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Canadian health news · Original editorial content · Written by Medimap
94 articles
Permanent Daylight Time Will Make Your Winter Mornings Darker
8 min read·Oct 8
Should Canadians Worry About the Russian Lab Worker Death?
8 min read·Oct 8
Canadian Dental Care Plan Report Card Shows Why Patients Still Get Surprise Bills
8 min read·Oct 8
Pregnancy Test Recall in Canada Puts Some Positive Results in Doubt
7 min read·Oct 6
Toronto's Dunn House Gave Patients Homes and ER Visits Fell by Half
5 min read·Oct 5
How Much Should You Trust AI in Your Health Care?
9 min read·Oct 2
Are the Driscoll's Berries in Your Fridge Safe to Eat?
9 min read·Oct 2
Does Testosterone Actually Help With Menopause Symptoms?
8 min read·Oct 1
Which Common Infections Are Worth Getting Tested For?
8 min read·Oct 1
When Can You Book Your Vaccine Where You Live?
9 min read·Oct 1
Why Do 1.2 Million People Still Have No Family Doctor in B.C.?
7 min read·Sep 30
How Worried Should Canadians Be About the Congo Outbreak?
8 min read·Sep 30
Why Is Opioid Trouble in Later Life Rising So Sharply?
8 min read·Sep 30
Should You Eat Wild Mushrooms You Did Not Pick?
5 min read·Sep 29
Should You Get Your Blood Pressure Checked Now?
5 min read·Sep 29
Should You Have Your Fallopian Tubes Removed?
5 min read·Sep 29
What Unpaid Caregiving in Canada Is Costing the People Doing It
9 min read·Sep 24
Why Laser Hair Removal Safety Is Suddenly Worth Worrying About
8 min read·Sep 24
Why You Cannot Get a Straight Answer About Creatine for Teens
9 min read·Sep 24
The New Anorexia Treatment Being Tested in Ontario Starts in the Gut
4 min read·Sep 24
Fake Doctor Videos Are Selling Canadians Pills That Never Arrive
10 min read·Sep 21
Drug Alerts in Northwestern Ontario Follow 60 Poisonings in Two Days
5 min read·Sep 18
Gambling Emergency Visits in Ontario Hit Boys and Young Men Hardest
6 min read·Sep 18
Diverting Intoxicated Patients From the ER Frees Six Beds a Day
5 min read·Sep 18
Paying Out of Pocket for a Vaccine Comes Down to Your Birthday
6 min read·Sep 16
American Nurses Moving to Canada Cannot Fix Your Wait This Year
6 min read·Sep 16
Recalled Acetaminophen Will Not Say So on Your Pharmacy Label
5 min read·Sep 16
Light in Your Bedroom at Night Is Linked to Changes in the Heart
6 min read·Sep 14
Carbon Monoxide in Hockey Arenas Is Still Not Regulated in Canada
6 min read·Sep 14
Nicotine Pouches in Canada May Be Heading Back to Store Shelves
6 min read·Sep 14
Stock Epinephrine in Schools Is Law in Only One Province
6 min read·Sep 14
Weight Loss Injection for Children Cleared Its First Big Trial
6 min read·Sep 14
Should You Ask Your Doctor for a PSA Test?
10 min read·Sep 10
Why Are Women Asking for Hormone Therapy for Hot Flashes?
9 min read·Sep 10
Postpartum Mental Health Struggles Affect Half of Canadian Mothers
5 min read·Sep 8
Alberta Doctors Can Now Apply to Work in Both Public and Private Care
5 min read·Sep 8
Calgary Cut the Wait for a Liver Specialist From 18 Months to 6 Weeks
5 min read·Sep 8
Fertility Preservation for Kids Is Now an Option in Ontario
4 min read·Sep 8
Kids Are Back in Class and Bug Season Is Coming, Here's Canada's Fall Vaccine Picture
5 min read·Sep 8
Health Care Hiring in Canada Is Holding Up the Whole Job Market
5 min read·Sep 8
One in Five Students Is Asking a Chatbot for Emotional Advice
5 min read·Sep 8
What Is the New Approved Treatment for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats?
7 min read·Sep 1
Which Respiratory Season Vaccines Should You Book Now?
7 min read·Sep 1
How Long Is the Wait to See a Surgeon in Nova Scotia?
7 min read·Sep 1
Why Are Canadians So Stressed About Politics Right Now
5 min read·Sep 1
How Much Do Head Injuries in Youth Sports Really Add Up?
7 min read·Aug 28
Why Are So Many Ontario Kids Going to School Hungry?
