Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus
  • May 17, 2026

Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus

  • CBC News
Dentists Are Using AI to Scare Patients Into Unnecessary Dental Work, According to an Explosive Investigation
  • May 17, 2026

Dentists Are Using AI to Scare Patients Into Unnecessary Dental Work, According to an Explosive Investigation

  • Futurism
Doctors' AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients
  • May 17, 2026

Doctors' AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients

  • Futurism
U.S. Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
  • May 15, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth

  • npr
Prostate cancer screening can save lives but 'absolute benefit is small', study says
  • May 15, 2026

Prostate cancer screening can save lives but 'absolute benefit is small', study says

  • The Guardian
AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?
  • May 13, 2026

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?

  • Nature
  •  — 
  • Ewen Callaway
Hantavirus outbreak shows we haven't learned the lesson of SARS-1 or COVID-19
  • May 11, 2026

Hantavirus outbreak shows we haven't learned the lesson of SARS-1 or COVID-19

  • Healthy Debate
Many older adults who died of COVID weren't close to death before infection: study
  • May 11, 2026

Many older adults who died of COVID weren't close to death before infection: study

  • CIDRAP
'A very unique observation': Study links endometriosis to slightly higher birth-defect risk
  • May 11, 2026

'A very unique observation': Study links endometriosis to slightly higher birth-defect risk

  • CTV News
Even a small increase in ultraprocessed foods can harm cognitive function, study suggests
  •  —
  • May 11, 2026

Even a small increase in ultraprocessed foods can harm cognitive function, study suggests

  • The Globe and Mail
'A magnet for talent': Scientists from around the world recruited by Toronto hospital network for medical research
  • May 11, 2026

'A magnet for talent': Scientists from around the world recruited by Toronto hospital network for medical research

  • CTV News
FDA halts publication of studies on covid, shingles vaccines
  •  —
  • May 11, 2026

FDA halts publication of studies on covid, shingles vaccines

  • The Washington Post
Innovation will provide solutions to Long COVID — the new chronic disease of our time
  • May 05, 2026

Innovation will provide solutions to Long COVID — the new chronic disease of our time

  • Fox News
  •  — 
  • Former CDC Director Robert Redfield
Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S. — or not come to begin with
  • May 05, 2026

Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S. — or not come to begin with

  • STAT
U.S. Supreme Court asked to pause ruling blocking telehealth and mail access to abortion pills
  • May 03, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court asked to pause ruling blocking telehealth and mail access to abortion pills

  • NBC News
AI statistically ties with doctors in trial of emergency triage diagnoses
  • May 01, 2026

AI statistically ties with doctors in trial of emergency triage diagnoses

  • The Guardian
Active-duty US soldiers to receive MDMA therapy for PTSD next year
  • May 01, 2026

Active-duty US soldiers to receive MDMA therapy for PTSD next year

  • The Guardian
U.S. appeals court blocks access to abortion pills via telehealth and mail nationwide
  • May 01, 2026

U.S. appeals court blocks access to abortion pills via telehealth and mail nationwide

  • NBC News
RFK Jr. talked about 'reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him
  • May 01, 2026

RFK Jr. talked about 'reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him

  • npr
In real-world test, an AI model did better than doctors at diagnosing patients
  • May 01, 2026

In real-world test, an AI model did better than doctors at diagnosing patients

  • npr
A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons
  • Apr 29, 2026

A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons

  • The New York Times
US Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
  • Apr 28, 2026

US Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

  • Toronto Star
Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong?
  •  —
  • Apr 28, 2026

Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong?

  • The New York Times
Meet some of the American health-care workers who have moved to B.C.
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  • Apr 27, 2026

Meet some of the American health-care workers who have moved to B.C.

  • Vancouver Sun
U.S. doctors moving to Vancouver Island echo war resisters of past
  • Apr 27, 2026

U.S. doctors moving to Vancouver Island echo war resisters of past
Nanaimo healthcare-recruitment event draws hundreds of Americans and workers
  • Apr 27, 2026

Nanaimo healthcare-recruitment event draws hundreds of Americans and workers
Plant-rich diets linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's, but quality matters
  •  —
  • Apr 27, 2026

Plant-rich diets linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's, but quality matters

  • The Globe and Mail
Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers
  • Apr 27, 2026

Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers

  • npr
Toronto man's HIV in remission after bone marrow transplant to treat cancer
  • Apr 26, 2026

Toronto man's HIV in remission after bone marrow transplant to treat cancer

  • Global News
Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'
  • Apr 24, 2026

Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'

  • NBC News
'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
  • Apr 24, 2026

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

  • Associated Press
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump
  • Apr 24, 2026

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

  • Associated Press
'Free Births' Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.
  •  —
  • Apr 24, 2026

'Free Births' Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.

  • The New York Times
Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence
  • Apr 24, 2026

Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence

  • STAT
RFK Jr. won't back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
  • Apr 23, 2026

RFK Jr. won't back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines, drug prices and more at hearing
  • Apr 23, 2026

Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines, drug prices and more at hearing

  • npr
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

  • CTV News
Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

  • Toronto Star
U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won't be released: officials
  • Apr 23, 2026

U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won't be released: officials

  • Global News
New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery
  • Apr 23, 2026

New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery

  • University of Toronto
Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain
  • Apr 22, 2026

Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain

  • BBC News
Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.
  • Apr 22, 2026

Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.

  • STAT

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