<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Health News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Health News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[66 opioid calls in 1 day. This is how bad the overdose crisis is, Winnipeg first responders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls daily.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/66-opioid-calls-in-1-day-this-is-how-bad-the-overdose-crisis-is-winnipeg-first-responders-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/66-opioid-calls-in-1-day-this-is-how-bad-the-overdose-crisis-is-winnipeg-first-responders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still no triage liaison physicians in Alberta ERs, 4 months after province's pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than four months after pledging that emergency physicians would soon begin roles monitoring waiting room patients, the Alberta government&rsquo;s promised triage liaison physicians aren&rsquo;t yet on the job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/still-no-triage-liaison-physicians-in-alberta-ers-4-months-after-provinces-pledge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/still-no-triage-liaison-physicians-in-alberta-ers-4-months-after-provinces-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IWK leans on Nova Scotia Health for radiology help amid shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IWK Health Centre is leaning on colleagues at Nova Scotia Health as the Halifax hospital contends with an ongoing shortage of radiologists and works through the result of a workplace assessment in an effort to &ldquo;rebuild&rdquo; its diagnostic imaging department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/iwk-leans-on-nova-scotia-health-for-radiology-help-amid-shortage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/iwk-leans-on-nova-scotia-health-for-radiology-help-amid-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in farming more vulnerable to mental-health struggles and stress, Guelph study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study from the University of Guelph has found that women in farming are more vulnerable to mental-health struggles often tied to the visible and invisible workloads, and feelings of being undervalued. It's something that resonated with Jennifer Schooley, who runs a lavender farm in Norfolk County and speaks regularly about being a woman in agriculture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/women-in-farming-more-vulnerable-to-mental-health-struggles-and-stress-guelph-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/women-in-farming-more-vulnerable-to-mental-health-struggles-and-stress-guelph-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virus detected in invasive mosquitoes found in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers found two mosquito species that tested positive for California serogroup virus, a group of mosquito-borne viruses that can cause encephalitis and meningitis in humans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/virus-detected-in-invasive-mosquitoes-found-in-bcs-sea-to-sky-region/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/virus-detected-in-invasive-mosquitoes-found-in-bcs-sea-to-sky-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family seeks answers after death of First Nations girl twice discharged from hospital with broken arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a nine-year-old First Nations girl who died after being discharged from a Manitoba hospital's emergency room twice is "carrying unanswered questions" about her death, says Southern Chiefs' Organization Grand Chief Jerry Daniels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-seeks-answers-after-death-of-first-nations-girl-twice-discharged-from-hospital-with-broken-arm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-seeks-answers-after-death-of-first-nations-girl-twice-discharged-from-hospital-with-broken-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Game changer' experimental drug doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer, trial shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[An experimental drug that doubles survival time for people with pancreatic cancer is being hailed as a breakthrough for combating one of the world's deadliest cancers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/game-changer-experimental-drug-doubles-survival-time-for-pancreatic-cancer-trial-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/game-changer-experimental-drug-doubles-survival-time-for-pancreatic-cancer-trial-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba MAID law 'punishing' 94-year-old woman, pro-choice group says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 94-year-old Steinbach, Man., woman has stopped taking her heart medication and antibiotics in the hopes of hastening her death after she was refused medical assistance in dying, or MAID, earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-maid-law-punishing-94-year-old-woman-pro-choice-group-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-maid-law-punishing-94-year-old-woman-pro-choice-group-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Village in N.S. set to lose only pharmacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Municipality of the District of St. Mary&rsquo;s is hoping to attract a new pharmacy to Sherbrooke, N.S., with the only drugstore set to permanently close this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/village-in-ns-set-to-lose-only-pharmacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/village-in-ns-set-to-lose-only-pharmacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week, spurred on by the advocacy of Sidney, B.C., anti-smoking advocate Leo Levasseur.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-is-bc-the-last-province-in-canada-to-allow-cigarette-sales-in-drugstores/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-is-bc-the-last-province-in-canada-to-allow-cigarette-sales-in-drugstores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future doctors get chance to train in rural Manitoba health facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A doctor in a small Manitoba town says getting future physicians to choose rural medicine should start in their first year of medical school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/future-doctors-get-chance-to-train-in-rural-manitoba-health-facilities/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/future-doctors-get-chance-to-train-in-rural-manitoba-health-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clinicians at Halifax's IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis &mdash; and their symptoms are taking much longer to clear, even after they stop using the drug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-seeing-an-increase-in-teens-with-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-seeing-an-increase-in-teens-with-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Toronto landlords be required to provide air conditioning in rentals? These councillors say yes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bylaw laying out a maximum temperature for the city&rsquo;s rental units could be around the corner, with Toronto city council set to consider a framework for the new rules in late June. But for longtime advocates of the bylaw, the multi-year delays have already stretched on for far too long.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/should-toronto-landlords-be-required-to-provide-air-conditioning-in-rentals-these-councillors-say-yes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/should-toronto-landlords-be-required-to-provide-air-conditioning-in-rentals-these-councillors-say-yes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Health Organization chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed the importance of building community trust and ensuring safe burials to prevent the spread of the disease, and he urged countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures, saying they "discourage transparency."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/world-health-organization-chief-visits-epicentre-of-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/world-health-organization-chief-visits-epicentre-of-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family looking for answers after man dies in Edmonton ER waiting room]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family says their son was a patient who died in the waiting room of the Royal Alexandra Hospital&rsquo;s emergency department in Edmonton earlier this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-looking-for-answers-after-man-dies-in-edmonton-er-waiting-room/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-looking-for-answers-after-man-dies-in-edmonton-er-waiting-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump turns 80 soon. Questions about his health aren't going away]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in June, and will do so amid questions about whether his physical health and mental sharpness are on the decline. A memo from his physician that was released by the White House on Friday says Trump &zwnj;remains in excellent health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/donald-trump-turns-80-soon-questions-about-his-health-arent-going-away/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/donald-trump-turns-80-soon-questions-about-his-health-arent-going-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcasters cited for criminal contempt for harassing former AHS CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta Court of King&rsquo;s Bench justice has cited podcasters David Wallace and James DiFiore for criminal contempt of court for harassing former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos via a series of podcasts released last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/podcasters-cited-for-criminal-contempt-for-harassing-former-ahs-ceo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/podcasters-cited-for-criminal-contempt-for-harassing-former-ahs-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He says luck saved his life, but early detection of pancreatic cancer could save others]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Albert Penney was rushed to hospital suffering what he thought was a heart attack. Instead, doctors found pancreatic cancer. Now Penney is cancer-free, and wants others to know how vital early detection can be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/he-says-luck-saved-his-life-but-early-detection-of-pancreatic-cancer-could-save-others/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/he-says-luck-saved-his-life-but-early-detection-of-pancreatic-cancer-could-save-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generic Ozempic is now about $100 a month across the country. Canadians are taking note]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highly anticipated generic versions &mdash; which arrived at some pharmacies, including select Rexall and Shoppers Drug Mart locations across Canada last week &mdash; are being hailed as a gamer-changer. According to pharmacies, generics have slashed the price to roughly $100 a month, which they expect will quickly drive up demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/generic-ozempic-is-now-about-100-a-month-across-the-country-canadians-are-taking-note/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/generic-ozempic-is-now-about-100-a-month-across-the-country-canadians-are-taking-note/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plastic surgeon ordered to pay $22.5M for filming patients with cameras inside Toronto clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay $22.5 million to former patients after filming them without their consent using surveillance cameras installed at his clinic in Toronto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/plastic-surgeon-ordered-to-pay-225m-for-filming-patients-with-cameras-inside-toronto-clinic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/plastic-surgeon-ordered-to-pay-225m-for-filming-patients-with-cameras-inside-toronto-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangladesh was on target to eliminate measles. Now the disease is killing hundreds of children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country &mdash; once hailed as a success story in the fight to eliminate measles &mdash; is now scrambling to contain its worst outbreak in decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bangladesh-was-on-target-to-eliminate-measles-now-the-disease-is-killing-hundreds-of-children/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bangladesh-was-on-target-to-eliminate-measles-now-the-disease-is-killing-hundreds-of-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandatory water safety course for Mahogany residents after 3 drownings in less than a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three young people drowned in Calgary's Mahogany Lake in less than a year, the homeowners association is stepping up safety measures, including introducing a mandatory water safety course. But some residents of the southeast community worry the measures do not go far enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mandatory-water-safety-course-for-mahogany-residents-after-3-drownings-in-less-than-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mandatory-water-safety-course-for-mahogany-residents-after-3-drownings-in-less-than-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola treatment tent set ablaze again in Congo, with 18 suspected cases leaving]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ebola treatment tent was set on fire, leading 18 patients who are suspected of having Ebola to leave &mdash; one day after a tent in another community was burned down. The concerning outbreak is gripping East Africa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ebola-treatment-tent-set-ablaze-again-in-congo-with-18-suspected-cases-leaving/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ebola-treatment-tent-set-ablaze-again-in-congo-with-18-suspected-cases-leaving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. doctors fear app lets patients see 'catastrophic' medical results without support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Physicians are calling for a change to prevent patients from receiving tragic medical news alone, without compassionate support from a health-care provider.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-doctors-fear-app-lets-patients-see-catastrophic-medical-results-without-support/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-doctors-fear-app-lets-patients-see-catastrophic-medical-results-without-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFIA recalls Les Fermes Lufa microgreens sold in Quebec and Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brand of broccoli microgreens sold online in Ontario and Quebec is being recalled over fears of pathogenic E. coli contamination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cfia-recalls-les-fermes-lufa-microgreens-sold-in-quebec-and-ontario/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cfia-recalls-les-fermes-lufa-microgreens-sold-in-quebec-and-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moncton teen becomes first IWK patient to receive improved imaging technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Molly Johnston, 14, is now recovering from spinal surgery that will help treat her scoliosis. She received care at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, and in the process, became the hospital's first patient to undergo surgery that used an improved 3D imaging machine, according to a news release from the children's hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/moncton-teen-becomes-first-iwk-patient-to-receive-improved-imaging-technology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/moncton-teen-becomes-first-iwk-patient-to-receive-improved-imaging-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ontario health authority's ex-CEO, former chief of staff raise concerns after baby's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former CEO for the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority says the organization had achieved accreditation before he left in 2010 and he's disappointed it's no longer in place, especially after hearing of the death of an infant at the Fort Albany Hospital. "It really hits home when it&rsquo;s a young boy that&rsquo;s not even a year old that passes,&rdquo; Pat Chilton told CBC News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-ontario-health-authoritys-ex-ceo-former-chief-of-staff-raise-concerns-after-babys-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-ontario-health-authoritys-ex-ceo-former-chief-of-staff-raise-concerns-after-babys-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario resident being tested for Ebola after travel to East Africa, says health ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario resident who recently travelled to East Africa is being tested for Ebola, according to the province's health ministry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-resident-being-tested-for-ebola-after-travel-to-east-africa-says-health-ministry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-resident-being-tested-for-ebola-after-travel-to-east-africa-says-health-ministry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg plasma donor died following sudden cardiac arrest, family representative says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A representative for the family of an international student who died after donating plasma at a Winnipeg for-profit centre says she had an enlarged heart and the process would have caused profound stress on her body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-plasma-donor-died-following-sudden-cardiac-arrest-family-representative-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-plasma-donor-died-following-sudden-cardiac-arrest-family-representative-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO declares Ebola outbreak in central Africa a public health emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization has confirmed that the latest Ebola outbreak, of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, in Congo and Uganda is a public health emergency of international concern but not a pandemic emergency. Dr. Paul Ngwakum, senior health advisor for UNICEF Africa, says in the absence of a vaccine, it is 'very critical' to have other public health measures such as early detection, rapid response and infection control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-a-public-health-emergency/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-a-public-health-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNB launches new program to address looming shortage of nurse researchers, advisers]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 68 years of nursing education, the University of New Brunswick is offering its first nursing PhD program, to try to ensure thecontinued advancement of nursing science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/unb-launches-new-program-to-address-looming-shortage-of-nurse-researchers-advisers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/unb-launches-new-program-to-address-looming-shortage-of-nurse-researchers-advisers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some N.L. patients are left without their support workers in hospital. Families want that to change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families whose loved ones rely on around-the-clock support say their workers are being denied entry when the client is admitted in acute care. N.L.'s Department of Health says it's working on a policy to address that issue, three years after the Citizens' Representative recommended it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-nl-patients-are-left-without-their-support-workers-in-hospital-families-want-that-to-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-nl-patients-are-left-without-their-support-workers-in-hospital-families-want-that-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanting to be child-free, these women got fallopian tube removal. The surgery may also cut ovarian cancer risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgery to remove the fallopian tubes as a permanent method of birth control could also reduce a woman's risk of the most common ovarian cancer, but a group of B.C. researchers and physicians say the procedure isn't widely known across Canada and they are trying to change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wanting-to-be-child-free-these-women-got-fallopian-tube-removal-the-surgery-may-also-cut-ovarian-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wanting-to-be-child-free-these-women-got-fallopian-tube-removal-the-surgery-may-also-cut-ovarian-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some women have fallopian tubes removed for permanent birth control. It could also lower ovarian cancer risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgery to remove the fallopian tubes as a permanent method of birth control could also reduce a woman's risk of the most common ovarian cancer, but a group of B.C. researchers and physicians say the procedure isn't widely known across Canada and they are trying to change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-women-have-fallopian-tubes-removed-for-permanent-birth-control-it-could-also-lower-ovarian-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-women-have-fallopian-tubes-removed-for-permanent-birth-control-it-could-also-lower-ovarian-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generic Ozempic is now on Canadian shelves. Is it the same as the brand name version?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Canadian pharmacists are already stocking their shelves with generic versions of semaglutide, more commonly known by the brand name Ozempic. But will these generics be just as good, and how much will the cost come down?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/generic-ozempic-is-now-on-canadian-shelves-is-it-the-same-as-the-brand-name-version/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/generic-ozempic-is-now-on-canadian-shelves-is-it-the-same-as-the-brand-name-version/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of C student living with POTS leads new study on long-term impacts of chronic condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A University of Calgary student is drawing from her lived experience with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) to further the medical field's understanding of the neurological disorder through a new study looking at its long-term impacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/u-of-c-student-living-with-pots-leads-new-study-on-long-term-impacts-of-chronic-condition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/u-of-c-student-living-with-pots-leads-new-study-on-long-term-impacts-of-chronic-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentine authorities trap rats to hunt for source of deadly hantavirus outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise that set sail last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia on Tuesday, with the aim of detecting the possible presence of the virus in an area previously thought unaffected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/argentine-authorities-trap-rats-to-hunt-for-source-of-deadly-hantavirus-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/argentine-authorities-trap-rats-to-hunt-for-source-of-deadly-hantavirus-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, Canada not banning travellers]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Canada is monitoring a severe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the federal health authority says it is not implementing a travel ban or actively testing travellers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/amid-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda-canada-not-banning-travellers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/amid-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda-canada-not-banning-travellers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO concerned about 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak, with 131 now dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the Congolese health ministry said Tuesday as the World Health Organization's head expressed concern over the "scale and speed of the epidemic."