Canada’s first oral HIV self-test has been approved for sale
Hannah Alberga / theglobeandmail - While it’s not the first self-test on the market in Canada, it’s the first oral swab, which doesn’t require a drop of blood
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Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources
Lola Kalder / citynews - The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger. The national group, which represents physicians across the countr…
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Catherine O’Hara died from pulmonary embolism, with cancer as underlying cause
Andrew Dalton / theglobeandmail - Oncologist who signed off on death certificate indicated he had been treating O’Hara since March of last year
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Now the Swiss Olympic women’s hockey team is dealing with norovirus — and set to play Canada next
Patrick Johnston / nationalpost - A norovirus outbreak already delayed the first game for the Canadian women's hockey team at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Could it be happening again?
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A new survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated
Hannah Alberga / nationalobserver - A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing specialists.
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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris leaves on stretcher after crash
Ling Hui / nationalpost - The Regina-born 32-year-old is making his fourth appearance at the Olympics. He has won all three of his Olympic medals in slopestyle.
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Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall
News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalks. “(Many) seniors do face isolation anyway, but when i…
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Manitoba nurse stripped of licence after wrongly giving patient drugs
Kevin Hirschfield / globalnews - A registered nurse who wrongly administered fentanyl, nearly killing a patient, and asked a doctor to approve the move after the fact has been stripped of her licence.
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Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec’s private doctors' federation challenges a law requiring new doctors to work five years in the public system, calling it discriminatory and harmful to patient care.
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Quebec announces compensation plan for caregivers
News Staff / citynews - Quebec has launched its national home support policy (PSAD), investing $107.2 million, and caregivers can now be compensated. Health Minister and Minister Responsible for Seniors and Caregivers Sonia Bélanger made the announcement Thursday morning in Pier…
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Montreal police launch initiative to tailor 911 responses for autistic people
Felicia Parrillo / globalnews - The SPVM and Giant Steps School have launched a pilot project that aims to improve interactions between officers and autistic individuals during interventions.
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Labs damaged in flood at Montreal mental health institute
theglobeandmail - Four labs were damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through an aging building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre, in what a staff member describes as the latest sign the facility is in desperate need of repair.
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Former MP for Etobicoke North, Kirsty Duncan, passes away after cancer fight
Michael Talbot / citynews - Former Liberal cabinet minister, Kirsty Duncan, has passed away after a years-long battle with cancer. She was 59. Duncan represented the riding of Etobicoke North as MP from 2008 until 2025, winning five consecutive elections. She announced she was takin…
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Illness breaks out in beleaguered Ontario First Nation
Sonal Gupta / nationalobserver - Health tests at Kashechewan First Nation, which is already in a state of emergency due to water contamination, show a widespread outbreak of the water-borne cryptosporidium — likely a result of the contamination.
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Judge says Montreal man not criminally responsible for killing parents, grandmother
sootoday - MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been found not criminally responsible for stabbing his parents and grandmother to death in their home in 2023.
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Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Doctors in Canada's FIFA World Cup host cities say they're concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if an unexpected surge happens during the tournament.
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High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
sootoday - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least people 21 and injuring dozens more, the country's transport minister sa
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Keith Gerein: Edmonton’s hospital crisis an ongoing story of half-measures and false promises
Keith Gerein / edmontonjournal - Like the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, a lot of time has been wasted in this province on harmful system reorganizations, divisive culture war battles and other nonsense instead of preparing for winter. And now it’s here
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Respiratory hospitalizations on the decline in Canada as flu spread slows
John Marchesan / citynews - Health Canada says respiratory hospitalizations fell from more than 4,300 to about 2,500 in the second week of January, after the flu season hit a three-year high last month. The latest national influenza data released Friday accounts for the period of Ja…
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Study of Tylenol use during pregnancy contradicts claims of autism link
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - The Lancet paper comes after the Trump administration linked the use of Tylenol to autism in September and advised pregnant women to avoid the drug
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