7 min read·Aug 28
Teen Mental Health Improves in Ontario as Sports Betting Surges
5 min read·Aug 25
Skin Cancer Vaccine Clears Its Biggest Trial Test Yet
5 min read·Aug 25
Fever and Chills After a Tick Bite Are Rising in Canada
5 min read·Aug 25
Ultrasound Wait Times Push Ontario Parents Onto the Highway
5 min read·Aug 25
Your Teen Is Texting for Help at 2 a.m. About Their Youth Mental Health
4 min read·Aug 20
A Fever and Stiff Neck After a Mosquito Bite Could Be West Nile Virus
4 min read·Aug 20
Tuberculosis Symptoms to Know as Edmonton's Outbreak Grows
5 min read·Aug 20
Is My Child Lonely or Just Happier Playing Alone
6 min read·Aug 20
Is There a Vaccine for Ebola Being Tested in Canada
6 min read·Aug 20
Salmonella Symptoms to Watch After the Jalapeno Recall
6 min read·Aug 20
New HIV Infections in Canada Jumped 23 Per Cent
4 min read·Aug 10
Biological Aging May Accelerate During a Heat Wave
4 min read·Aug 10
Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery Spares Your Breastbone
4 min read·Aug 10
What Tanmaxxing Is Actually Doing to Your Skin
6 min read·Aug 7
Health Canada Just Shut Down a Peptide Seller, and Your Feed Is Still Full of Them
8 min read·Jul 31
Ontario Is Building a Medical School Just for Family Doctors, and 2028 Is the Year It Starts to Count
7 min read·Jul 31
Why Psychiatric Bed Wait Times Are So Much Longer, and What You Can Do While You Wait
11 min read·Jul 30
Why E-Scooter Injuries in Kids Spike Every Summer, and How to Keep Yours Out of the ER
9 min read·Jul 30
The Emergency Room Staffing Crisis Explained and Where to Go Instead
7 min read·Jul 28
Canada's Blood Shortage Needs One Hour of Your Time
8 min read·Jul 28
The New Cigarette Warning Labels Are Meant to Get Under Your Skin.
4 min read·Jul 27
West Nile Virus Is Back in Ontario Mosquitoes, and Your Backyard Is Part of the Story
4 min read·Jul 27
What Do the Latest Lecanemab Coverage Developments Mean for Me if Alzheimer's Runs in My Family?
4 min read·Jul 22
Should I Worry About What My Nightly TV Watching Is Doing to My Brain Health?
4 min read·Jul 22
That Smoky Haze Outside Could Be Reaching Your Brain, Not Just Your Lungs
4 min read·Jul 21
Canada Just Tightened Its Ebola Border Rules. Here Is What Actually Changed and Who It Affects.
3 min read·Jul 21
If Your Specialist Wait Times Feel Endless, Millions of Canadians Are Right There With You
4 min read·Jul 20
What Heat Exposure During Pregnancy Could Mean for Your Baby's Developing Brain
4 min read·Jul 20
On Blood Pressure, Heart, or Mental Health Medication? Read This Before You Head Outside
4 min read·Jul 15
Saw the Headlines About Birth Control and Brain Tumours? Here Is the Actual Story
4 min read·Jul 15
A New Alzheimer's Drug Is Going After a Different Target. Here Is Why Scientists Are Paying Attention
4 min read·Jul 15
Your Summer Road Trip Could Come With an Unwanted Souvenir, a Fast-Spreading Cyclospora Outbreak
4 min read·Jul 15
Why Most Canadians Can't Make an Advance Request for MAID, Even If They Want To
4 min read·Jul 10
Got a Letter About the TAVNEOS Review? Here Is What It Actually Means for You.
3 min read·Jul 10
Four First Nations Just Declared a Public Health Emergency.
4 min read·Jul 10
The Heat Wave Sent Many to the ER. Here's What You Need to Know Before the Next One.
4 min read·Jul 8
What You Eat Could Affect Your Dementia Risk Even If You Already Have Early Warning Signs
4 min read·Jul 8
Ontario Now Offers Colorectal Cancer Screening at 45. Other Provinces Should Take Note.
4 min read·Jul 8
mRNA Vaccines Are Safe and Effective, a Major New Review Confirms. And Cancer Could Be Next.
3 min read·Jul 8
Canada Just Approved a Generic Wegovy. Here Is What That Actually Means.
3 min read·Jul 8
The Measles Outbreak in Canada Is Growing. Here's What You Need to Know Right Now.
4 min read·Jul 8
Tick Reports Are Up 38% in Canada This Year. Here Is What You Need to Know.
3 min read·Jun 24
You Can Book a Botox Appointment This Week. A Skin Cancer Check Could Take Months.
3 min read·Jun 24
The Federal Government Wants to Share Your Health Data With Researchers.
3 min read·Jun 24
New Study Shows HPV Vaccine Brought Cervical Cancer Deaths to Almost Zero in Young Women
3 min read·Jun 24
People on Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs Are Moving Less, a New Study Finds
3 min read·Jun 24
Health Canada Just Approved a Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
3 min read·Jun 24