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-concerned-about-scale-and-speed-of-ebola-outbreak-with-131-now-dead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-concerned-about-scale-and-speed-of-ebola-outbreak-with-131-now-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's appalling': Halifax women condemn 15-month wait for mammograms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cynthia McCutcheon thought she heard wrong when she was told the next available appointment for a mammogram in the Halifax area was in July, 2027. She's worried some cancers will be diagnosed at later stages because of the backlog in Nova Scotia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-appalling-halifax-women-condemn-15-month-wait-for-mammograms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-appalling-halifax-women-condemn-15-month-wait-for-mammograms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My service dog has given me my life back. Distracting him can take that away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Lyons&rsquo;s service dog, Geneva, helps her navigate the world, and often garners attention from strangers. But when people try to distract Geneva, it can cause medical issues for her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/my-service-dog-has-given-me-my-life-back-distracting-him-can-take-that-away/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/my-service-dog-has-given-me-my-life-back-distracting-him-can-take-that-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 'crucial' moment for pandemic preparedness, experts say world isn't ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government funding cutbacks and a distrust in public health authorities means the world is not ready for the next pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/at-crucial-moment-for-pandemic-preparedness-experts-say-world-isnt-ready/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/at-crucial-moment-for-pandemic-preparedness-experts-say-world-isnt-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One American tests positive for Ebola virus amid outbreak in Congo and Uganda]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and &zwnj;Prevention confirmed on Monday that &#8203;one American has tested &#8203;positive for Ebola as part &#8203;of their work in the Democratic &zwnj;Republic of Congo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/one-american-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-amid-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/one-american-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-amid-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American tests positive for Ebola virus amid outbreak in Congo and Uganda: CDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and &zwnj;Prevention confirmed on Monday that &#8203;one American has tested &#8203;positive for Ebola as part &#8203;of their work in Congo. The latest figures from the Congo Health Cluster put the number of suspected deaths from the Ebola outbreak at 105, with 393 suspected cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/american-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-amid-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda-cdc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/american-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-amid-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda-cdc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenges and missteps early in Congo's Ebola outbreak likely delayed detection, sources say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burial rituals allowed the virus to spread before alarms were raised, while testing missteps delayed detection, according to sources. Experts say delays could hurt efforts to stem the spread of the deadly illness, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/challenges-and-missteps-early-in-congos-ebola-outbreak-likely-delayed-detection-sources-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/challenges-and-missteps-early-in-congos-ebola-outbreak-likely-delayed-detection-sources-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta students being treated for rabies exposure after bat encounter on school bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school bus ride in Drumheller took an unexpected turn when a bat turned out to be on board. At least three students on the bus are being treated for rabies exposure after making direct contact with the bat last week, according to two parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-students-being-treated-for-rabies-exposure-after-bat-encounter-on-school-bus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-students-being-treated-for-rabies-exposure-after-bat-encounter-on-school-bus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors call for strong oversight, workforce protections as Alberta works towards dual practice model]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alberta Medical Association is calling on the provincial government to adopt dozens of safeguards as the province crafts regulations designed to allow physicians to practise in both the public and private systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-call-for-strong-oversight-workforce-protections-as-alberta-works-towards-dual-practice-model/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-call-for-strong-oversight-workforce-protections-as-alberta-works-towards-dual-practice-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Alexandra Hospital patient died in ER waiting room: AMA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A patient has died after waiting in the Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency room for care, according to doctors with knowledge of the incident who spoke with CBC News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/royal-alexandra-hospital-patient-died-in-er-waiting-room-ama/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/royal-alexandra-hospital-patient-died-in-er-waiting-room-ama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National lab confirms hantavirus case for Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's public health agency confirmed a positive case of hantavirus in a Canadian isolating in British Columbia after leaving the cruise ship affected by a deadly outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/national-lab-confirms-hantavirus-case-for-canadian-cruise-passenger-isolating-in-bc/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/national-lab-confirms-hantavirus-case-for-canadian-cruise-passenger-isolating-in-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you treat a cardiac emergency in space? This researcher is trying to answer that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal are trying to build a CPR simulator to study emergency care in zero gravity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-do-you-treat-a-cardiac-emergency-in-space-this-researcher-is-trying-to-answer-that/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-do-you-treat-a-cardiac-emergency-in-space-this-researcher-is-trying-to-answer-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court won't hear case against Kingston doctor ordered to pay back $600k for COVID vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Elaine Ma, the Kingston, Ont., physician who organized dozens of vaccine clinics early in the COVID-19 pandemic &mdash; and who was ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for those services &mdash; says she's feeling somewhat relieved after the latest turn in her legal ordeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/court-wont-hear-case-against-kingston-doctor-ordered-to-pay-back-600k-for-covid-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/court-wont-hear-case-against-kingston-doctor-ordered-to-pay-back-600k-for-covid-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microgreens sold in Ontario, Quebec recalled due to possible E. coli contamination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several types of organic microgreens sold in Ontario and Quebec under the Farm Boy and Kyan Culture brands have been recalled due to potential E. coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/microgreens-sold-in-ontario-quebec-recalled-due-to-possible-e-coli-contamination/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/microgreens-sold-in-ontario-quebec-recalled-due-to-possible-e-coli-contamination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian in isolation tests presumptively positive for hantavirus, B.C.'s top doctor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian isolating in B.C. has presumptively tested positive for hantavirus after leaving the cruise ship affected by an outbreak of the Andes strain in recent weeks, B.C.'s top doctor said Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-in-isolation-tests-presumptively-positive-for-hantavirus-bcs-top-doctor-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-in-isolation-tests-presumptively-positive-for-hantavirus-bcs-top-doctor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian in isolation tests positive for hantavirus after leaving cruise ship, B.C.'s top doctor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian isolating in B.C. has presumptively tested positive for hantavirus after leaving the cruise ship affected by an outbreak of the Andes strain in recent weeks, B.C.'s top doctor said Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-in-isolation-tests-positive-for-hantavirus-after-leaving-cruise-ship-bcs-top-doctor-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-in-isolation-tests-positive-for-hantavirus-after-leaving-cruise-ship-bcs-top-doctor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian isolating in B.C. has presumptively tested positive for hantavirus after leaving the cruise ship affected by an outbreak of the Andes strain in recent weeks, B.C.'s top doctor said Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-cruise-passenger-isolating-in-bc-tests-presumptive-positive-for-hantavirus/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-cruise-passenger-isolating-in-bc-tests-presumptive-positive-for-hantavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, after 80 suspected deaths and nine laboratory-confirmed cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-uganda-an-emergency-of-international-concern/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-uganda-an-emergency-of-international-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO declares deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization &zwnj;has declared &#8203;an Ebola outbreak &#8203;caused by the &#8203;Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic &zwnj;Republic of Congo and Uganda a public &zwnj;health emergency of international concern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-declares-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-uganda-a-global-health-emergency/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-declares-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-uganda-a-global-health-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 80 deaths reported as Congo grapples with new Ebola outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/at-least-80-deaths-reported-as-congo-grapples-with-new-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/at-least-80-deaths-reported-as-congo-grapples-with-new-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario has lowered the screening age for colon cancer to 45 years old from 50. But patients and advocates say with the rising number of cases in young people, the age should be even lower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-should-lower-colon-cancer-screening-age-even-further-say-patients-and-advocates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-should-lower-colon-cancer-screening-age-even-further-say-patients-and-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario has lowered its colorectal cancer screening age to 45. But should it be lower?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario has lowered the screening age for colon cancer to 45 years old from 50. But patients and advocates say with the rising number of cases in young people, the age should be even lower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-has-lowered-its-colorectal-cancer-screening-age-to-45-but-should-it-be-lower/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-has-lowered-its-colorectal-cancer-screening-age-to-45-but-should-it-be-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus has no cure. Here's where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers across the world are working on a hantavirus vaccine, though they say development is in the early stages and rollout could be years away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hantavirus-has-no-cure-heres-where-researchers-are-at-with-treatments-and-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hantavirus-has-no-cure-heres-where-researchers-are-at-with-treatments-and-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario now testing 10 people for hantavirus who have been self-isolating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's Ministry of Health says it is now testing 10 asymptomatic people with connections to a hantavirus-stricken cruise, a shift from government remarks made earlier this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-now-testing-10-people-for-hantavirus-who-have-been-self-isolating/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-now-testing-10-people-for-hantavirus-who-have-been-self-isolating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as Uganda confirms separate case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-kills-dozens-as-uganda-confirms-separate-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-kills-dozens-as-uganda-confirms-separate-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ebola outbreak confirmed in remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-ebola-outbreak-confirmed-in-remote-congo-province-with-65-deaths-recorded/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-ebola-outbreak-confirmed-in-remote-congo-province-with-65-deaths-recorded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax nurse marks fulfilment of lifelong dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tori Sabean spent years at the Halifax hospital after being diagnosed with leukemia as a child. Now she's working on the same floor where she was once a patient. The CBC's Carolyn Ray shares her story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/halifax-nurse-marks-fulfilment-of-lifelong-dream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/halifax-nurse-marks-fulfilment-of-lifelong-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More kids are running marathons. A teen's death reignites a debate about the risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old girl collapsed and died near the finish line of the Leiden Marathon in the Netherlands on Sunday, sparking a conversation about the risks of long-distance running among teens and kids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-kids-are-running-marathons-a-teens-death-reignites-a-debate-about-the-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-kids-are-running-marathons-a-teens-death-reignites-a-debate-about-the-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province sees big drop in opioid-related death rates as northern Ontario maintains highest numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opioid-related death rates have dropped by more than 50 per cent in Ontario since 2021, according to the latest report from the Office of the Chief Coroner. Still, northern Ontario has consistently seen the highest rates in the province as advocates and health-care experts report increasingly toxic drugs in street supplies. Province sees big drop in opioid-related death rates as northern Ontario maintains highest numbers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-sees-big-drop-in-opioid-related-death-rates-as-northern-ontario-maintains-highest-numbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-sees-big-drop-in-opioid-related-death-rates-as-northern-ontario-maintains-highest-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opioid-related death rates in province remain highest in northern Ontario, coroner's office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opioid-related death rates have dropped by more than 50 per cent in Ontario since 2021, according to the latest report from the Office of the Chief Coroner. Still, northern Ontario has consistently seen the highest rates in the province as advocates and health-care experts report increasingly toxic drugs in street supplies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/opioid-related-death-rates-in-province-remain-highest-in-northern-ontario-coroners-office-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/opioid-related-death-rates-in-province-remain-highest-in-northern-ontario-coroners-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[26 more Canadians being contacted for 'low-risk' hantavirus exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[More Canadians are being contacted after having been on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case, according to federal health officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/26-more-canadians-being-contacted-for-low-risk-hantavirus-exposure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/26-more-canadians-being-contacted-for-low-risk-hantavirus-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top doctor asked how public health teams handle 'low-risk' hantavirus exposures, testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada's chief public health officer, says her team is working with provincial and territorial counterparts to create national guidance as the country sees both low-risk and higher-risk exposures to hantavirus related to a cluster of cases linked to a cruise ship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/top-doctor-asked-how-public-health-teams-handle-low-risk-hantavirus-exposures-testing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/top-doctor-asked-how-public-health-teams-handle-low-risk-hantavirus-exposures-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's chief public health officer provides hantavirus update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada's chief public health officer, is appearing alongside representatives from Global Affairs Canada and Transport Canada on Thursday to take questions about the government's response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-chief-public-health-officer-provides-hantavirus-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-chief-public-health-officer-provides-hantavirus-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatoon clinic says nurses are dealing with so many overdoses, they want knee pads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toby Esterby, the chief operations officer for the clinic on 20th Street in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, urged city council to devote resources to address homelessness and addiction, arguing that such spending will reduce the need for responses from the police and fire departments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/saskatoon-clinic-says-nurses-are-dealing-with-so-many-overdoses-they-want-knee-pads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/saskatoon-clinic-says-nurses-are-dealing-with-so-many-overdoses-they-want-knee-pads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hepatitis A outbreak 'absolutely preventable,' Winnipeg doctor says as cases surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg doctor says she's worried governments are only offering Band-Aid solutions as hepatitis A continues to spread more than a year after Manitoba declared an outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hepatitis-a-outbreak-absolutely-preventable-winnipeg-doctor-says-as-cases-surge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hepatitis-a-outbreak-absolutely-preventable-winnipeg-doctor-says-as-cases-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just over 4 British Columbians died of toxic drugs daily in March: coroner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Coroners Service says 135 people died in March due to suspected unregulated drug poisoning, up from 115 deaths the month before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/just-over-4-british-columbians-died-of-toxic-drugs-daily-in-march-coroner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/just-over-4-british-columbians-died-of-toxic-drugs-daily-in-march-coroner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A disabled man living in a group home died malnourished in hospital. His family wants answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family is calling for an inquest after an intellectually disabled man who was being cared for at a Manitoba group home died in hospital with significant malnutrition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-disabled-man-living-in-a-group-home-died-malnourished-in-hospital-his-family-wants-answers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-disabled-man-living-in-a-group-home-died-malnourished-in-hospital-his-family-wants-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical AI transcriber for Ontario doctors 'hallucinated,' generated errors: auditor general]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province&rsquo;s auditor general says in a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medical-ai-transcriber-for-ontario-doctors-hallucinated-generated-errors-auditor-general/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medical-ai-transcriber-for-ontario-doctors-hallucinated-generated-errors-auditor-general/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erectile dysfunction ads are targeting young men. But many don’t need the meds, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Euphemistic ads for ED medication are as old as the internet, but in recent years, direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies are using memes and unmistakable messaging to reach young men concerned about their sexual health on social media. Doctors caution young men often only need medication after steps like lifestyle changes haven&rsquo;t improved sexual health and performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/erectile-dysfunction-ads-are-targeting-young-men-but-many-dont-need-the-meds-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/erectile-dysfunction-ads-are-targeting-young-men-but-many-dont-need-the-meds-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PCOS, which affects tens of millions of women, is now known as PMOS. Here's why the renaming is important]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than a decade of discussion and debate, polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, will now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. It's hoped the name change will mean earlier diagnosis, an approach toward holistic treatments and more awareness of lesser known symptoms of the chronic hormonal disorder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pcos-which-affects-tens-of-millions-of-women-is-now-known-as-pmos-heres-why-the-renaming-is-important/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pcos-which-affects-tens-of-millions-of-women-is-now-known-as-pmos-heres-why-the-renaming-is-important/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why hantavirus is giving us a 'sinking feeling,' despite experts' reassurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public health officials have been clear that the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19. But despite reassurances from experts in Canada and abroad that the vuris is not easily transmissible between humans, news of the passengers exposed on the MV Hondius cruise ship has triggered memories of the COVID-19 pandemic and fears of mass infections and lockdowns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-hantavirus-is-giving-us-a-sinking-feeling-despite-experts-reassurance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-hantavirus-is-giving-us-a-sinking-feeling-despite-experts-reassurance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump order impacting gender-affirming care at McGill student clinic, trans rights group says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group that advocates for trans health care says McGill University&rsquo;s wellness hub is refusing to provide hormone replacement therapy to U.S. students under the age of 19 because of fears of repercussions from the Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/trump-order-impacting-gender-affirming-care-at-mcgill-student-clinic-trans-rights-group-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/trump-order-impacting-gender-affirming-care-at-mcgill-student-clinic-trans-rights-group-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans rights group says some U.S. students denied care at McGill clinic due to Trump executive order]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group that advocates for trans health care says McGill University&rsquo;s wellness hub is refusing to provide hormone replacement therapy to U.S. students under the age of 19 because of fears of repercussions from the Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/trans-rights-group-says-some-us-students-denied-care-at-mcgill-clinic-due-to-trump-executive-order/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/trans-rights-group-says-some-us-students-denied-care-at-mcgill-clinic-due-to-trump-executive-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak offered a real-life simulation exercise. Did we pass?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hantavirus took hold on a weeks-long cruise before global health officials had any idea that a rodent-borne illness was silently spreading. More people keep falling ill back on land. Scientists expect the outbreak will fizzle out, but the crisis has offered a reminder that viruses can spread faster than public health efforts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-offered-a-real-life-simulation-exercise-did-we-pass/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-offered-a-real-life-simulation-exercise-did-we-pass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus doesn't have 'pandemic potential,' says health official. Why those fears remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public health officials have been clear that the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19. But despite reassurances from experts in Canada and abroad that the vuris is not easily transmissible between humans, news of the passengers exposed on the MV Hondius cruise ship has triggered memories of the COVID-19 pandemic and fears of mass infections and lockdowns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hantavirus-doesnt-have-pandemic-potential-says-health-official-why-those-fears-remain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hantavirus-doesnt-have-pandemic-potential-says-health-official-why-those-fears-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why were cruise ship passengers sent home amid a deadly outbreak? Your hantavirus questions answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that most of the passengers of a luxury cruise ship are back in their home countries after a deadly outbreak was declared on board, questions and concerns about the illness continue to circulate. CBC News put some of your most asked hantavirus questions to the experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-were-cruise-ship-passengers-sent-home-amid-a-deadly-outbreak-your-hantavirus-questions-answered/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-were-cruise-ship-passengers-sent-home-amid-a-deadly-outbreak-your-hantavirus-questions-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which rodents carry hantavirus in Canada? Your questions answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that most of the passengers of a luxury cruise ship are back in their home countries after a deadly outbreak was declared on board, questions and concerns about the illness continue to circulate. CBC News put some of your most asked hantavirus questions to the experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/which-rodents-carry-hantavirus-in-canada-your-questions-answered/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/which-rodents-carry-hantavirus-in-canada-your-questions-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital health records system launches without major issues, but concerns remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sant&eacute; Qu&eacute;bec and health authority officials described the launch of the Dossier Sant&eacute; Num&eacute;rique in two regional health authorities as &lsquo;wonderful,&rsquo; though others have reported bugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/digital-health-records-system-launches-without-major-issues-but-concerns-remain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/digital-health-records-system-launches-without-major-issues-but-concerns-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say new species of ticks carrying troubling pathogens travelling our way from the northern United States at a rate of about 50 kilometres per year, including the lone star tick which can leave a bitten person with a severe allergy to meat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/scientists-are-warning-canadians-to-get-ready-for-a-us-tick-invasion-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/scientists-are-warning-canadians-to-get-ready-for-a-us-tick-invasion-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario pharmacists getting power to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines: health minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government's continuing moves to expand its scope of practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-pharmacists-getting-power-to-treat-more-conditions-administer-more-vaccines-health-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-pharmacists-getting-power-to-treat-more-conditions-administer-more-vaccines-health-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 more passengers, Spanish, French and American, evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were being flown home Monday to more than 20 countries and quarantined, including a Spaniard, a French woman and an American who tested positive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-more-passengers-spanish-french-and-american-evacuated-from-cruise-ship-test-positive-for-hantavirus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-more-passengers-spanish-french-and-american-evacuated-from-cruise-ship-test-positive-for-hantavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors, medical students team up for special concert honouring women and mothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The I Medici di McGill Orchestra, composed primarily of physicians and medical students, traded in their lab coats for musical instruments for Mother&rsquo;s Day. The concert raised funds and awareness to advance endometriosis research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-medical-students-team-up-for-special-concert-honouring-women-and-mothers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-medical-students-team-up-for-special-concert-honouring-women-and-mothers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As social habits evolve, we sought to learn how people are making friends]]></title><description><![CDATA["How do I meet new people?" That question &mdash; especially for adults &mdash; is all over the internet. CBC News spoke to Calgarians about how they're making friends, and an expert on the cost of loneliness and social isolation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-social-habits-evolve-we-sought-to-learn-how-people-are-making-friends/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-social-habits-evolve-we-sought-to-learn-how-people-are-making-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It haunts my dreams': Heather Winterstein&rsquo;s mother reflects on marathon inquest into Ontario ER death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francine Shimizu-Orgar has frequent nightmares when her mind replays moments from the recent inquest into her daughter's death at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital. But if the inquiry, which the family pushed for, wasn't held, what happened to 24-year-old Heather Winterstein "would never have come out," Shimizu-Orgar tells CBC from the family home in the Niagara region city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/it-haunts-my-dreams-heather-wintersteinrsquos-mother-reflects-on-marathon-inquest-into-ontario-er-death/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/it-haunts-my-dreams-heather-wintersteinrsquos-mother-reflects-on-marathon-inquest-into-ontario-er-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had an unplanned baby at 17. I never expected to battle infertility in my 30s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lisa Richardson had an unplanned pregnancy in her teens and gave up that child for adoption. She always assumed that getting pregnant and becoming a mom would be easy when she was ready. But life took an unexpected turn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-had-an-unplanned-baby-at-17-i-never-expected-to-battle-infertility-in-my-30s/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-had-an-unplanned-baby-at-17-i-never-expected-to-battle-infertility-in-my-30s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving birth in a hotel room? For some Indigenous women, gaps in care mean few options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across many northern and remote Indigenous communities, families must leave weeks before giving birth. Some travel alone, others bring a support person, while children and extended family stay behind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/giving-birth-in-a-hotel-room-for-some-indigenous-women-gaps-in-care-mean-few-options/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/giving-birth-in-a-hotel-room-for-some-indigenous-women-gaps-in-care-mean-few-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 years after promising to restrict vaping flavours, it's unclear whether Canada will]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal Liberals have said since 2021 they'll restrict vaping flavours nationwide, but now Canada&rsquo;s health minister won&rsquo;t say when or even if it will still happen &mdash; despite widespread expert advice a ban could help curb the country's staggering youth vaping rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-years-after-promising-to-restrict-vaping-flavours-its-unclear-whether-canada-will-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-years-after-promising-to-restrict-vaping-flavours-its-unclear-whether-canada-will-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 years after promising to restrict vaping flavours, its unclear whether Canada will]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal Liberals have said since 2021 they'll restrict vaping flavours nationwide, but now Canada&rsquo;s health minister won&rsquo;t say when or even if it will still happen &mdash; despite widespread expert advice a ban could help curb the country's staggering youth vaping rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-years-after-promising-to-restrict-vaping-flavours-its-unclear-whether-canada-will/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-years-after-promising-to-restrict-vaping-flavours-its-unclear-whether-canada-will/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO head reassures Spanish island's residents before hantavirus ship arrives: 'This is not another COVID']]></title><description><![CDATA[World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a direct message to Tenerife residents on Saturday, reassuring them the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship that's expected to arrive at the Spanish island won't put them in danger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-head-reassures-spanish-islands-residents-before-hantavirus-ship-arrives-this-is-not-another-covid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-head-reassures-spanish-islands-residents-before-hantavirus-ship-arrives-this-is-not-another-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. man feels 'very fortunate' to be alive after nearly dying from hantavirus 3 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has brought up painful memories for a British Columbia man who nearly died from the rare virus three years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-man-feels-very-fortunate-to-be-alive-after-nearly-dying-from-hantavirus-3-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-man-feels-very-fortunate-to-be-alive-after-nearly-dying-from-hantavirus-3-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Toronto man could become the 1st Canadian cured of HIV thanks to rare bone marrow treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man known as the "Toronto patient" could become the first Canadian cured of HIV. Medical experts say it's a miraculous achievement even if only a small group of people are eligible for the treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-toronto-man-could-become-the-1st-canadian-cured-of-hiv-thanks-to-rare-bone-marrow-treatment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-toronto-man-could-become-the-1st-canadian-cured-of-hiv-thanks-to-rare-bone-marrow-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus isn't COVID-19. Here's why contact tracing after the MV Hondius outbreak is different]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human-to-human transmission of the rodent-borne hantavirus may be quite rare, but a deadly outbreak that happened on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean now has health officials around the world &mdash; including here in Canada &mdash; monitoring for any potential spread.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hantavirus-isnt-covid-19-heres-why-contact-tracing-after-the-mv-hondius-outbreak-is-different/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hantavirus-isnt-covid-19-heres-why-contact-tracing-after-the-mv-hondius-outbreak-is-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of mother who died by suicide calls for better supports for postpartum depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenna Dorman was a successful tech executive and mother of two. The 42-year-old died by suicide in 2024 after a struggle with severe postpartum depression. Her family is now pushing for better supports for moms in crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-mother-who-died-by-suicide-calls-for-better-supports-for-postpartum-depression/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-mother-who-died-by-suicide-calls-for-better-supports-for-postpartum-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caregivers in Canada are 'caught in a vicious cycle,' new report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report from the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence has found that caregivers are caught in a bind, having to work more to meet the financial demands of care &mdash; and simultaneously work less to meet the time demands of care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/caregivers-in-canada-are-caught-in-a-vicious-cycle-new-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/caregivers-in-canada-are-caught-in-a-vicious-cycle-new-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. medical regulator heads to court to stop 'Cancer Guy' from dispensing medical advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. is seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the founder of a popular online "personalized cancer care and precision oncology service" from assessing patients and dispensing medical advice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-medical-regulator-heads-to-court-to-stop-cancer-guy-from-dispensing-medical-advice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-medical-regulator-heads-to-court-to-stop-cancer-guy-from-dispensing-medical-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain prepares for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/spain-prepares-for-evacuations-as-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-heads-for-canary-islands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/spain-prepares-for-evacuations-as-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-heads-for-canary-islands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec ombudsman calls mistreatment of Innu inmate who died a ‘violation of human dignity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philippe Pinette, a 40-year-old Innu man from Uashat, near Sept-&Icirc;les on Quebec's North Shore, died in hospital on Sept. 19, 2022, while under the care of the Quebec City detention centre. The province&rsquo;s ombudsman pointed out multiple failures in the care provided.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-ombudsman-calls-mistreatment-of-innu-inmate-who-died-a-violation-of-human-dignity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-ombudsman-calls-mistreatment-of-innu-inmate-who-died-a-violation-of-human-dignity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier says N.S. is ready for new medical health records system despite calls for delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NSGEU and opposition leaders say Nova Scotia Health staff haven't received adequate training and the system isn't ready. But Tim Houston says the project has been in the making for a decade and it's time to launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/premier-says-ns-is-ready-for-new-medical-health-records-system-despite-calls-for-delay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/premier-says-ns-is-ready-for-new-medical-health-records-system-despite-calls-for-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wider mix of substances being discovered in Calgary drug supply, agencies see overdose spike]]></title><description><![CDATA[In testing over the past three months, University of Calgary researchers have found a wider variety of substances mixed together in the city's illicit drugs, which comes as several front-line agencies are responding to an increase in drug poisonings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wider-mix-of-substances-being-discovered-in-calgary-drug-supply-agencies-see-overdose-spike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wider-mix-of-substances-being-discovered-in-calgary-drug-supply-agencies-see-overdose-spike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba declares public health emergency as HIV rates rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba has declared a public health emergency as the province continues to see some of the highest HIV rates in Canada, the provincial chief public health officer announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-declares-public-health-emergency-as-hiv-rates-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-declares-public-health-emergency-as-hiv-rates-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A timeline of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that unfolded on a cruise ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship. Here is a timeline of events that we know have unfolded since the ship set sail on April 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-timeline-of-the-deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-that-unfolded-on-a-cruise-ship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-timeline-of-the-deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-that-unfolded-on-a-cruise-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly hantavirus outbreak on ship poses 'low' risk to wider public, WHO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization on Thursday stressed that the risk to the general public is "low" even though the Andean &#8203;strain of hantavirus &mdash; found in several people who were on board a stricken cruise ship &mdash; can in rare cases be transmitted among humans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-on-ship-poses-low-risk-to-wider-public-who-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-on-ship-poses-low-risk-to-wider-public-who-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contact tracing underway for dozens who got off cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the &zwnj;cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak before it was anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to prevent further spread of the disease, which has so far killed three people. Dozens disembarked in St. Helena before the outbreak was reported, it was learned on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/contact-tracing-underway-for-dozens-who-got-off-cruise-ship-amid-hantavirus-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/contact-tracing-underway-for-dozens-who-got-off-cruise-ship-amid-hantavirus-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the days before she died, no one called for medical help. Her family wants change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johanna Sutcliffe's family is critical of the care she received in her final days, and they&rsquo;re calling for systemic change to close what they see as a gap in provincial standards of care at special care homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/in-the-days-before-she-died-no-one-called-for-medical-help-her-family-wants-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/in-the-days-before-she-died-no-one-called-for-medical-help-her-family-wants-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care workers say company scrambling to replace staff as long-standing workers leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers at a private company the Nova Scotia government contracts to care for deeply vulnerable people say Arden Professional Client Care is scrambling to replace some of its most experienced staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/care-workers-say-company-scrambling-to-replace-staff-as-long-standing-workers-leave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/care-workers-say-company-scrambling-to-replace-staff-as-long-standing-workers-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These students are limiting their own smartphone, social media and tech use. Here's why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some young Canadians are getting more intentional with their technology use and opting for digital minimalism &mdash; a paring down of all-encompassing devices like smartphones &mdash; of their own volition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/these-students-are-limiting-their-own-smartphone-social-media-and-tech-use-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/these-students-are-limiting-their-own-smartphone-social-media-and-tech-use-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children's aid system faces heightened calls for change after Ontario couple's murder, torture convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The judge in the trial for an Ontario couple who'd been caring for two brothers was clear in laying blame: Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are the ones who committed murder and other crimes. He also noted that the Children's Aid Society (CAS) had "zero to do" with their guilt or innocence. Still, the case raises concerns about the child protection system and has showcased systemic issues that need to be addressed immediately, say advocates and other observers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/childrens-aid-system-faces-heightened-calls-for-change-after-ontario-couples-murder-torture-convictions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/childrens-aid-system-faces-heightened-calls-for-change-after-ontario-couples-murder-torture-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates slam Health Canada's new voluntary breast implant registry, MP 'deeply disappointed']]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has launched a new voluntary registry that will allow patients and health-care professionals to receive direct alerts about breast implant recalls and safety issues, but some patient advocates and medical professionals say it doesn't go far enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/advocates-slam-health-canadas-new-voluntary-breast-implant-registry-mp-deeply-disappointed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/advocates-slam-health-canadas-new-voluntary-breast-implant-registry-mp-deeply-disappointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec pharmacy chain pulls energy drinks as pressure mounts on government for youth ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Quebec City-based pharmacy chain says it will remove energy drinks from its store shelves amid growing calls for the Quebec government to ban the sale of the high-caffeine beverages to children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-pharmacy-chain-pulls-energy-drinks-as-pressure-mounts-on-government-for-youth-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-pharmacy-chain-pulls-energy-drinks-as-pressure-mounts-on-government-for-youth-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person in passengers who were on a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of the rare infection, officials said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-confirms-andes-strain-of-hantavirus-in-cruise-ship-passengers-with-3-transferred-from-ship-for-treatment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-confirms-andes-strain-of-hantavirus-in-cruise-ship-passengers-with-3-transferred-from-ship-for-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person in passengers who were on a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of the rare infection, officials said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-confirms-andes-strain-of-hantavirus-in-cruise-ship-passengers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-confirms-andes-strain-of-hantavirus-in-cruise-ship-passengers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surge in overdose deaths in northern Ontario has advocates calling for more addiction treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[More treatments for addictions are needed as northern Ontario communities face a spike in overdoses tied to an increasingly toxic drug supply, according to front-line workers, physicians and addiction experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/surge-in-overdose-deaths-in-northern-ontario-has-advocates-calling-for-more-addiction-treatments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/surge-in-overdose-deaths-in-northern-ontario-has-advocates-calling-for-more-addiction-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI didn't respect Canadian privacy law when it trained ChatGPT: investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to a joint investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/openai-didnt-respect-canadian-privacy-law-when-it-trained-chatgpt-investigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/openai-didnt-respect-canadian-privacy-law-when-it-trained-chatgpt-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian privacy czars call out 'several concerns' with how OpenAI trained ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI did not adhere to Canadian privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to a joint investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-privacy-czars-call-out-several-concerns-with-how-openai-trained-chatgpt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-privacy-czars-call-out-several-concerns-with-how-openai-trained-chatgpt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a spate of deaths and illnesses stemming from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, health officials now suspect human-to-human transmission may have played a role in the spread of this potentially deadly infection. So what's the risk to broader public health?