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Cancer drugs are breaking budgets. ER waits are making patients sicker. And now… Ketamine?
Don't forget to read The Weekly Dose™ to find out more.
Don't forget to read The Weekly Dose™ to find out more.
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Canada's national curated aggregator for health news, policy updates and analysis.
canadahealthwatch.ca
September 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Cancer drugs are breaking budgets. ER waits are making patients sicker. And now… Ketamine?
Don't forget to read The Weekly Dose™ to find out more.
Don't forget to read The Weekly Dose™ to find out more.
B.C. rule forcing foreign-trained doctors to work in remote areas illegal, The Canadian Press reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
B.C. rule forcing foreign-trained doctors to work in remote areas illegal, The Canadian Press reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Online harms place substantial cost on Canada’s health and justice systems, Marie Woolf reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Online harms place substantial cost on Canada’s health and justice systems, Marie Woolf reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Liberal MPs Gould, Sidhu, and Sen. Loffreda back up Celiac Canada’s request for simpler medical tax credit process, Tessie Sanci reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Liberal MPs Gould, Sidhu, and Sen. Loffreda back up Celiac Canada’s request for simpler medical tax credit process, Tessie Sanci reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
This cancer drug is saving lives. It’s also threatening to break Canadian health-care budgets, Megan Ogilvie reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This cancer drug is saving lives. It’s also threatening to break Canadian health-care budgets, Megan Ogilvie reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
She was taking 52 pills a day, and her pain was a ‘10 out of 10 every minute.’ Then came ketamine.
By Omar Mosleh. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
By Omar Mosleh. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
She was taking 52 pills a day, and her pain was a ‘10 out of 10 every minute.’ Then came ketamine.
By Omar Mosleh. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
By Omar Mosleh. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications,
Kristin Wright reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MeaslesOutbreak
Kristin Wright reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MeaslesOutbreak
September 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications,
Kristin Wright reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MeaslesOutbreak
Kristin Wright reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MeaslesOutbreak
Researchers develop video game that helps study how autistic people process information,
Elianna Lev reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #DigitalHealth #HealthResearch
Elianna Lev reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #DigitalHealth #HealthResearch
September 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Researchers develop video game that helps study how autistic people process information,
Elianna Lev reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #DigitalHealth #HealthResearch
Elianna Lev reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #DigitalHealth #HealthResearch
Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working, Colleen Ross reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CanadaHealth #USHealth
September 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working, Colleen Ross reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CanadaHealth #USHealth
Nova Scotia’s RSV vaccine program leaves out vulnerable adults, Richard Woodbury reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Nova Scotia’s RSV vaccine program leaves out vulnerable adults, Richard Woodbury reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability,
Rob Stein reports. Read this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth
Rob Stein reports. Read this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth
September 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability,
Rob Stein reports. Read this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth
Rob Stein reports. Read this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth
Canadian health policy professor says UCP government moving at high ‘speed’ on health care announcements, David Boles reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Canadian health policy professor says UCP government moving at high ‘speed’ on health care announcements, David Boles reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to the country's seventh province, The Associated Press reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #EbolaOutbreak
September 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to the country's seventh province, The Associated Press reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #EbolaOutbreak
U.S. federal officials declare end to cyclospora outbreak that sickened thousands in 21 states, The Associated Press reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CyclosporaOutbreak #PublicHealth
September 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
U.S. federal officials declare end to cyclospora outbreak that sickened thousands in 21 states, The Associated Press reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CyclosporaOutbreak #PublicHealth
Canada’s AI strategy for health care won't work without oversight to match, Natasha Tusikov reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #DigitalHealth
September 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Canada’s AI strategy for health care won't work without oversight to match, Natasha Tusikov reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #DigitalHealth
Universal health care shouldn’t mean universal waiting, Jacob Beaulieu writes. Read this opinion piece at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Universal health care shouldn’t mean universal waiting, Jacob Beaulieu writes. Read this opinion piece at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
'This is a girl that needed help': N.S. mother blames lack of long-term detox for daughter's death, Josh Hoffman reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
'This is a girl that needed help': N.S. mother blames lack of long-term detox for daughter's death, Josh Hoffman reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s open to idea of involuntary addiction treatment, Liam Casey reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s open to idea of involuntary addiction treatment, Liam Casey reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
On World Suicide Prevention Day, new data shows pediatric suicide rates declining in Canada, Becca Clarkson reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MentalHealthCA
September 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
On World Suicide Prevention Day, new data shows pediatric suicide rates declining in Canada, Becca Clarkson reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MentalHealthCA
Here’s something new: a joint a day keeps the doctor away? Some recreational drugs are being used in new ways...
Check out this week's Pulse Check™ to find out more. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Check out this week's Pulse Check™ to find out more. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
The Weekly Dose - Sept. 9, 2026
Canada's national curated aggregator for health news, policy updates and analysis.
canadahealthwatch.ca
September 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Here’s something new: a joint a day keeps the doctor away? Some recreational drugs are being used in new ways...
Check out this week's Pulse Check™ to find out more. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Check out this week's Pulse Check™ to find out more. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Ottawa announces $5M for HIV self-test kits, Brittany Hobson reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #HIV
September 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Ottawa announces $5M for HIV self-test kits, Brittany Hobson reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #HIV
Feds 'open' to loosening rules banning nicotine pouch sales at convenience stores, Christopher Nardi reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Feds 'open' to loosening rules banning nicotine pouch sales at convenience stores, Christopher Nardi reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Drinking very hot beverages could triple cancer risk, Amarachi Orie reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Drinking very hot beverages could triple cancer risk, Amarachi Orie reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Health-data sharing across provinces is the cornerstone of the government’s new AI strategy, but will our privacy really be protected?
By Dean Regier and Bret Nestor. #DigitalHealth #CdnHealth @quoimedia.bsky.social
By Dean Regier and Bret Nestor. #DigitalHealth #CdnHealth @quoimedia.bsky.social
Health data sharing across provinces is the cornerstone of the…
If Canada wants to become a global leader in health AI, it should also become a global leader in demonstrating that "privacy-preserving" AI actually…
canadahealthwatch.ca
September 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Health-data sharing across provinces is the cornerstone of the government’s new AI strategy, but will our privacy really be protected?
By Dean Regier and Bret Nestor. #DigitalHealth #CdnHealth @quoimedia.bsky.social
By Dean Regier and Bret Nestor. #DigitalHealth #CdnHealth @quoimedia.bsky.social
A study links prenatal acetaminophen with reproductive changes in girls. Doctors say it remains safe to use when needed, CNN reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
September 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A study links prenatal acetaminophen with reproductive changes in girls. Doctors say it remains safe to use when needed, CNN reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth