No, you can't get the flu from a flu shot — and other misconceptions
  • Dec 16, 2025

No, you can't get the flu from a flu shot — and other misconceptions

  • Ottawa Citizen
Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’
  • Dec 16, 2025

Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’

  • CTV News
COVID vaccine reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy
  • Dec 16, 2025

COVID vaccine reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy

  • The Canadian Press
RFK Jr. says 'gaslighting of Lyme patients is over'
  • Dec 16, 2025

RFK Jr. says 'gaslighting of Lyme patients is over'

  • USA Today
FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for older women who have gone through menopause
  • Dec 16, 2025

FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for older women who have gone through menopause

  • Associated Press
California hires ex-CDC leaders who were fired or quit under Trump
  • Dec 16, 2025

California hires ex-CDC leaders who were fired or quit under Trump

  • Associated Press
New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea
  • Dec 16, 2025

New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea

  • The Guardian
Canada's food safety agency warns it couldn't handle multiple emergencies
  • Dec 15, 2025

Canada's food safety agency warns it couldn't handle multiple emergencies

  • National Observer
Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs
  • Dec 15, 2025

Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs

  • CTV News
Founder of Moose Jaw health centre suggests ‘ALS drug industry’ was behind CBC investigation of his business
  • Dec 15, 2025

Founder of Moose Jaw health centre suggests ‘ALS drug industry’ was behind CBC investigation of his business

  • CBC News
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a 'Withdrawal Crisis' in Philadelphia
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  • Dec 15, 2025

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a 'Withdrawal Crisis' in Philadelphia

  • The New York Times
Tanning bed users are at higher risk of skin cancer, especially in unusual places
  • Dec 14, 2025

Tanning bed users are at higher risk of skin cancer, especially in unusual places
Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers
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  • Dec 13, 2025

Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

  • The New York Times
American talk show host Glenn Beck wants to prevent Sask. woman from turning to MAiD
  • Dec 13, 2025

American talk show host Glenn Beck wants to prevent Sask. woman from turning to MAiD
U.S. states take the lead policing AI in health care
  • Dec 13, 2025

U.S. states take the lead policing AI in health care

  • Axios
Microplastics can spread dangerous pathogens: scientists
  • Dec 13, 2025

Microplastics can spread dangerous pathogens: scientists

  • Science Alert
A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic
  • Dec 13, 2025

A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic

  • The New York Times
Illinois becomes 12th U.S. state to provide MAiD for the terminally ill
  • Dec 13, 2025

Illinois becomes 12th U.S. state to provide MAiD for the terminally ill

  • CTV News
FDA panel calls to loosen restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy
  • Dec 13, 2025

FDA panel calls to loosen restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy

  • NBC News
At meeting on Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, skeptics and doctors stand off
  • Dec 13, 2025

At meeting on Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, skeptics and doctors stand off

  • NBC News
Health minister says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians
  • Dec 13, 2025

Health minister says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians

  • CBC News
Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes
  • Dec 13, 2025

Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes

  • New Scientist
Are you a scientist planning to leave the U.S. for Canada? CTV wants to hear from you
  • Dec 13, 2025

Are you a scientist planning to leave the U.S. for Canada? CTV wants to hear from you

  • CTV News
US senators push for urgent action on bird flu vaccine
  • Dec 12, 2025

US senators push for urgent action on bird flu vaccine

  • Reuters
What to know about the surging South Carolina measles outbreak and quarantines
  • Dec 12, 2025

What to know about the surging South Carolina measles outbreak and quarantines

  • Axios
Hawleys launch dark money group to boost anti-abortion politics
  • Dec 12, 2025

Hawleys launch dark money group to boost anti-abortion politics

  • Axios
U.S. FDA intends to put its most serious warning on COVID vaccines
  • Dec 12, 2025

U.S. FDA intends to put its most serious warning on COVID vaccines

  • CTV News
U.S. to tighten regulations after unproven claims of Covid vaccine-linked death
  • Dec 11, 2025

U.S. to tighten regulations after unproven claims of Covid vaccine-linked death

  • The Guardian
This RFK Jr.-founded group demands the FDA kill the COVID vaccine
  • Dec 11, 2025

This RFK Jr.-founded group demands the FDA kill the COVID vaccine

  • Axios
CDC study says Covid shots continue to protect healthy kids from severe illness
  • Dec 11, 2025

CDC study says Covid shots continue to protect healthy kids from severe illness

  • NBC News
Canada launches billion dollar plan to recruit top researchers
  • Dec 11, 2025

Canada launches billion dollar plan to recruit top researchers

  • Canadian Affairs
FDA approves first new gonorrhea drug in decades
  • Dec 11, 2025

FDA approves first new gonorrhea drug in decades

  • STAT
Mpox vaccine booster trials are necessary now
  • Dec 11, 2025

Mpox vaccine booster trials are necessary now

  • STAT
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  • Joseph Osmundson, Miguel I. Paredes
$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
  • Dec 11, 2025

$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?

  • The New York Times
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
  • Dec 11, 2025

Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary

  • Important Context
US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy
  • Dec 10, 2025

US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy

  • The Guardian
A healthy man suffers a stroke and permanent damage after consuming numerous energy drinks
  • Dec 10, 2025

A healthy man suffers a stroke and permanent damage after consuming numerous energy drinks

  • CTV News
Heart disease risk significantly greater for women with uterine fibroids, study finds
  • Dec 10, 2025

Heart disease risk significantly greater for women with uterine fibroids, study finds

  • NBC News
This HIV Expert Refused To Censor Data, Then Quit the CDC
  • Dec 10, 2025

This HIV Expert Refused To Censor Data, Then Quit the CDC

  • KFF Health News
How a menopause campaign with industry ties became official US policy
  • Dec 10, 2025

How a menopause campaign with industry ties became official US policy

  • BMJ
Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power
  • Dec 10, 2025

Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power
Cause of very rare Covid vaccine side effect, myocarditis, identified
  • Dec 10, 2025

Cause of very rare Covid vaccine side effect, myocarditis, identified

  • STAT

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