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/human-to-human-transmission-of-killer-hantavirus-suspected-in-cruise-ship-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/human-to-human-transmission-of-killer-hantavirus-suspected-in-cruise-ship-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario lowers screening age for colorectal cancer to 45]]></title><description><![CDATA[New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 in response to a "notable" increase in younger people diagnosed with the disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-lowers-screening-age-for-colorectal-cancer-to-45/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-lowers-screening-age-for-colorectal-cancer-to-45/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans underway to evacuate 2 passengers from cruise ship struck by hantavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medical personnel will focus on evacuating two sick persons from a cruise ship hit by a fatal hantavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization said at a briefing on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/plans-underway-to-evacuate-2-passengers-from-cruise-ship-struck-by-hantavirus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/plans-underway-to-evacuate-2-passengers-from-cruise-ship-struck-by-hantavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aircraft on the way to evacuate 3 passengers from ship struck by hantavirus, cruise operator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialized aircraft are on the way to evacuate two people who require "urgent medical care" after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, says the company behind the luxury cruise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/aircraft-on-the-way-to-evacuate-3-passengers-from-ship-struck-by-hantavirus-cruise-operator-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/aircraft-on-the-way-to-evacuate-3-passengers-from-ship-struck-by-hantavirus-cruise-operator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. family wants answers about baby's death before new medical records system rollout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family says they are concerned the province is expanding a new electronic medical records system on Saturday to all hospitals in the Halifax area when they still don't know if it contributed to the death of their unborn baby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-family-wants-answers-about-babys-death-before-new-medical-records-system-rollout/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-family-wants-answers-about-babys-death-before-new-medical-records-system-rollout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto woman seeks MAID exemption as mental illness exclusion remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian woman who has been fighting for medical assistance in dying (MAID) to be an option for people with mental disorders, is now asking the courts to exempt her from current laws so that a doctor can end her life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-woman-seeks-maid-exemption-as-mental-illness-exclusion-remains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-woman-seeks-maid-exemption-as-mental-illness-exclusion-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta judge denies effort to amend court challenge against province's transgender law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates in Alberta have lost a court battle in their fight against provincial restrictions on medical treatment for transgender youth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-judge-denies-effort-to-amend-court-challenge-against-provinces-transgender-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-judge-denies-effort-to-amend-court-challenge-against-provinces-transgender-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is hantavirus? Everything you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship is suspected in the deaths of three people and causing sickness in others. Here's what you need to know about the disease and how common it is in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-is-hantavirus-everything-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-is-hantavirus-everything-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO confirms hantavirus on cruise ship, evacuations planned for nearly 150 people — including 4 Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization said on Monday that &zwnj;as of May 4, seven cases of hantavirus have been identified after a suspectedoutbreak on a luxury cruise &zwnj;ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, along with four Canadians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-confirms-hantavirus-on-cruise-ship-evacuations-planned-for-nearly-150-people-including-4-canadians/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-confirms-hantavirus-on-cruise-ship-evacuations-planned-for-nearly-150-people-including-4-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150, including 4 Canadians, on cruise ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus &zwnj;after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, along with four Canadians, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/evacuations-planned-as-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-traps-150-including-4-canadians-on-cruise-ship/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/evacuations-planned-as-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-traps-150-including-4-canadians-on-cruise-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3, World Health Organization says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa's Department of Health said on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-kills-3-world-health-organization-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-kills-3-world-health-organization-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth knee surgeries are rising in Quebec. Here's how to prevent them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of patients under 18 years old who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair surgery is on the rise in the province. A Montreal orthopedic surgeon says it&rsquo;s because sports are getting more competitive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/youth-knee-surgeries-are-rising-in-quebec-heres-how-to-prevent-them/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/youth-knee-surgeries-are-rising-in-quebec-heres-how-to-prevent-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of boy who died in care of Ontario couple speaks for 1st time ahead of trial decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2021, a 12-year-old died while in the care of a Burlington, Ont., couple who are now charged with his murder. For the first time, the boy's mother is sharing her perspective with CBC Hamilton, saying she wants people to understand that her family is "not just a case or story."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mother-of-boy-who-died-in-care-of-ontario-couple-speaks-for-1st-time-ahead-of-trial-decision/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mother-of-boy-who-died-in-care-of-ontario-couple-speaks-for-1st-time-ahead-of-trial-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I didn't want to become my alcoholic father. I know, for better or worse, I never will be]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodriguez got a shocking call from her father when she was just nine &mdash; a call that opened her eyes to the many challenges her father faced when it came to alcoholism and depression. As she grew older, she was able to see that he persevered through difficulties to be present for her as much as he could be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-didnt-want-to-become-my-alcoholic-father-i-know-for-better-or-worse-i-never-will-be/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-didnt-want-to-become-my-alcoholic-father-i-know-for-better-or-worse-i-never-will-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid growing calls to limit teens' use of AI chatbots, are parental controls enough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns are growing about how some young people engage with AI chatbots. Meta is rolling out a tool to let parents monitor topics their children discuss at the same time as Manitoba is proposing banning use of AI chatbots for youth. More research is needed, but evidence suggests some risk factors for mental health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/amid-growing-calls-to-limit-teens-use-of-ai-chatbots-are-parental-controls-enough/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/amid-growing-calls-to-limit-teens-use-of-ai-chatbots-are-parental-controls-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This app lets kids with disabilities use devices with their minds. Now anyone can download it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brain-computer interfaces have been around for decades. But now the technology, which reads brainwaves and turns them into real-world action, is being used to help kids with disabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-app-lets-kids-with-disabilities-use-devices-with-their-minds-now-anyone-can-download-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-app-lets-kids-with-disabilities-use-devices-with-their-minds-now-anyone-can-download-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada approves 2nd generic version of Ozempic &mdash; and it's Canadian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has approved the second generic version of brand-name Ozempic, this one manufactured by Canadian company Apotex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-approves-2nd-generic-version-of-ozempic-mdash-and-its-canadian/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-approves-2nd-generic-version-of-ozempic-mdash-and-its-canadian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paging Dr. AI to the ER? Artificial intelligence shows promise in emergency room diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As hospitals increase their use of artificial intelligence to improve patient care, a U.S. study has found that an AI tool has proven effective at making emergency medical diagnoses &mdash; even better than actual doctors, in some cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/paging-dr-ai-to-the-er-artificial-intelligence-shows-promise-in-emergency-room-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/paging-dr-ai-to-the-er-artificial-intelligence-shows-promise-in-emergency-room-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to survive if you&rsquo;re suffering through Canada&rsquo;s 'longer and more severe' allergy seasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seasonal allergies are getting worse in Canada, with longer and stronger pollen seasons, largely thanks to climate change. Here's a primer on the hardest-hit cities, the latest science and what treatments can help you survive another allergen-filled spring and summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-to-survive-if-yoursquore-suffering-through-canadarsquos-longer-and-more-severe-allergy-seasons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-to-survive-if-yoursquore-suffering-through-canadarsquos-longer-and-more-severe-allergy-seasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As free radon testing kit program ends for the spring, 2.6K Winnipeggers are still waiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is winding down its library program to lend free radon testing kits to patrons, but more than 2,600 people are still waiting to get the device &mdash; some after months. "It's frustrating," said Brian Itscovich, a Winnipeg resident who ordered the kit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-free-radon-testing-kit-program-ends-for-the-spring-26k-winnipeggers-are-still-waiting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-free-radon-testing-kit-program-ends-for-the-spring-26k-winnipeggers-are-still-waiting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As free radon testing kit program ends for the spring, 2,600 Winnipeggers are still waiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is winding down its library program to lend free radon testing kits to patrons, but more than 2,600 people are still waiting to get the device &mdash; some after months. "It's frustrating," said Brian Itscovich, a Winnipeg resident who ordered the kit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-free-radon-testing-kit-program-ends-for-the-spring-2600-winnipeggers-are-still-waiting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-free-radon-testing-kit-program-ends-for-the-spring-2600-winnipeggers-are-still-waiting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Ontario drug traffickers prompt state of emergency in Long Lake #58 First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a state of emergency remains in place in Long Lake #58 First Nation over the toxic drug crisis, the northwestern Ontario community is creating new safety and wellness roles to help protect vulnerable members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/southern-ontario-drug-traffickers-prompt-state-of-emergency-in-long-lake-58-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/southern-ontario-drug-traffickers-prompt-state-of-emergency-in-long-lake-58-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany does more hip and knee replacements than Canada. What can we learn?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadians are waiting months to years for a hip or knee replacement, and in some cases, paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket to have the surgery done privately. That isn't happening in Germany.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/germany-does-more-hip-and-knee-replacements-than-canada-what-can-we-learn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/germany-does-more-hip-and-knee-replacements-than-canada-what-can-we-learn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to disability tax credit broadly welcomed by opposition, advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal government's plan to make it easier for Canadians living with disabilities to apply for the disability tax credit is being welcomed by the opposition and advocates who say the proposed changes are long overdue, though some say they don't go far enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/changes-to-disability-tax-credit-broadly-welcomed-by-opposition-advocates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/changes-to-disability-tax-credit-broadly-welcomed-by-opposition-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 in 5 Manitobans sought care for anxiety, study finds &mdash; but researcher says that's likely an undercount]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study says about one in five Manitobans over the age of 15 sought health-care services for anxiety symptoms over a one-year period &mdash; but some say those numbers may be an undercount.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-in-5-manitobans-sought-care-for-anxiety-study-finds-mdash-but-researcher-says-thats-likely-an-undercount/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-in-5-manitobans-sought-care-for-anxiety-study-finds-mdash-but-researcher-says-thats-likely-an-undercount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIV patients in Senegal skip treatment, fearing arrest amid anti-2SLGBTQ+ crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer patients are visiting some HIV treatment centres in Senegal amid a wave of arrests targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to health officials and government data seen by Reuters, threatening the country's fight against the virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hiv-patients-in-senegal-skip-treatment-fearing-arrest-amid-anti-2slgbtq-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hiv-patients-in-senegal-skip-treatment-fearing-arrest-amid-anti-2slgbtq-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Poker aged out of a treatment centre at 16. Nobody told his father]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Poker aged out of the system at 16 and was abruptly released from a treatment facility in Saskatchewan. His father had no idea until he saw him on the streets of their remote northern community of Natuashish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/james-poker-aged-out-of-a-treatment-centre-at-16-nobody-told-his-father/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/james-poker-aged-out-of-a-treatment-centre-at-16-nobody-told-his-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada &zwnj;&#8203;approved on Tuesday the first generic &#8203;version of &#8203;Danish drugmaker Novo &zwnj;Nordisk's Ozempic drug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-approves-1st-generic-version-of-novo-nordisks-ozempic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-approves-1st-generic-version-of-novo-nordisks-ozempic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health.The U.S. Justice Department alleges that he concealed or destroyed records of discussions related to COVID-19 research grants, including an effort to revive a controversial coronavirus grant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-fauci-adviser-indicted-for-allegedly-concealing-communications-related-to-covid-19-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-fauci-adviser-indicted-for-allegedly-concealing-communications-related-to-covid-19-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto woman who wants to die says federal MAID committee isn't listening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Elyse Brosseau wants to end her life, but under current Canadian legislation she&rsquo;s not eligible for medical assistance in dying because she only suffers from mental illnesses. Next year, that&rsquo;s supposed to change &mdash; though the federal government has already delayed twice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-woman-who-wants-to-die-says-federal-maid-committee-isnt-listening/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-woman-who-wants-to-die-says-federal-maid-committee-isnt-listening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their infant son had to spend several days in the ICU. Then his medical records went missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tegan Hutz has nothing but glowing things to say about the care her son received while he was at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. She's frustrated, however, that records related to his care were missing for more than two months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/their-infant-son-had-to-spend-several-days-in-the-icu-then-his-medical-records-went-missing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/their-infant-son-had-to-spend-several-days-in-the-icu-then-his-medical-records-went-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running a hospital is expensive. Expect to see more advertising from them]]></title><description><![CDATA[As people live longer and have more complex medical needs, hospitals are turning to bolder advertising and marketing to attract top-tier professionals and afford the latest equipment in diagnostics and treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/running-a-hospital-is-expensive-expect-to-see-more-advertising-from-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/running-a-hospital-is-expensive-expect-to-see-more-advertising-from-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unexpected heart condition sidelined this hockey player for years. Here's how he made his way back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacob LeGuerrier was 21 when he was diagnosed with viral myocarditis, a serious heart condition that derailed his dreams of an NHL career. He shared his story of his years-long recovery and eventually making it back to the ice in a short documentary made in collaboration with CBC Ottawa Creator's Network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/an-unexpected-heart-condition-sidelined-this-hockey-player-for-years-heres-how-he-made-his-way-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/an-unexpected-heart-condition-sidelined-this-hockey-player-for-years-heres-how-he-made-his-way-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto General Hospital says partnerships helping with emergency department volume]]></title><description><![CDATA[At UHN's Toronto General Hospital, staff say being right downtown comes with its own unique set of challenges,<br />
