with late-stage Alzheimer’s showed ‘functional improvements’ after taking psilocybin dosage, study finds
  • Jun 27, 2026

Woman with late-stage Alzheimer’s showed ‘functional improvements’ after taking psilocybin dosage, study finds

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
GLP-1s linked to smell and taste impairment in diabetes patients
  • Jun 26, 2026

GLP-1s linked to smell and taste impairment in diabetes patients

  • CTV News
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  • Nancy Lapid
How dogs are helping aphasia patients improve their ability to speak: ‘This is the best thing ever’
  • Jun 26, 2026

How dogs are helping aphasia patients improve their ability to speak: ‘This is the best thing ever’

  • CTV News
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  • Stephanie Stahl
Manitoba wait times for knee replacement surgery 2nd worst in country in 2025, data says
  • Jun 26, 2026

Manitoba wait times for knee replacement surgery 2nd worst in country in 2025, data says

  • CBC News
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  • Lauren Scott
Canada’s emergency departments are in worse shape than before the pandemic. This is how bad it’s gotten
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  • Jun 25, 2026

Canada’s emergency departments are in worse shape than before the pandemic. This is how bad it’s gotten

  • Toronto Star
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  • Megan Ogilvie
Privatization is no solution to the health care crisis: CUPE Report
  • Jun 25, 2026

Privatization is no solution to the health care crisis: CUPE Report

  • cupe
What a new report reveals about the true cause of Canada’s massive emergency wait times
  • Jun 25, 2026

What a new report reveals about the true cause of Canada’s massive emergency wait times

  • CTV News
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  • Kathy Le
Study examines how many YouTubers offering nutrition advice are actually qualified to give it
  • Jun 24, 2026

Study examines how many YouTubers offering nutrition advice are actually qualified to give it

  • CBC News
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  • Andrew Lam
Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week: WHO
  • Jun 24, 2026

Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week: WHO

  • CTV News
Addressing racism in Canada’s health care system
  • Jun 24, 2026

Addressing racism in Canada’s health care system

  • University of Winnipeg News
SickKids-led research uncovers new genetic cause of Crohn’s disease
  • Jun 24, 2026

SickKids-led research uncovers new genetic cause of Crohn’s disease

  • SickKids
Canadian study suggests less breast cancer treatment may be just as effective, with fewer side-effects
  • Jun 23, 2026

Canadian study suggests less breast cancer treatment may be just as effective, with fewer side-effects

  • CTV News
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  • Avis Favaro
Telephone consultations the most commonly accessed form of virtual care
  • Jun 22, 2026

Telephone consultations the most commonly accessed form of virtual care

  • Insurance Portal
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  • Kate McCaffery
Opioid deaths dropped across Canada last year. Alberta's decline was comparatively small
  • Jun 22, 2026

Opioid deaths dropped across Canada last year. Alberta's decline was comparatively small

  • CBC News
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  • Andrew Jeffrey
How a Nova Scotia mother’s kitchen experiment became a scientific breakthrough
  • Jun 22, 2026

How a Nova Scotia mother’s kitchen experiment became a scientific breakthrough

  • CTV News
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  • Paul Hollingsworth
Nearly all serious adverse reactions among plasma donors in past decade involved for-profit sites, data shows
  • Jun 19, 2026

Nearly all serious adverse reactions among plasma donors in past decade involved for-profit sites, data shows

  • CBC News
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  • Michelle Allan
Do Women With TBI Receive Appropriate Care?
  • Jun 19, 2026

Do Women With TBI Receive Appropriate Care?

  • Medscape
  •  — 
  • Fran Lowry
Startling science: Taking an omega-3 supplement doesn’t boost memory or cognition
  • Jun 19, 2026

Startling science: Taking an omega-3 supplement doesn’t boost memory or cognition

  • CTV News
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  • Sandee LaMotte
Certain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds
  • Jun 18, 2026

Certain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
‘There’s a gap here’: New mental health data shows Maritimers lack sense of belonging
  • Jun 18, 2026

‘There’s a gap here’: New mental health data shows Maritimers lack sense of belonging

  • CTV News
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  • Lauren Roulston

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