FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada
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  • Jun 15, 2026

FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada

  • STAT
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  • Lizzy Lawrence
Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds
  • Jun 15, 2026

Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds

  • The Guardian
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  • Hannah Harris Green
Scientists say GLP-1s improved male testosterone levels and sperm count
  • Jun 15, 2026

Scientists say GLP-1s improved male testosterone levels and sperm count

  • CTV News
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  • CNN
What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
  • Jun 15, 2026

What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites

  • Associated Press
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  • Matthew Perrone
Cheaper generic Ozempic is here. Here’s what we’ve learned since these drugs exploded onto the scene
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Cheaper generic Ozempic is here. Here’s what we’ve learned since these drugs exploded onto the scene

  • Toronto Star
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  • Kevin Jiang
Hepatitis A Outbreak in Canada Leaves 4 Dead, 142 Hospitalized; CDC Issues Travel Notice as Many Americans Traveling to Canada Remain Unvaccinated.
  • Jun 13, 2026

Hepatitis A Outbreak in Canada Leaves 4 Dead, 142 Hospitalized; CDC Issues Travel Notice as Many Americans Traveling to Canada Remain Unvaccinated.

  • Medical Daily
White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms
  • Jun 11, 2026

White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms

  • npr
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  • Rob Stein
Patients are dying in A&E corridors – but I’ve seen how things could be different
  • Jun 11, 2026

Patients are dying in A&E corridors – but I’ve seen how things could be different

  • The Guardian
'Something I'd never heard of almost killed me': Men face rising threat of HPV-related cancers
  • Jun 11, 2026

'Something I'd never heard of almost killed me': Men face rising threat of HPV-related cancers

  • CIDRAP
Statement – WHO/Europe: Ebola risk remains low ahead of the Football World Cup
  • Jun 11, 2026

Statement – WHO/Europe: Ebola risk remains low ahead of the Football World Cup

  • WHO
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  • Hans Henri P. Kluge
Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup
  • Jun 10, 2026

Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup

  • CTV News
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  • The Associated Press
Vaping causes lung and heart damage faster than cigarettes: study
  • Jun 10, 2026

Vaping causes lung and heart damage faster than cigarettes: study

  • Global News
Rage, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts. Could he have CTE? Inside the race to find a diagnosis
  • Jun 10, 2026

Rage, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts. Could he have CTE? Inside the race to find a diagnosis

  • CBC News
Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola
  • Jun 10, 2026

Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola

  • npr
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  • Ari Daniel
'You're treated like this is the end': Meet the dementia rebels – diagnosed and determined to change people's minds
  • Jun 09, 2026

'You're treated like this is the end': Meet the dementia rebels – diagnosed and determined to change people's minds

  • The Guardian
GSK makes biggest ever acquisition with $10.6bn for US cancer drug firm
  • Jun 09, 2026

GSK makes biggest ever acquisition with $10.6bn for US cancer drug firm

  • The Guardian
GLP-1s appear to protect against cancer. Researchers are trying to figure out how
  • Jun 09, 2026

GLP-1s appear to protect against cancer. Researchers are trying to figure out how

  • npr
Impairment to lungs and heart linked to vaping: U of A study
  • Jun 08, 2026

Impairment to lungs and heart linked to vaping: U of A study

  • CTV News
A flesh-eating cattle parasite is spreading in Texas as 2 far-flung screwworm cases are found
  • Jun 08, 2026

A flesh-eating cattle parasite is spreading in Texas as 2 far-flung screwworm cases are found

  • CTV News
A healthier gut may be key to cancer care
  • Jun 08, 2026

A healthier gut may be key to cancer care

  • CTV News
Experimental treatment could ease 'misunderstood' dementia symptom
  • Jun 08, 2026

Experimental treatment could ease 'misunderstood' dementia symptom

  • Global News
CDC: Ebola outbreak could surpass the worst on record unless world acts
  • Jun 07, 2026

CDC: Ebola outbreak could surpass the worst on record unless world acts

  • npr
Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say
  • Jun 07, 2026

Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say

  • The Guardian
Donald Trump's war on science ensures the next pandemic will happen sooner — and be deadlier
  • Jun 07, 2026

Donald Trump's war on science ensures the next pandemic will happen sooner — and be deadlier

  • Toronto Star
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  • Justin Ling
AI just designed a 'fundamental new vaccine' for viruses, researchers say
  • Jun 05, 2026

AI just designed a 'fundamental new vaccine' for viruses, researchers say

  • Global News
Montreal research team developing medication to combat Ebola
  • Jun 05, 2026

Montreal research team developing medication to combat Ebola

  • CTV News
Canadian-led team of scientists discover new antibiotic hidden in decades-old bacterium
  • Jun 04, 2026

Canadian-led team of scientists discover new antibiotic hidden in decades-old bacterium

  • CTV News
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
  • Jun 03, 2026

Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

  • Associated Press
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into U.S., lying to authorities
  • Jun 03, 2026

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into U.S., lying to authorities

  • CTV News
GLP-1 drugs may have a beneficial effect across many types of cancer
  • Jun 03, 2026

GLP-1 drugs may have a beneficial effect across many types of cancer

  • CTV News
Moderna and other groups get US$60 million to develop Ebola vaccine
  • Jun 02, 2026

Moderna and other groups get US$60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

  • CTV News
US announces plan to reduce, better treat Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome
  • Jun 02, 2026

US announces plan to reduce, better treat Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome

  • CIDRAP
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
  • Jun 02, 2026

From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect

  • Toronto Star
Weight-loss drugs can cut breast cancer risk by up to 30%, studies suggest
  • Jun 02, 2026

Weight-loss drugs can cut breast cancer risk by up to 30%, studies suggest

  • The Guardian
Doctors hail drug that spares bladder cancer patients 'life-changing' surgery
  • Jun 02, 2026

Doctors hail drug that spares bladder cancer patients 'life-changing' surgery

  • The Guardian
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
  • May 31, 2026

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

  • Toronto Star
Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows
  • May 31, 2026

Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows

  • The Guardian
Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s
  • May 30, 2026

Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s

  • The Guardian
The long shadow of long COVID
  • May 30, 2026

The long shadow of long COVID

  • Canadian Affairs
Genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy
  • May 30, 2026

Genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy

  • The Guardian
Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations
  • May 30, 2026

Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations

  • Toronto Star
Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial
  • May 29, 2026

Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial

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