and it's working alongside other organizations to help alleviate some of the demand in its emergency department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-general-hospital-says-partnerships-helping-with-emergency-department-volume/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-general-hospital-says-partnerships-helping-with-emergency-department-volume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When my sons with autism are sent home from school, they've learned the problem is them &mdash; not the system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wendy Lintner's twin sons with autism are in Grade 5. At one time, both were not attending school full-time. Not because she doesn&rsquo;t believe in education or because they don't want to be there, but because the school system simply hasn&rsquo;t been able to support their needs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/when-my-sons-with-autism-are-sent-home-from-school-theyve-learned-the-problem-is-them-mdash-not-the-system/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/when-my-sons-with-autism-are-sent-home-from-school-theyve-learned-the-problem-is-them-mdash-not-the-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing rural realities and mistrust in hospitals, these women turned to home births]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though no one is tracking medically unassisted births in Canada, infant mortality data from the Ontario coroner, the challenges of accessing maternal medicine in rural B.C., and a growing online freebirthing community suggest more women are choosing this route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/facing-rural-realities-and-mistrust-in-hospitals-these-women-turned-to-home-births/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/facing-rural-realities-and-mistrust-in-hospitals-these-women-turned-to-home-births/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After autistic child's wandering from school, experts say Ontario's special education needs more support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elopement, when an autistic person runs or wanders away from caregivers or a safe location, is a regular school safety consideration. Yet advocates and experts say the elopement of a nine-year-old from school this week puts the spotlight on inadequate in-school support of Ontario students with disabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/after-autistic-childs-wandering-from-school-experts-say-ontarios-special-education-needs-more-support/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/after-autistic-childs-wandering-from-school-experts-say-ontarios-special-education-needs-more-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 reason why healthy people have heart attacks, and what experts say could help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That's something experts have been wanting to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-reason-why-healthy-people-have-heart-attacks-and-what-experts-say-could-help/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-reason-why-healthy-people-have-heart-attacks-and-what-experts-say-could-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba to ban social media, AI chatbots for youth, premier says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba will ban youth from using social media and AI chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew announced on Saturday. The proposed law protecting youth from the harmful effects of social media will be the first of its kind in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-to-ban-social-media-ai-chatbots-for-youth-premier-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-to-ban-social-media-ai-chatbots-for-youth-premier-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario hospitals announce job cuts as nearly three-quarters try to climb out of financial holes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several Ontario hospitals have announced job cuts in recent months as they try to climb out of financial holes, a situation critics say will likely keep repeating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-hospitals-announce-job-cuts-as-nearly-three-quarters-try-to-climb-out-of-financial-holes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-hospitals-announce-job-cuts-as-nearly-three-quarters-try-to-climb-out-of-financial-holes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. child still waiting for dental surgery after two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Brunswick's only board-certified pediatric dentist says a lack of operating-room time has pushed his waiting list to more than 300 children, and some of them wait up to three years for surgery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-child-still-waiting-for-dental-surgery-after-two-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-child-still-waiting-for-dental-surgery-after-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family says mom of baby who died was &lsquo;begging for help&rsquo; at remote Ontario hospital, waiting for doctor's call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of an 11-month-old Cree baby from Attawapiskat who died in a Fort Albany hospital in northeastern Ontario this month says he would still be alive if he had received the health care he needed and deserved. Ontario&rsquo;s Office of the Chief Coroner says it's investigating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-says-mom-of-baby-who-died-was-lsquobegging-for-helprsquo-at-remote-ontario-hospital-waiting-for-doctors-call/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-says-mom-of-baby-who-died-was-lsquobegging-for-helprsquo-at-remote-ontario-hospital-waiting-for-doctors-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodies of knowledge: U of A medical school thanks 'remarkable' donors and their families]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before she died at age 96, Doreen Edna Buhler lived a difficult but remarkable life. But death was not the end of Buhler's story.As part of her final wishes, she donated her remains to the University of Alberta's Anatomical Gifts Program to further a future generation of medical professionals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bodies-of-knowledge-u-of-a-medical-school-thanks-remarkable-donors-and-their-families/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bodies-of-knowledge-u-of-a-medical-school-thanks-remarkable-donors-and-their-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 19-year-old attempted suicide. Hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Nova Scotia family is speaking out after their 19-year-old son was taken to hospital following multiple suicide attempts. After being assessed, he was sent by taxi to a local homeless shelter. The teen and his parents say it felt like hospital staff were more concerned about clearing a bed than helping him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-19-year-old-attempted-suicide-hospital-staff-sent-him-to-a-homeless-shelter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-19-year-old-attempted-suicide-hospital-staff-sent-him-to-a-homeless-shelter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New recovery home in N.L. aims to keep moms and babies together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two moms had their children taken from their care because of drug addiction. Now, they&rsquo;re helping launch a recovery home for other mothers who use or have used substances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-recovery-home-in-nl-aims-to-keep-moms-and-babies-together/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-recovery-home-in-nl-aims-to-keep-moms-and-babies-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid year-long state of emergency, Neskantaga First Nation calls for health-care intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neskantaga First Nation has been under a state of emergency since last April after its only nursing station flooded. Local leaders say access to health care hasn&rsquo;t improved in the remote Ojibway community, which has also been under a boil-water advisory for 31 years, and community members face ongoing challenges accessing timely medical transportation for appointments in other areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/amid-year-long-state-of-emergency-neskantaga-first-nation-calls-for-health-care-intervention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/amid-year-long-state-of-emergency-neskantaga-first-nation-calls-for-health-care-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treatment delays contributed to death of Heather Winterstein, inquest jury finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jury in the Heather Winterstein inquest has found the Indigenous woman's death in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital was from septic shock and accidental, with many of the 68 recommendations focusing on improving the care of Indigenous people. The family, which had sought a homicide finding, told CBC the outcome backs their view "biased and unfair treatment" played a role in Heather's death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/treatment-delays-contributed-to-death-of-heather-winterstein-inquest-jury-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/treatment-delays-contributed-to-death-of-heather-winterstein-inquest-jury-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein's death after repeated Ontario hospital ER visits was accidental, inquest jury finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquest jury examining the death of Heather Winterstein has found the Indigenous woman's death in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital was from septic shock and accidental, and has issued 68 recommendations. The family of the 24-year-old, who collapsed in the emergency department after trying to get help over two days, had sought a homicide finding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-wintersteins-death-after-repeated-ontario-hospital-er-visits-was-accidental-inquest-jury-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-wintersteins-death-after-repeated-ontario-hospital-er-visits-was-accidental-inquest-jury-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein's death after 2 Ontario hospital ER visits was accidental, inquest jury finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquest jury examining the death of Heather Winterstein has found the Indigenous woman's death in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital was from septic shock and accidental, with many of the 68 recommendations focusing on improving the care of Indigenous people. The family, which had sought a homicide finding, told CBC the outcome backs their view that "biased and unfair treatment" played a role in Heather's death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-wintersteins-death-after-2-ontario-hospital-er-visits-was-accidental-inquest-jury-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-wintersteins-death-after-2-ontario-hospital-er-visits-was-accidental-inquest-jury-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for anyone born after 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children in the U.K. who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after British lawmakers approved new restrictions on smoking Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/uk-lawmakers-approve-lifetime-smoking-ban-for-anyone-born-after-2008/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/uk-lawmakers-approve-lifetime-smoking-ban-for-anyone-born-after-2008/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI slop videos aimed at babies are 'garbage,' says pediatrician]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new wave of AI-generated YouTube videos aimed at toddlers and preschoolers are raising concerns among child development experts and advocates who say it could harm early childhood development. They're calling for YouTube parent company Google to change how the videos are displayed and distributed on the platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ai-slop-videos-aimed-at-babies-are-garbage-says-pediatrician/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ai-slop-videos-aimed-at-babies-are-garbage-says-pediatrician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors say patients are seeking false health information online: CMA survey | Hanomansing Tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey by the Canadian Medical Association found doctors are increasingly intervening to address harms done to patients who found incorrect health information online. Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a family doctor and a clinical researcher from Toronto, says it&rsquo;s &lsquo;like a coin flip&rsquo; as to whether the diagnoses patients find online are correct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-say-patients-are-seeking-false-health-information-online-cma-survey-hanomansing-tonight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-say-patients-are-seeking-false-health-information-online-cma-survey-hanomansing-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest jury deliberating how Heather Winterstein died in Ontario hospital after collapsing on 2nd ER visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a marathon inquest, a jury is deliberating on how Heather Winterstein died of sepsis after the 24-year-old Indigenous woman sought help at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital over two days, but collapsed in the emergency department on Dec. 10, 2021, while waiting to see a doctor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inquest-jury-deliberating-how-heather-winterstein-died-in-ontario-hospital-after-collapsing-on-2nd-er-visit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inquest-jury-deliberating-how-heather-winterstein-died-in-ontario-hospital-after-collapsing-on-2nd-er-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary researchers call for national database tracking physician sexual assault, misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of Calgary say they've found key gaps in the way allegations and findings of sexual assault and misconduct against physicians are tracked and reported in Canada &mdash; and they argue that&rsquo;s putting patients at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calgary-researchers-call-for-national-database-tracking-physician-sexual-assault-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calgary-researchers-call-for-national-database-tracking-physician-sexual-assault-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knives, box cutters, even a hacksaw. What weapon detectors uncovered at the Halifax Infirmary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devices that look for weapons or items that could be used as a weapon were installed at the Halifax Infirmary following a stabbing last year. Some of the items now in the hospital's possession include knives, box cutters, a hacksaw and what one official calls "improvised weapons."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/knives-box-cutters-even-a-hacksaw-what-weapon-detectors-uncovered-at-the-halifax-infirmary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/knives-box-cutters-even-a-hacksaw-what-weapon-detectors-uncovered-at-the-halifax-infirmary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Indigenous woman who died in Ontario hospital after 2 ER visits seeks homicide ruling at inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of an Indigenous woman is urging an inquest jury examining her death in an Ontario hospital to rule it was a homicide due to biases, and errors made in her assessment and treatment. Heather Winterstein, 24, went to the St. Catharines hospital on Dec. 9, 2021, but a doctor ruled out infection, opted against doing bloodwork and attributed her symptoms to "social issues," the inquest heard. She returned the next day and died of sepsis after hours in the waiting room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-indigenous-woman-who-died-in-ontario-hospital-after-2-er-visits-seeks-homicide-ruling-at-inquest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-indigenous-woman-who-died-in-ontario-hospital-after-2-er-visits-seeks-homicide-ruling-at-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec specialist doctors reach tentative deal with province after contract dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federation representing Quebec&rsquo;s specialist doctors says it has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government, potentially ending a long contract dispute that has seen physicians pull back from key administrative duties in recent months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-specialist-doctors-reach-tentative-deal-with-province-after-contract-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-specialist-doctors-reach-tentative-deal-with-province-after-contract-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nation seeks federal funding to support first on-reserve birthing lodge in Sask.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new birthing and childrearing lodge is nearly ready to open on Sturgeon Lake First Nation, but leaders say the bigger question is whether it can operate at full capacity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-nation-seeks-federal-funding-to-support-first-on-reserve-birthing-lodge-in-sask/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-nation-seeks-federal-funding-to-support-first-on-reserve-birthing-lodge-in-sask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documents show Horizon staff raised alarm about ambulance bay unit long before public backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Horizon Health staff raised concerns ranging from substandard infection prevention to equipment and temperature controls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/documents-show-horizon-staff-raised-alarm-about-ambulance-bay-unit-long-before-public-backlash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/documents-show-horizon-staff-raised-alarm-about-ambulance-bay-unit-long-before-public-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a Hutterite teen in crisis, so I called a kids' help line. If you're in crisis, you should too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaylee Maendel had an idylic childhood, growing up on a Hutterite colony in southern Manitoba. But when she experienced mental health challenges in her teens, she sought help. Now she shares her story to help others in crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-was-a-hutterite-teen-in-crisis-so-i-called-a-kids-help-line-if-youre-in-crisis-you-should-too/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-was-a-hutterite-teen-in-crisis-so-i-called-a-kids-help-line-if-youre-in-crisis-you-should-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More babies are born exposed to substances in N.L. as system struggles to keep up, says pediatrician]]></title><description><![CDATA[More babies are being born exposed to substances in Newfoundland and Labrador &mdash; 50 to 60, says one pediatrician. The drugs are only part of the problem. A big concern is a system that struggles to support these women and their babies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-babies-are-born-exposed-to-substances-in-nl-as-system-struggles-to-keep-up-says-pediatrician/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-babies-are-born-exposed-to-substances-in-nl-as-system-struggles-to-keep-up-says-pediatrician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen's death prompts push to ban energy drink sales to Quebec youth under 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a Quebec teen who died after mixing energy drinks and medication is joined by school groups in calling for a ban on energy drink sales to youth under 16, citing health risks and growing support for tighter rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/teens-death-prompts-push-to-ban-energy-drink-sales-to-quebec-youth-under-16/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/teens-death-prompts-push-to-ban-energy-drink-sales-to-quebec-youth-under-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada warned against buying peptides online. CBC News easily bought some]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies are selling peptides on the grey market, despite warnings from Health Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-warned-against-buying-peptides-online-cbc-news-easily-bought-some/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-warned-against-buying-peptides-online-cbc-news-easily-bought-some/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of reprisals, isolation, anxiety: Report documents mental health concerns at CSIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian Security Intelligence Service employees who came forward as part of an external study investigating mental health at the spy agency described a sometimes isolating and bleak environment "laden with stigma."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fear-of-reprisals-isolation-anxiety-report-documents-mental-health-concerns-at-csis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fear-of-reprisals-isolation-anxiety-report-documents-mental-health-concerns-at-csis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-bc-program-to-track-and-trace-origins-of-illicit-drug-supply/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-bc-program-to-track-and-trace-origins-of-illicit-drug-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After testicular cancer surgery, Forge FC's Kyle Bekker wants men to 'listen to their body']]></title><description><![CDATA[Forge FC midfielder Kyle Bekker gathered recently with teammates to inform them about his recent absence from the Canadian Premier League club. "I had surgery four weeks ago [this past] Monday to remove a tumour after being diagnosed with testicular cancer," Bekker revealed Thursday to CBC Sports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/after-testicular-cancer-surgery-forge-fcs-kyle-bekker-wants-men-to-listen-to-their-body/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/after-testicular-cancer-surgery-forge-fcs-kyle-bekker-wants-men-to-listen-to-their-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[QEH installs AI scanner after 2-week pilot project finds more than 30 different weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[An AI-equipped scanner is now permanently installed at the entrance to the emergency department at Charlottetown&rsquo;s Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a short pilot project confirmed potentially dangerous weapons are entering the ER.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/qeh-installs-ai-scanner-after-2-week-pilot-project-finds-more-than-30-different-weapons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/qeh-installs-ai-scanner-after-2-week-pilot-project-finds-more-than-30-different-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta doctors urge province to offer free RSV shot to all newborns to cut health risks, hospital visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pediatricians are calling on the Alberta government to provide a preventative RSV shot for free to all newborns this fall, saying the move could spare many babies from getting very sick and reduce pressure on hospitals during the busy respiratory virus season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-doctors-urge-province-to-offer-free-rsv-shot-to-all-newborns-to-cut-health-risks-hospital-visits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-doctors-urge-province-to-offer-free-rsv-shot-to-all-newborns-to-cut-health-risks-hospital-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province seeks new home for Saskatoon drug testing machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fate of the drug testing machine, which played a major role in toxic drug alerts issued by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, remains uncertain after a financial crisis forced Prairie Harm Reduction to close its doors last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-seeks-new-home-for-saskatoon-drug-testing-machine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-seeks-new-home-for-saskatoon-drug-testing-machine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg group warns of drug supply dangers, saying 5 people died within 2 weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg organization is urging people to get their drugs tested after it says five people connected to its community died after using substances within the last two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-group-warns-of-drug-supply-dangers-saying-5-people-died-within-2-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-group-warns-of-drug-supply-dangers-saying-5-people-died-within-2-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg group warns of drug supply dangers after it says 5 people died within 2 weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg organization is urging people to get their drugs tested after it says five people connected to its community died after using substances within the last two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-group-warns-of-drug-supply-dangers-after-it-says-5-people-died-within-2-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-group-warns-of-drug-supply-dangers-after-it-says-5-people-died-within-2-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 people died in 2 weeks after using drugs in Winnipeg. 