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
Sexual misconduct by doctors under-reported across Canada: study
  • Apr 20, 2026

Sexual misconduct by doctors under-reported across Canada: study

  • Montreal Gazette
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
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
Trump signs order to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments
  • Apr 18, 2026

Trump signs order to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments

  • CTV News
Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
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  • Apr 18, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs

  • The New York Times
'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
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
Hospitalization rates for COVID and other vaccine-preventable illnesses have soared — and researchers are worried
  • Apr 16, 2026

Hospitalization rates for COVID and other vaccine-preventable illnesses have soared — and researchers are worried

  • Toronto Star
COVID-19 drove recent leap in preventable respiratory hospitalizations, report says
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  • Apr 16, 2026

COVID-19 drove recent leap in preventable respiratory hospitalizations, report says

  • The Globe and Mail
Violence and harassment at work has become a universal experience for nurses, new national survey finds Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
  • Apr 15, 2026

Violence and harassment at work has become a universal experience for nurses, new national survey finds Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
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
Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients
  • Apr 15, 2026

Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients

  • 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
Mikisew Cree say study shows cancer rates higher than rest of Alberta
  • Apr 15, 2026

Mikisew Cree say study shows cancer rates higher than rest of Alberta

  • Cabin Radio
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
4 cancers to make up nearly half of new Canadian cases in 2026: study
  • Apr 13, 2026

4 cancers to make up nearly half of new Canadian cases in 2026: study

  • Global 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
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
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
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

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