Travellers should ‘be aware, but not alarmed’ amid U.S. outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite
  • Jul 23, 2026

Travellers should ‘be aware, but not alarmed’ amid U.S. outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
This American has given blood in every U.S. state and now 1 Canadian province
  • Jul 23, 2026

This American has given blood in every U.S. state and now 1 Canadian province

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Daniel J. Rowe
U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
  • Jul 23, 2026

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite

  • CTV News
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  • Laura Ungar, The Associated Press
Canada upgrades warning to travellers to U.S. of diarrhea-causing illness outbreak
  • Jul 22, 2026

Canada upgrades warning to travellers to U.S. of diarrhea-causing illness outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Spencer Van Dyk
Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years
  • Jul 22, 2026

Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years

  • Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake
  • Jul 22, 2026

A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Ari Daniel
U.S. FDA panel to review 7 peptides amid growing popularity
  • Jul 22, 2026

U.S. FDA panel to review 7 peptides amid growing popularity

  • CBC News
FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test
  • Jul 21, 2026

FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Yuki Noguchi
‘False positive’: FDA walks back cyclosporiasis test tied to Taylor Farms
  • Jul 20, 2026

‘False positive’: FDA walks back cyclosporiasis test tied to Taylor Farms

  • POLITICO
  •  — 
  • Marcia Brown
Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers
  • Jul 18, 2026

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Mae Anderson And Michelle Chapman
A lack of vision: How the wildfires coming from Canada are making it difficult to see
  • Jul 18, 2026

A lack of vision: How the wildfires coming from Canada are making it difficult to see

  • Medical Daily
  •  — 
  • Ryan Archer
‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke
  • Jul 18, 2026

‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Marina Dunbar
Lettuce served at Taco Bell identified as a source of U.S. diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
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  • Jul 17, 2026

Lettuce served at Taco Bell identified as a source of U.S. diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Bill Barrow And Mike Stobbe
Canadian diplomats in U.S. face high health care and housing costs
  • Jul 16, 2026

Canadian diplomats in U.S. face high health care and housing costs

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dylan Robertson
'Watery diarrhea' cases surge in Quebec, as Michigan identifies lettuce as possible source of outbreak
  •  —
  • Jul 16, 2026

'Watery diarrhea' cases surge in Quebec, as Michigan identifies lettuce as possible source of outbreak

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Laura Brehaut
TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique
  • Jul 16, 2026

TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Sydney Lupkin
Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot
  • Jul 16, 2026

Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Robert B Shpiner
I smoked cannabis for nearly 20 years. Here’s what I wish I knew at 13
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  • Jul 15, 2026

I smoked cannabis for nearly 20 years. Here’s what I wish I knew at 13

  • The Washington Post
  •  — 
  • Monica Romano
Some U.S. officials blame this salad green for cyclospora outbreak
  • Jul 15, 2026

Some U.S. officials blame this salad green for cyclospora outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press
As cyclospora illnesses in U.S. surge to new record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as possible cause
  • Jul 15, 2026

As cyclospora illnesses in U.S. surge to new record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as possible cause

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • MIKE STOBBE
A new cancer treatment is hailed as a breakthrough, but Canadians don’t have access to it. Here’s why.
  • Jul 14, 2026

A new cancer treatment is hailed as a breakthrough, but Canadians don’t have access to it. Here’s why.

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August
  • Jul 14, 2026

Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Jessica Glenza
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug approved in U.S. shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches
  • Jul 14, 2026

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug approved in U.S. shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press
Why washing your fruit and vegetables won't save you from the parasite causing 'watery diarrhea'
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  • Jul 14, 2026

Why washing your fruit and vegetables won't save you from the parasite causing 'watery diarrhea'

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Laura Brehaut
U.S. appeals court revives private lawsuits linking Tylenol to autism
  • Jul 13, 2026

U.S. appeals court revives private lawsuits linking Tylenol to autism

  • CTV News
The parasite causing explosive diarrhea could reach Canada if U.S. can’t find the cause soon, says expert
  • Jul 10, 2026

The parasite causing explosive diarrhea could reach Canada if U.S. can’t find the cause soon, says expert

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Adrian Ghobrial
A diarrhea-causing parasite has infected more than 1,000 in the U.S. Is it in Canada?
  • Jul 09, 2026

A diarrhea-causing parasite has infected more than 1,000 in the U.S. Is it in Canada?

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jennifer La Grassa
Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds
  • Jul 08, 2026

Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Kat Lay
What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several U.S. states, and how to avoid it
  • Jul 07, 2026

What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several U.S. states, and how to avoid it

  • CTV News
Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah’s automated refill program
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  • Jul 06, 2026

Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah’s automated refill program

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Matthew Perrone
Diarrhea-causing parasite that can contaminate raw produce causing misery across several states
  • Jul 03, 2026

Diarrhea-causing parasite that can contaminate raw produce causing misery across several states

  • CNN
  •  — 
  • Brenda Goodman
125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco
  • Jul 03, 2026

125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Olga R. Rodriguez
Jobs, Health Care top reasons Canadians relocating to U.S.
  • Jul 02, 2026

Jobs, Health Care top reasons Canadians relocating to U.S.

  • Winnipeg Sun
  •  — 
  • Heather Klein
The Canadians who emigrate to get U.S. health care
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  • Jul 02, 2026

The Canadians who emigrate to get U.S. health care

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Jack Mintz and Neil Seeman
Millions drop Obamacare after subsidies expire
  •  —
  • Jun 29, 2026

Millions drop Obamacare after subsidies expire

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Ali Swenson
Did fentanyl move north? Not everyone thinks the U.S. border claim holds up
  • Jun 25, 2026

Did fentanyl move north? Not everyone thinks the U.S. border claim holds up

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Tracy Moran
US-Iran Conflict Has Exposed Cost Risks in Canada’s Healthcare Supply Chain
  • Jun 25, 2026

US-Iran Conflict Has Exposed Cost Risks in Canada’s Healthcare Supply Chain

  • C.D. Howe Institute
Man functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy
  • Jun 24, 2026

Man functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Farrah Reed
Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry
  • Jun 23, 2026

Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry

  • CTV News
A blood test that screens for multiple types of cancer? It may be available soon
  • Jun 22, 2026

A blood test that screens for multiple types of cancer? It may be available soon

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Yuki Noguchi
Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
  • Jun 19, 2026

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Joseph Kim
New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS
  • Jun 19, 2026

New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Tom Perkins

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