'The drug supply is poisoned,' RaY director says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg organization is urging people to get their drugs tested after it says five people connected to its community died after using substances within the last two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-people-died-in-2-weeks-after-using-drugs-in-winnipeg-the-drug-supply-is-poisoned-ray-director-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-people-died-in-2-weeks-after-using-drugs-in-winnipeg-the-drug-supply-is-poisoned-ray-director-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024, compared to pre-pandemic levels, all while vaccination rates are backsliding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospitalization-rates-for-illnesses-like-covid-flu-have-doubled-since-pre-pandemic-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospitalization-rates-for-illnesses-like-covid-flu-have-doubled-since-pre-pandemic-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations people disproportionately impacted by B.C.'s toxic drug crisis, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations members in B.C. make up approximately 3.4 per cent of the population, but accounted for 15.8 per cent of all toxic drug deaths in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-nations-people-disproportionately-impacted-by-bcs-toxic-drug-crisis-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-nations-people-disproportionately-impacted-by-bcs-toxic-drug-crisis-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada approves 1st needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called Neffy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-approves-1st-needle-free-epinephrine-treatment-for-severe-allergic-reactions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-approves-1st-needle-free-epinephrine-treatment-for-severe-allergic-reactions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa 'very seriously' considering age restrictions for social media, AI chatbots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal heritage minister says the government is "very seriously" considering whether to restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms and artificial intelligence chatbots &mdash; but hasn't reached a decision yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ottawa-very-seriously-considering-age-restrictions-for-social-media-ai-chatbots/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ottawa-very-seriously-considering-age-restrictions-for-social-media-ai-chatbots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. health minister calls new details of travel nurse agency billings ‘egregious’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Lela Evans had some strong words about past billings by a company that provided travel nurses to the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-health-minister-calls-new-details-of-travel-nurse-agency-billings-egregious/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-health-minister-calls-new-details-of-travel-nurse-agency-billings-egregious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns grow as ER in Mission faces its longest stretch of overnight closures yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mission Memorial Hospital's emergency department is facing its longest stretch of reduced hours, leaving residents worried about access to care and calling for more urgent solutions. Meanwhile, the health authority and provincial government stress recruitment efforts are underway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/concerns-grow-as-er-in-mission-faces-its-longest-stretch-of-overnight-closures-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/concerns-grow-as-er-in-mission-faces-its-longest-stretch-of-overnight-closures-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. declared toxic drugs a public health emergency 10 years ago. Has it made a difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say they worry the province hasn&rsquo;t used all the powers available that come with a public health emergency, and is leaning on public opinion rather than science to inform policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-declared-toxic-drugs-a-public-health-emergency-10-years-ago-has-it-made-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-declared-toxic-drugs-a-public-health-emergency-10-years-ago-has-it-made-a-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein's life possibly could have been saved if treated sooner in Ontario hospital, inquest told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquest into the death of a 24-year-old woman who died of sepsis in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital in 2021 has heard from an infectious disease specialist. Dr. Dominik Mertz testified that if an infection had been confirmed or strongly suspected earlier, antibiotic treatment could possibly have prevented her conditioning from worsening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-wintersteins-life-possibly-could-have-been-saved-if-treated-sooner-in-ontario-hospital-inquest-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-wintersteins-life-possibly-could-have-been-saved-if-treated-sooner-in-ontario-hospital-inquest-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta moves to allow private diagnostic tests without a doctor’s referral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill 29, if passed, would allow Albertans to self-refer to private clinics across the province, later this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-moves-to-allow-private-diagnostic-tests-without-a-doctors-referral/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-moves-to-allow-private-diagnostic-tests-without-a-doctors-referral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young adult cancer survivors at twice the risk of later cancers, study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survivors of cancer in adolescence and young adulthood are at increased risk for nearly all types later, Canadian researchers find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/young-adult-cancer-survivors-at-twice-the-risk-of-later-cancers-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/young-adult-cancer-survivors-at-twice-the-risk-of-later-cancers-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoppers Drug Mart gave her the wrong medication. Months later, she landed in the ER]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Brunswick woman says a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy error left her taking blood pressure medication instead of an allergy drug for months. The case is raising questions about safety checks, staffing and accountability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/shoppers-drug-mart-gave-her-the-wrong-medication-months-later-she-landed-in-the-er/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/shoppers-drug-mart-gave-her-the-wrong-medication-months-later-she-landed-in-the-er/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer remains top cause of death in Canada as new study shows multiple types rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new paper published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal offers fresh modelling that shows cancer cases and deaths will remain at high levels in the year ahead &mdash; including "concerning trends" showing a projected rise in multiple types of cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cancer-remains-top-cause-of-death-in-canada-as-new-study-shows-multiple-types-rising/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cancer-remains-top-cause-of-death-in-canada-as-new-study-shows-multiple-types-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-r-word-was-taboo-as-a-slur-for-people-with-disabilities-now-its-being-normalized-again/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-r-word-was-taboo-as-a-slur-for-people-with-disabilities-now-its-being-normalized-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Other countries are looking to end animal testing. In Canada, there's a holdup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other countries, like the U.K, the United States and the European Union have all dedicated funding and detailed roadmaps to replace animal testing in research settings. And while Canada has a strategy to replace animals used in chemical and toxicity testing, there is still no plan for those used in biomedical testing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/other-countries-are-looking-to-end-animal-testing-in-canada-theres-a-holdup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/other-countries-are-looking-to-end-animal-testing-in-canada-theres-a-holdup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein 'looked terrified' before collapsing in St. Catharines hospital, witness tells inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein's skin was discoloured and she was struggling to control her body in a wheelchair the day she died at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital, a woman who was waiting to see a doctor that day told a coroner&rsquo;s inquest that began March 30.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-winterstein-looked-terrified-before-collapsing-in-st-catharines-hospital-witness-tells-inquest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-winterstein-looked-terrified-before-collapsing-in-st-catharines-hospital-witness-tells-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 3 dozen new measles cases recorded in Manitoba in late March, early April]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba recorded three dozen more confirmed and probable cases of measles over the final days of March and into early April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-3-dozen-new-measles-cases-recorded-in-manitoba-in-late-march-early-april/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-3-dozen-new-measles-cases-recorded-in-manitoba-in-late-march-early-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maritime provinces to create public travel nurse agency, P.E.I. health minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The P.E.I. government says it is working with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to reduce reliance on travel nurses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/maritime-provinces-to-create-public-travel-nurse-agency-pei-health-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/maritime-provinces-to-create-public-travel-nurse-agency-pei-health-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immunization rates in B.C. falling since COVID-19 pandemic, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Childhood immunization rates for most vaccines have been falling since the pandemic, a CBC News analysis of provincial data has found, raising concerns among public health officials about increased vulnerability to infectious disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/immunization-rates-in-bc-falling-since-covid-19-pandemic-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/immunization-rates-in-bc-falling-since-covid-19-pandemic-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 10-month standoff on a B.C. ostrich farm last year was the most expensive poultry cull in Canada&rsquo;s history. A fifth estate investigation reveals the campaign to save the ostriches was based on falsehoods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-ostrich-con-arguments-to-save-birds-from-cull-in-bc-were-based-on-falsehoods-evidence-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-ostrich-con-arguments-to-save-birds-from-cull-in-bc-were-based-on-falsehoods-evidence-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario hospital nurse tells inquest she never spoke to Heather Winterstein on day she died, staff overwhelmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A triage nurse who assessed Heather Winterstein hours before she died of sepsis in the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital says she had little time with the 24-year-old, telling a coroner&rsquo;s inquest the emergency department staff were overwhelmingly busy. "Nurses are burned out. Nurses are exhausted,&rdquo; Andrea Demery said several days into the inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-hospital-nurse-tells-inquest-she-never-spoke-to-heather-winterstein-on-day-she-died-staff-overwhelmed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-hospital-nurse-tells-inquest-she-never-spoke-to-heather-winterstein-on-day-she-died-staff-overwhelmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More accommodation requests being refused, federal unions say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two federal public service unions say more and more employees are being denied requests for accommodations to work remotely, particularly for medical reasons, and are accusing the government of being unreasonable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-accommodation-requests-being-refused-federal-unions-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-accommodation-requests-being-refused-federal-unions-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous Nurses Day celebrates their contributions to the nursing profession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous Nurses Day is April 10, which is the birthdate of Edith Anderson Monture, a Kanien'keh&aacute;:ka (Mohawk) woman and the first First Nations woman to become a registered nurse in Canada. The day acknowledges the significant contributions of First Nation, M&eacute;tis and Inuit nurses to health and wellness in the nursing profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-nurses-day-celebrates-their-contributions-to-the-nursing-profession/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-nurses-day-celebrates-their-contributions-to-the-nursing-profession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada warns against injecting unauthorized drugs promising anti-aging, weight loss or wellness]]></title><description><![CDATA[People shouldn&rsquo;t buy or use unauthorized, injectable peptide drugs claiming to help with body issues and wellness, warns Health Canada &mdash; they can come with serious side effects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-warns-against-injecting-unauthorized-drugs-promising-anti-aging-weight-loss-or-wellness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-warns-against-injecting-unauthorized-drugs-promising-anti-aging-weight-loss-or-wellness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein shouldn’t have been in wait room, needed frequent checks, medical expert tells inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the day she died of sepsis, Heather Winterstein shouldn't have been placed in the emergency room waiting area at the St. Catharines hospital until she could see a doctor, an emergency medicine expert told a coroner's inquest Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-winterstein-shouldnt-have-been-in-wait-room-needed-frequent-checks-medical-expert-tells-inquest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heather-winterstein-shouldnt-have-been-in-wait-room-needed-frequent-checks-medical-expert-tells-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta government faces another legal fight to keep supervised consumption sites open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a year after a judge ruled on a similar case in Red Deer, the provincial government is facing an injunction seeking to stop supervised consumption services from closing in Calgary and Lethbridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-government-faces-another-legal-fight-to-keep-supervised-consumption-sites-open/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-government-faces-another-legal-fight-to-keep-supervised-consumption-sites-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can now get a prescription for nature access if you live in Hamilton, here's how]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PaRx program, an initiative that allows healthcare providers to prescribe nature passes to patients, is now available for Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/you-can-now-get-a-prescription-for-nature-access-if-you-live-in-hamilton-heres-how/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/you-can-now-get-a-prescription-for-nature-access-if-you-live-in-hamilton-heres-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She travelled 900 km for an abortion. Years later, Quebec access issues remain urgent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rose Gervais was about 12 weeks pregnant with her third child in 2023 when she had to travel from Gasp&eacute;, Que., to Montreal for an abortion. She should have been able to get the procedure done much closer, in Quebec City, but doctors say delays in getting appointments combined with limited capacity are pushing people to seek help even farther.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-travelled-900-km-for-an-abortion-years-later-quebec-access-issues-remain-urgent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-travelled-900-km-for-an-abortion-years-later-quebec-access-issues-remain-urgent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital pharmacists say staffing crunch is wearing them thin — and hurting patient care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pharmacists working in Newfoundland and Labrador say a staffing crisis is pushing them to a breaking point, and that the provincial government needs to take it seriously.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospital-pharmacists-say-staffing-crunch-is-wearing-them-thin-and-hurting-patient-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospital-pharmacists-say-staffing-crunch-is-wearing-them-thin-and-hurting-patient-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical expert defends doctor's assessment of Heather Winterstein before she died in St. Catharines hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein didn't show hallmark warning signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis when she went through triage screening the day before she died at the hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., an emergency medical expert told the coroner&rsquo;s inquest for the 24-year-old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medical-expert-defends-doctors-assessment-of-heather-winterstein-before-she-died-in-st-catharines-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medical-expert-defends-doctors-assessment-of-heather-winterstein-before-she-died-in-st-catharines-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 'strenuous' exercise is landing some young women in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[One woman was admitted with a life-threatening condition called exercise-induced or exertional rhabdomyolysis, rhabdo for short.<br />
The illness can happen after an intense workout and is when muscle tissue breaks down, leaking enzymes and proteins into the bloodstream. In high amounts, the proteins can damage the kidneys and lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which can cause dehydration and heart issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-strenuous-exercise-is-landing-some-young-women-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-strenuous-exercise-is-landing-some-young-women-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A workout class sent this St. John's woman to hospital. She's not the only one]]></title><description><![CDATA[One woman was admitted with a life-threatening condition called exercise-induced or exertional rhabdomyolysis, rhabdo for short.<br />
The illness can happen after an intense workout and is when muscle tissue breaks down, leaking enzymes and proteins into the bloodstream. In high amounts, the proteins can damage the kidneys and lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which can cause dehydration and heart issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-workout-class-sent-this-st-johns-woman-to-hospital-shes-not-the-only-one/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-workout-class-sent-this-st-johns-woman-to-hospital-shes-not-the-only-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A look behind the curtain of Nursing Home Without Walls]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard knew for sure as she grew older: she wanted to live in her own home for as long as possible. The Nursing Home Without Walls program is helping with that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-look-behind-the-curtain-of-nursing-home-without-walls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-look-behind-the-curtain-of-nursing-home-without-walls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Food is medicine': New Glasgow health clinic hands out veggies to patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Highland Health Home and Learning Centre in New Glasgow is testing the idea that prevention is cure as it hands out free bags of greens to its patients as part of a 12-week pilot program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/food-is-medicine-new-glasgow-health-clinic-hands-out-veggies-to-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/food-is-medicine-new-glasgow-health-clinic-hands-out-veggies-to-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychedlics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a terminal lung condition, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression known as "end-of-life distress." He wanted to try psilocybin &mdash; commonly known as magic mushrooms &mdash; to see if it helped. After a lengthy and futile attempt to gain access to the drug legally through Health Canada, Pearson decided this was a trip he needed to take no matter what.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/psychedlics-helped-him-deal-with-terminal-illness-anxiety-but-getting-them-was-a-long-strange-trip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/psychedlics-helped-him-deal-with-terminal-illness-anxiety-but-getting-them-was-a-long-strange-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychedelics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a terminal lung condition, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression known as "end-of-life distress." He wanted to try psilocybin &mdash; commonly known as magic mushrooms &mdash; to see if it helped. After a lengthy and futile attempt to gain access to the drug legally through Health Canada, Pearson decided this was a trip he needed to take no matter what.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/psychedelics-helped-him-deal-with-terminal-illness-anxiety-but-getting-them-was-a-long-strange-trip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/psychedelics-helped-him-deal-with-terminal-illness-anxiety-but-getting-them-was-a-long-strange-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How financially healthy is your hospital? Eastern Ontario data reveals a grim picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CBC News analysis of hospital financial statements reveals many of eastern Ontario's hospitals have been struggling with their bottom line over the past three years, with about half operating in the red and some borrowing millions from banks. Despite a recent funding boost from the province, advocates and experts worry the situation won't improve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-financially-healthy-is-your-hospital-eastern-ontario-data-reveals-a-grim-picture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-financially-healthy-is-your-hospital-eastern-ontario-data-reveals-a-grim-picture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Canadian military members violated intelligence-gathering rules during COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian Armed Forces members used their own personal social media accounts, computers and networks at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and gathered information about Canadians, violating intelligence-gathering rules, according to a newly released report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-canadian-military-members-violated-intelligence-gathering-rules-during-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-canadian-military-members-violated-intelligence-gathering-rules-during-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former MP behind sports gambling legalization says some results are 'deplorable']]></title><description><![CDATA[The former MP who spent more than a decade pushing to legalize single-event sports betting says he doesn't regret it &mdash; but says its implementation is in some ways "sad" and "deplorable."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-mp-behind-sports-gambling-legalization-says-some-results-are-deplorable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-mp-behind-sports-gambling-legalization-says-some-results-are-deplorable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injectable peptides touted as new fountain of youth. But the science isn't there]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crocodile dung. Tapeworms. Raw meat facials. Yes, at some point in history these wildly popular &mdash; and wildly unproven &mdash; treatments were how people tried to stay young. Right now, plenty of influencers will tell you that injectable peptides are the answer. But the scientists? Not so much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/injectable-peptides-touted-as-new-fountain-of-youth-but-the-science-isnt-there/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/injectable-peptides-touted-as-new-fountain-of-youth-but-the-science-isnt-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on rescue dogs from countries at risk of spreading rabies to remain, CFIA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government says a ban on the import of rescue dogs into Canada will remain in place until further notice due to rabies concerns. Animal advocacy groups say the restrictions &mdash; which were brought in more than three years ago and originally meant to be temporary &mdash; are preventing healthy animals from legitimate international rescues from finding homes in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ban-on-rescue-dogs-from-countries-at-risk-of-spreading-rabies-to-remain-cfia-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ban-on-rescue-dogs-from-countries-at-risk-of-spreading-rabies-to-remain-cfia-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFIA announces recalls for salads, cheeses and meal kits over listeria concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced recalls due to possible listeria contamination affecting products including salads, cheese and meal kits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cfia-announces-recalls-for-salads-cheeses-and-meal-kits-over-listeria-concerns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cfia-announces-recalls-for-salads-cheeses-and-meal-kits-over-listeria-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget bilingual status for hospitals, we want access to Ontario care, western Quebecers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the health authority in Quebec's Abitibi-T&eacute;miscamingue region pushes for official bilingual status for its southernmost health facilities to improve access for English speakers, residents say bigger accessibility issues stem from a policy change implemented last year that created a barrier to accessing health care in Ontario.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/forget-bilingual-status-for-hospitals-we-want-access-to-ontario-care-western-quebecers-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/forget-bilingual-status-for-hospitals-we-want-access-to-ontario-care-western-quebecers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 deaths after giving plasma in Winnipeg not linked to donation process: Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal health regulator said Friday its assessment found no evidence of a machine malfunction and the equipment performed as expected, wrote Health Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson in an emailed statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/2-deaths-after-giving-plasma-in-winnipeg-not-linked-to-donation-process-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/2-deaths-after-giving-plasma-in-winnipeg-not-linked-to-donation-process-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dangerous bacterial infection hits highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual cases of invasive meningococcal disease, a rare but dangerous bacterial infection, have hit the highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade. This rapidly-progressing illness can cause meningitis, sepsis or even death, and children and young adults often bear the brunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dangerous-bacterial-infection-hits-highest-level-seen-in-canada-in-more-than-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dangerous-bacterial-infection-hits-highest-level-seen-in-canada-in-more-than-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Fort St. John doctors to take thousands off waiting list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Manraj Khangura and Dr. Haroon Ahmed are international medical graduates finishing up their two years of residency training in the city. They will take on 3,000 new patients starting in September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-fort-st-john-doctors-to-take-thousands-off-waiting-list/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-fort-st-john-doctors-to-take-thousands-off-waiting-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turnover is erasing more than half of the nurse hiring gains Manitoba is making, a provincial document shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/for-every-100-nurses-hired-manitoba-lost-57-provincial-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/for-every-100-nurses-hired-manitoba-lost-57-provincial-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers quit emergency care for Nova Scotia’s most vulnerable after CRA audit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A private company that&rsquo;s received more than $184 million in public funds over the past eight years to care for some of Nova Scotia&rsquo;s most vulnerable people is now losing workers so quickly, remaining workers say it&rsquo;s a major safety issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/workers-quit-emergency-care-for-nova-scotias-most-vulnerable-after-cra-audit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/workers-quit-emergency-care-for-nova-scotias-most-vulnerable-after-cra-audit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In death, this 'brave' teen goalie from a First Nation in Ontario saved many lives by donating her organs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anisabeth Kaiya Danis Waswa-Rae of North Caribou Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario was used to making saves as a goaltender from the time she was six years old. Now, the 18-year-old, who went by Kaiya, is being honoured for helping save several lives through her desire to become an organ donor. Here's what the family and community shared about Kaiya, who died by suicide on March 26, and why they want others to consider organ donation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/in-death-this-brave-teen-goalie-from-a-first-nation-in-ontario-saved-many-lives-by-donating-her-organs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/in-death-this-brave-teen-goalie-from-a-first-nation-in-ontario-saved-many-lives-by-donating-her-organs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa to spend $15M to help build 2 mental health treatment centres for first responders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will contribute $15 million to the construction of two new treatment facilities in Greater Toronto Area for first responders who are dealing with post-traumatic stress injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ottawa-to-spend-15m-to-help-build-2-mental-health-treatment-centres-for-first-responders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ottawa-to-spend-15m-to-help-build-2-mental-health-treatment-centres-for-first-responders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada slaps new conditions on plasma donation company Grifols, still reviewing 2 Winnipeg deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has slapped new terms and conditions on all of a company's paid plasma centres after multiple failed inspections where the regulator found "recurring, systemic deficiencies."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-slaps-new-conditions-on-plasma-donation-company-grifols-still-reviewing-2-winnipeg-deaths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-slaps-new-conditions-on-plasma-donation-company-grifols-still-reviewing-2-winnipeg-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario misses federal funding deadline for nurse practitioners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's health minister shut down one avenue of publicly funding all nurse practitioners Wednesday as the province missed a federal deadline for ensuring their medically necessary services are covered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-misses-federal-funding-deadline-for-nurse-practitioners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-misses-federal-funding-deadline-for-nurse-practitioners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec coroner to lead public inquiry into deaths of homeless people in Montreal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec coroner St&eacute;phanie Gamache will lead an inquiry into the deaths of five people who were experiencing homelessness in Montreal over the last seven months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-coroner-to-lead-public-inquiry-into-deaths-of-homeless-people-in-montreal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-coroner-to-lead-public-inquiry-into-deaths-of-homeless-people-in-montreal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu season still here, warns mom of Calgary cancer patient sick with influenza B]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of a young Calgary cancer patient is reminding Albertans the flu season is not over yet, and she's calling on people to consider the vulnerable when they're weighing vaccination this fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-season-still-here-warns-mom-of-calgary-cancer-patient-sick-with-influenza-b/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-season-still-here-warns-mom-of-calgary-cancer-patient-sick-with-influenza-b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor group warns B.C.’s regulatory changes could lead to fewer physicians, longer wait times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to regulatory oversight for health-care professionals that come into effect Wednesday could cause doctors to retire early or leave the province, a group representing medical professionals has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-group-warns-bcs-regulatory-changes-could-lead-to-fewer-physicians-longer-wait-times/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-group-warns-bcs-regulatory-changes-could-lead-to-fewer-physicians-longer-wait-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP giant Stephen Lewis remembered as someone who demanded better of all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis, a giant in Canadian activism, is being remembered as a tireless fighter who demanded better of all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ndp-giant-stephen-lewis-remembered-as-someone-who-demanded-better-of-all/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ndp-giant-stephen-lewis-remembered-as-someone-who-demanded-better-of-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian government taking over vaccine injury compensation program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal public health agency is taking over administration of a program that compensates people who have been injured by vaccines, months after Health Minister Marjorie Michel ordered an audit of the program following complaints about its administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-government-taking-over-vaccine-injury-compensation-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-government-taking-over-vaccine-injury-compensation-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/patients-of-ontario-dental-clinic-speak-out-after-hepatitis-hiv-tests-urged-due-to-sterilization-lapses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/patients-of-ontario-dental-clinic-speak-out-after-hepatitis-hiv-tests-urged-due-to-sterilization-lapses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people across Canada will no longer need to pay nurse practitioners for primary care]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically necessary services."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/most-people-across-canada-will-no-longer-need-to-pay-nurse-practitioners-for-primary-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/most-people-across-canada-will-no-longer-need-to-pay-nurse-practitioners-for-primary-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have seniors become the new screenagers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sherry Bagnato isn&rsquo;t a millennial or a screenager. She&rsquo;s a 67-year-old retired Toronto mother of two, and her phone habits have flipped the script at home. Now, she admits, it&rsquo;s her adult children telling her to put the device down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/have-seniors-become-the-new-screenagers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/have-seniors-become-the-new-screenagers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[P.E.I. will lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.E.I. is lowering the screening age for colorectal cancer from 50 to 45, and it&rsquo;s the first province in the country to do so. Colorectal cancer is on the rise in younger people, so officials say lowering the screening age is a big deal. CBC&rsquo;s Connor Lamont reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pei-will-lower-colorectal-cancer-screening-age-to-45/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pei-will-lower-colorectal-cancer-screening-age-to-45/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain and heart health are tied together. Here are 5 ways to control both]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pay attention to the link between heart and brain health, new Canadian recommendations say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/brain-and-heart-health-are-tied-together-here-are-5-ways-to-control-both/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/brain-and-heart-health-are-tied-together-here-are-5-ways-to-control-both/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Manitoba, Sask. communities working to resolve cross-border health-care issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[People in and around Flin Flon have started a health care committee to improve regional care. Saskatchewan residents use the hospital in the northern Manitoba community, but sometimes have trouble accessing care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-manitoba-sask-communities-working-to-resolve-cross-border-health-care-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-manitoba-sask-communities-working-to-resolve-cross-border-health-care-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care]]></title><description><![CDATA[GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times &mdash; possibly by years &mdash; but only for Quebec patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/transgender-quebecers-face-surgery-delays-out-of-province-patients-get-faster-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/transgender-quebecers-face-surgery-delays-out-of-province-patients-get-faster-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary for-profit plasma clinic rated 'non-compliant' during Health Canada inspection]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Calgary private plasma collection centre was designated as &ldquo;non-compliant&rdquo; by Health Canada in December for violating rules regulating the country&rsquo;s blood supply. The revelation is sparking new questions about safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calgary-for-profit-plasma-clinic-rated-non-compliant-during-health-canada-inspection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calgary-for-profit-plasma-clinic-rated-non-compliant-during-health-canada-inspection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['MAID is not death on demand': Physicians decry proposed Alberta assistance in dying bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some health-care workers who either directly provide medical assistance in dying or work in that field say they are strongly opposed to Bill 18 &mdash; which, if passed, would prevent doctors or nurse practitioners from administering MAID to patients if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/maid-is-not-death-on-demand-physicians-decry-proposed-alberta-assistance-in-dying-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/maid-is-not-death-on-demand-physicians-decry-proposed-alberta-assistance-in-dying-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite increases to provincial funding in recent years, the percentage of children with autism registered with the Ontario Autism Program and receiving funding had yet to crack 25 per cent as of early this year &mdash; as demand for the funding continues to grow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-67500-ontario-kids-waiting-for-core-autism-funding-as-demand-grows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-67500-ontario-kids-waiting-for-core-autism-funding-as-demand-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad speaks out after teen ordered banned testosterone booster online]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ottawa father says he was shocked to discover that his teenage son had ordered banned pharmaceuticals from the internet, and is warning others about websites that he says are putting kids at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dad-speaks-out-after-teen-ordered-banned-testosterone-booster-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dad-speaks-out-after-teen-ordered-banned-testosterone-booster-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've lived in 3 provinces. Canada's health care is anything but universal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shannon Flaman has lived in Saskatchewan, B.C. and Alberta. Her experiences in emergency rooms and finding family doctors have changed the way she sees the country's health care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ive-lived-in-3-provinces-canadas-health-care-is-anything-but-universal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ive-lived-in-3-provinces-canadas-health-care-is-anything-but-universal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning about potent tranquilizer in Alberta’s drug supply that defies overdose treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[A powerful tranquilizer surfacing in Alberta&rsquo;s unregulated drug supply cannot be reversed by standard opioid overdose treatments, warns an Alberta-based researcher and physician.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/warning-about-potent-tranquilizer-in-albertas-drug-supply-that-defies-overdose-treatments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/warning-about-potent-tranquilizer-in-albertas-drug-supply-that-defies-overdose-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does hitting menopause before 40 cause major health issues later in life? Scientists are aiming to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most women enter menopause in their mid-40s or 50s, but for those hitting this transformational life stage earlier, scientists warn there could be a heightened risk of future health impacts, like heart attacks and dementia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/does-hitting-menopause-before-40-cause-major-health-issues-later-in-life-scientists-are-aiming-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/does-hitting-menopause-before-40-cause-major-health-issues-later-in-life-scientists-are-aiming-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evacuated NASA astronaut says he couldn't speak in space. Why remains a mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/evacuated-nasa-astronaut-says-he-couldnt-speak-in-space-why-remains-a-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/evacuated-nasa-astronaut-says-he-couldnt-speak-in-space-why-remains-a-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Massive overdose' of sedative led to man's cardiac arrest, brain injury at Winnipeg hospital: lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alberta government and the father of a man who suffered cardiac arrest and permanent brain damage after he was allegedly given a "massive overdose" of a potent sedative at a Winnipeg hospital two years ago are suing the facility, three medical providers and two Manitoba health authorities for negligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/massive-overdose-of-sedative-led-to-mans-cardiac-arrest-brain-injury-at-winnipeg-hospital-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/massive-overdose-of-sedative-led-to-mans-cardiac-arrest-brain-injury-at-winnipeg-hospital-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario budget boosting home care funding, but unlikely to reach long-term care bed goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-budget-boosting-home-care-funding-but-unlikely-to-reach-long-term-care-bed-goal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-budget-boosting-home-care-funding-but-unlikely-to-reach-long-term-care-bed-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicians want N.L. to hit pause on a mandatory, province-wide electronic health information system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador says quick implementation of a province-wide electronic health information system threatens to harm patients and push some physicians to retire or leave the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/physicians-want-nl-to-hit-pause-on-a-mandatory-province-wide-electronic-health-information-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/physicians-want-nl-to-hit-pause-on-a-mandatory-province-wide-electronic-health-information-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 people experiencing homelessness died in past 24 hours, says Montreal mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soraya Martinez Ferrada says two people experiencing homelessness in Montreal have died in the past 24 hours]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/2-people-experiencing-homelessness-died-in-past-24-hours-says-montreal-mayor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/2-people-experiencing-homelessness-died-in-past-24-hours-says-montreal-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country schools, modern problems and the long haul to help kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rural school boards use roving wellness counsellors to help address increasingly complex issues in Alberta's classrooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/country-schools-modern-problems-and-the-long-haul-to-help-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/country-schools-modern-problems-and-the-long-haul-to-help-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asthmatic girl's treatment at Gatineau Hospital under review following her death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health authority for the Outaouais is reviewing the case of a child who died in the days after she was seen at the Gatineau Hospital for an asthma attack. The girl's mother is raising concerns about the treatment the family received there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/asthmatic-girls-treatment-at-gatineau-hospital-under-review-following-her-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/asthmatic-girls-treatment-at-gatineau-hospital-under-review-following-her-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As patents on weight-loss drugs expire, doctors and patients hotly anticipate cheaper generics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that patents have expired, generic versions of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drugs could arrive in Canada within months, according to experts. Doctors say these cheaper versions will improve access and could also change societal perceptions around weight loss and reduce the cost and burden on the health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-patents-on-weight-loss-drugs-expire-doctors-and-patients-hotly-anticipate-cheaper-generics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-patents-on-weight-loss-drugs-expire-doctors-and-patients-hotly-anticipate-cheaper-generics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta Health Services taking legal steps to try and recoup $49M for medication never received]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta Health Services is trying to get its money back after paying $49 million to an importer and Turkish drug company for products it never received.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-health-services-taking-legal-steps-to-try-and-recoup-49m-for-medication-never-received/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-health-services-taking-legal-steps-to-try-and-recoup-49m-for-medication-never-received/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million US in damages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jury-in-los-angeles-finds-meta-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jury-in-los-angeles-finds-meta-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young health-care providers at Havana&rsquo;s Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They're anxious about what the future holds since a U.S. oil embargo in January led to dramatic fuel shortages in Cuba, along with soaring food prices and nationwide power outages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cuban-health-care-workers-struggle-to-support-the-sick-amid-us-oil-embargo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cuban-health-care-workers-struggle-to-support-the-sick-amid-us-oil-embargo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Tuberculosis Day in Iqaluit celebrates progress made to eliminate the disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[The acting chief public health officer for Canada says "progress" is being made to eradicate tuberculosis in Nunavut. The territory's chief public health officer says it is possible to eliminate TB by 2030, but only if housing health care and other sectors work together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/world-tuberculosis-day-in-iqaluit-celebrates-progress-made-to-eliminate-the-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/world-tuberculosis-day-in-iqaluit-celebrates-progress-made-to-eliminate-the-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal saw record 12 frostbite amputations in 2025, but none this year. Here's why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a long and cold winter, no frostbite amputations have been reported in Montreal so far this year compared to an annual average of about six. The drop in cases could be connected to the addition of hundreds of spots in temporary warming shelters around the city and the use of a new drug protocol to treat frostbite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-saw-record-12-frostbite-amputations-in-2025-but-none-this-year-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-saw-record-12-frostbite-amputations-in-2025-but-none-this-year-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec introduces bill to make it easier to confine people in mental health crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quebec government has tabled a piece of legislation that would make it easier to forcibly detain people whose mental health could make them a danger to themselves or others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-introduces-bill-to-make-it-easier-to-confine-people-in-mental-health-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-introduces-bill-to-make-it-easier-to-confine-people-in-mental-health-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton emergency doctors and hospitalists warn of ER backlogs when stipend payments end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some family doctors and emergency room physicians working in Edmonton hospitals warn that an April 1 end to stipend pay arrangements could put patient care at risk and increase suffering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/edmonton-emergency-doctors-and-hospitalists-warn-of-er-backlogs-when-stipend-payments-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/edmonton-emergency-doctors-and-hospitalists-warn-of-er-backlogs-when-stipend-payments-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moms feel the burn — and a sense of community — while their babies are looked after]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Islander Athletics "mom club" allows parents to work out while their kids are looked after, building muscle and community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/moms-feel-the-burn-and-a-sense-of-community-while-their-babies-are-looked-after/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/moms-feel-the-burn-and-a-sense-of-community-while-their-babies-are-looked-after/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider measles risks in spring break vacation plans, health officials urge Manitoba parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba parents and guardians received a warning from public health officials ahead of spring break vacations and Easter holidays asking them to consider measles risks while travelling or attending large gatherings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/consider-measles-risks-in-spring-break-vacation-plans-health-officials-urge-manitoba-parents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/consider-measles-risks-in-spring-break-vacation-plans-health-officials-urge-manitoba-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia is settling into age-restricted social media. Canada is mulling whether to join in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly four months into Australia's landmark social media ban for users under 16, parent proponents laud it as a valiant first step towards a safer online experience for youth. Yet as other countries weigh introducing their own social age minimum, some continue to question bans as a solution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/australia-is-settling-into-age-restricted-social-media-canada-is-mulling-whether-to-join-in/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/australia-is-settling-into-age-restricted-social-media-canada-is-mulling-whether-to-join-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Kentucky nurse practitioner is moving to B.C. in search of support, stability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cassandra Lee is one of more than 400 health-care professionals from the U.S. that have accepted jobs in B.C. since the province launched a targeted recruitment campaign south of the border last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-kentucky-nurse-practitioner-is-moving-to-bc-in-search-of-support-stability/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-kentucky-nurse-practitioner-is-moving-to-bc-in-search-of-support-stability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A time of great uncertainty': Dr. Bonnie Henry reflects on 6 years since COVID restrictions began]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the world continues to grapple with global uncertainty, Dr. Bonnie Henry reminds people to remember lessons of kindness and support that we learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-time-of-great-uncertainty-dr-bonnie-henry-reflects-on-6-years-since-covid-restrictions-began/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-time-of-great-uncertainty-dr-bonnie-henry-reflects-on-6-years-since-covid-restrictions-began/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A time of great uncertainty': B.C.'s provincial health officer reflects on 6 years since COVID lockdown began]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the world continues to grapple with global uncertainty, Dr. Bonnie Henry reminds people to remember lessons of kindness and support that we learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-time-of-great-uncertainty-bcs-provincial-health-officer-reflects-on-6-years-since-covid-lockdown-began/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-time-of-great-uncertainty-bcs-provincial-health-officer-reflects-on-6-years-since-covid-lockdown-began/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing drug consumption site will move overdoses onto Calgary streets, health experts fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly five years after first announcing its plans to close the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, the Alberta government set a date to close the site later this year and replace it with services more focused on recovery and treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/closing-drug-consumption-site-will-move-overdoses-onto-calgary-streets-health-experts-fear/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/closing-drug-consumption-site-will-move-overdoses-onto-calgary-streets-health-experts-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario to blow past federal deadline to publicly fund nurse practitioners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. It comes years after the health minister called on Canada for more support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-to-blow-past-federal-deadline-to-publicly-fund-nurse-practitioners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-to-blow-past-federal-deadline-to-publicly-fund-nurse-practitioners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying a radon monitor? How to make sure you purchase one that actually works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone hoping to check their home&rsquo;s radon level can now pick from dozens of different radon monitors sold online or in stores &mdash; but experts warn many of those devices don&rsquo;t actually work, and some have even been recalled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/buying-a-radon-monitor-how-to-make-sure-you-purchase-one-that-actually-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/buying-a-radon-monitor-how-to-make-sure-you-purchase-one-that-actually-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario plans to create connected primary care medical record system, minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario is planning to create a provincewide electronic medical record system for primary care, more than two decades after the government first embarked on what became a scandal-plagued eHealth project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-plans-to-create-connected-primary-care-medical-record-system-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-plans-to-create-connected-primary-care-medical-record-system-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration rules hamper health-care recruitment, nurse says after permanent residency application rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse in Winnipeg says Canada's immigration system is undercutting efforts to address a shortage of health-care workers, after his application for permanent residency was rejected on a technicality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/immigration-rules-hamper-health-care-recruitment-nurse-says-after-permanent-residency-application-rejected/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/immigration-rules-hamper-health-care-recruitment-nurse-says-after-permanent-residency-application-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legislation would prevent anyone in Alberta from receiving medical assistance in dying (MAID) who is unlikely to die within the next 12 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-bill-would-limit-medically-assisted-dying-to-patients-facing-reasonably-foreseeable-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-bill-would-limit-medically-assisted-dying-to-patients-facing-reasonably-foreseeable-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windsor’s top doctor concerned over drop in Michigan’s child vaccination rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters data analysis shows swift fall in inoculations of toddlers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/windsors-top-doctor-concerned-over-drop-in-michigans-child-vaccination-rate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/windsors-top-doctor-concerned-over-drop-in-michigans-child-vaccination-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan as RFK Jr. influences policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters data analysis shows swift fall in inoculations of toddlers. Officials link vaccination &#8203;decline to Kennedy's policies and rhetoric.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/child-vaccination-rate-drops-sharply-in-michigan-as-rfk-jr-influences-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/child-vaccination-rate-drops-sharply-in-michigan-as-rfk-jr-influences-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-harm among young Canadians is on the rise, specifically in girls, new research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of young people are turning to self-harm in Canada and other parts of the world, according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/self-harm-among-young-canadians-is-on-the-rise-specifically-in-girls-new-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/self-harm-among-young-canadians-is-on-the-rise-specifically-in-girls-new-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Canadian research suggests close to a third of life-threatening complications linked to pregnancy and childbirth happen to women during the first six weeks following a delivery &mdash; a time when mothers typically experience far less medical tracking and support than they did during pregnancy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/life-threatening-complications-overlooked-in-weeks-after-childbirth-researchers-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/life-threatening-complications-overlooked-in-weeks-after-childbirth-researchers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The negative people in your life are making you get older faster. Here’s how to handle them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got a nagging father-in-law or a roommate who hounds you endlessly about how to properly load the dishwasher? Such peoplehave something in common: they're hasslers, and they may be slowly shaving years off your life and putting you at a higher risk of developing chronic disease, according to a new study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-negative-people-in-your-life-are-making-you-get-older-faster-heres-how-to-handle-them/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-negative-people-in-your-life-are-making-you-get-older-faster-heres-how-to-handle-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the medical advice on peanut allergies flipped in a generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The advice on how to prevent peanut allergy in babies did a U-turn. Here's the scientific basis and practical tips for parents to apply the advice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-the-medical-advice-on-peanut-allergies-flipped-in-a-generation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-the-medical-advice-on-peanut-allergies-flipped-in-a-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 people died after giving plasma in the last decade, 3 of them in Manitoba: Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last decade, four people have died in Canada after giving plasma, and three of those deaths happened in Manitoba, Health Canada says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/4-people-died-after-giving-plasma-in-the-last-decade-3-of-them-in-manitoba-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/4-people-died-after-giving-plasma-in-the-last-decade-3-of-them-in-manitoba-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 people, all in Manitoba, died after giving plasma in the last decade: Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people in Canada, all of whom were in Manitoba, have died after giving plasma in the last decade, Health Canada says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-people-all-in-manitoba-died-after-giving-plasma-in-the-last-decade-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-people-all-in-manitoba-died-after-giving-plasma-in-the-last-decade-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario to end funding to multiple drug consumption sites, forcing them to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ontario government says it will end funding to at least three provincially funded drug consumption sites in the province, including two in Toronto, in a move that is drawing concern from advocates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-to-end-funding-to-multiple-drug-consumption-sites-forcing-them-to-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-to-end-funding-to-multiple-drug-consumption-sites-forcing-them-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario to end funding to at least 2 drug consumption sites in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ontario government has served notice it will end funding to at least two drug consumption sites in Toronto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-to-end-funding-to-at-least-2-drug-consumption-sites-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-to-end-funding-to-at-least-2-drug-consumption-sites-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood-thinning drug Eliquis likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trial directly comparing two commonly used blood-thinning drugs found that one carries a lower risk of dangerous bleeding &zwnj;in patients with clots in veins deep in the body, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/blood-thinning-drug-eliquis-likely-safer-for-patients-with-deep-blood-clots-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/blood-thinning-drug-eliquis-likely-safer-for-patients-with-deep-blood-clots-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dartmouth doctor’s invention featured in hit medical drama The Pitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ring Rescue appeared in the latest episode of the HBO series after one of the device's inventors, Dr. Kevin Spencer, met the show's lead actor, Noah Wyle, and producers at a medical trade show last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dartmouth-doctors-invention-featured-in-hit-medical-drama-the-pitt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dartmouth-doctors-invention-featured-in-hit-medical-drama-the-pitt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospital emergency rooms are overflowing, resulting in patients being treated in storage rooms and hallways as they wait days for a bed. Doctors say it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs, access issues and an aging population that are all impacting the flow of patients through the health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-hospital-emergency-rooms-have-hit-a-breaking-point-is-it-the-new-normal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-hospital-emergency-rooms-have-hit-a-breaking-point-is-it-the-new-normal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms, Alberta hospitals should not cap the number of patients who can be admitted to wards, says a review completed in the wake of a 44-year-old Edmonton man&rsquo;s death in an ER.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-hospitals-must-admit-patients-to-prevent-er-backlogs-says-review-into-edmonton-mans-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-hospitals-must-admit-patients-to-prevent-er-backlogs-says-review-into-edmonton-mans-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Health Minister says banning paid plasma an option after 2 deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paid plasma could be banned in Manitoba, the province's health minister said after two fatal adverse reactions at Winnipeg collection centres were reported to Health Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-health-minister-says-banning-paid-plasma-an-option-after-2-deaths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-health-minister-says-banning-paid-plasma-an-option-after-2-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How remote First Nations are working with Ornge to improve medical transportation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new program in remote First Nations across northwestern Ontario aims to improve access to medical transportation and emergency medical service training. Communities are leading the emergency first response team (EFRT) program in partnership with the air ambulance service Ornge. Here's how the EFRT aims to improve health-care access in fly-in First Nations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-remote-first-nations-are-working-with-ornge-to-improve-medical-transportation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-remote-first-nations-are-working-with-ornge-to-improve-medical-transportation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drunk Mom author became the 'poster girl for sobriety' &mdash; but struggled secretly with relapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto author Jowita Bydlowska had told the world how she got sober in her 2013 bestselling memoir Drunk Mom.<br />
What she didn&rsquo;t expect was having to write about relapsing over a decade later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drunk-mom-author-became-the-poster-girl-for-sobriety-mdash-but-struggled-secretly-with-relapse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drunk-mom-author-became-the-poster-girl-for-sobriety-mdash-but-struggled-secretly-with-relapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wave of overdoses in London after police say driver may be giving out toxic drugs for free]]></title><description><![CDATA[London police are looking for a person driving around the city's downtown who was allegedly handing out drugs to people who subsequently overdosed after consuming them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wave-of-overdoses-in-london-after-police-say-driver-may-be-giving-out-toxic-drugs-for-free/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wave-of-overdoses-in-london-after-police-say-driver-may-be-giving-out-toxic-drugs-for-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta hit with yet another measles upswing, triggering new calls for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta experiencing a resurgence of measles and doctors say Albertans need to know the situation is not under control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-hit-with-yet-another-measles-upswing-triggering-new-calls-for-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-hit-with-yet-another-measles-upswing-triggering-new-calls-for-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. woman says boyfriend removed surgical screw poking out of her head after doctor didn't believe her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgeons opened Stephanie Faure's skull 14 months ago to remove brain tumours, leaving her with a metal plate, screws and a scar. So when she could see a screw pushing out through her skin, she went to the hospital to get it safely removed, but says the doctor told her it was just a cyst.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sask-woman-says-boyfriend-removed-surgical-screw-poking-out-of-her-head-after-doctor-didnt-believe-her/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sask-woman-says-boyfriend-removed-surgical-screw-poking-out-of-her-head-after-doctor-didnt-believe-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 people die after giving plasma at for-profit Winnipeg collection centres: Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBC News has learned two people &mdash; including a 22-year-old international student &mdash; died after giving plasma at Winnipeg collection centres that pay people for their donations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/2-people-die-after-giving-plasma-at-for-profit-winnipeg-collection-centres-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/2-people-die-after-giving-plasma-at-for-profit-winnipeg-collection-centres-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who lost 35-week pregnancy settles lawsuit with Fredericton hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hanwell woman who delivered a stillborn girl at the Chalmers Hospital in 2022 has discontinued her negligence lawsuit against Horizon Health, the hospital and four doctors. Aimee Dunn's lawyer said the case was settled out of court on terms that were "tolerable" to his client.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/woman-who-lost-35-week-pregnancy-settles-lawsuit-with-fredericton-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/woman-who-lost-35-week-pregnancy-settles-lawsuit-with-fredericton-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger Canadians are being diagnosed with colorectal cancers. Advocates want to lower the screening age]]></title><description><![CDATA[People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger adults are increasingly being diagnosed with the disease before they may be eligible for screening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/younger-canadians-are-being-diagnosed-with-colorectal-cancers-advocates-want-to-lower-the-screening-age/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/younger-canadians-are-being-diagnosed-with-colorectal-cancers-advocates-want-to-lower-the-screening-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start screening for colorectal cancers earlier, Canadian Cancer Society urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger adults are increasingly being diagnosed with the disease before they may be eligible for screening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/start-screening-for-colorectal-cancers-earlier-canadian-cancer-society-urges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/start-screening-for-colorectal-cancers-earlier-canadian-cancer-society-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile brain scans sound like science fiction. But they're now helping more Canadian patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rising number of Canadian facilities are using mobile brain scanners to help patients, by offering MRIs mid-surgery in hospital or diagnosing stroke right on the roadside. So what's the future of this game-changing technology?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mobile-brain-scans-sound-like-science-fiction-but-theyre-now-helping-more-canadian-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mobile-brain-scans-sound-like-science-fiction-but-theyre-now-helping-more-canadian-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early detection after E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares prevented worse outcomes: study]]></title><description><![CDATA[A standardized public health response to an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycare centres three years ago resulted in fewer children developing serious health complications, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/early-detection-after-e-coli-outbreak-at-calgary-daycares-prevented-worse-outcomes-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/early-detection-after-e-coli-outbreak-at-calgary-daycares-prevented-worse-outcomes-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We got it wrong': N.S. government reverses course on some budget cuts after outcry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supports and programming for people with disabilities, seniors and African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students will be maintained, reversing the cuts that were previously announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-got-it-wrong-ns-government-reverses-course-on-some-budget-cuts-after-outcry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-got-it-wrong-ns-government-reverses-course-on-some-budget-cuts-after-outcry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitobans denied assisted dying at 5 times national average, federal report shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Steinbach woman and her family don't understand why she doesn't qualify for MAID in a province that denies access far more than anywhere else in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitobans-denied-assisted-dying-at-5-times-national-average-federal-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitobans-denied-assisted-dying-at-5-times-national-average-federal-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never smoked before? You could still be at risk of lung cancer, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research shows a growing number of non- and never-smokers are getting diagnosed with lung cancer. Risks for never-smokers include poor air quality caused by pollution and wildfire smoke, occupational exposures like those for firefighters and construction workers, as well as cancer-causing gases like radon found in an increasing number of homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/never-smoked-before-you-could-still-be-at-risk-of-lung-cancer-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/never-smoked-before-you-could-still-be-at-risk-of-lung-cancer-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estrogen patch shortage leaves some Albertans in a lurch, looking for alternatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest wave of an ongoing shortage of estrogen patches has some Alberta women scrambling to find new menopause treatments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/estrogen-patch-shortage-leaves-some-albertans-in-a-lurch-looking-for-alternatives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/estrogen-patch-shortage-leaves-some-albertans-in-a-lurch-looking-for-alternatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooter sought help for mental health concerns, family and neighbours say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. NDP has promised a mental health counsellor in every school but gaps, particularly in rural regions, persist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mother-of-tumbler-ridge-shooter-sought-help-for-mental-health-concerns-family-and-neighbours-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mother-of-tumbler-ridge-shooter-sought-help-for-mental-health-concerns-family-and-neighbours-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babies exposed to measles getting preventive treatment every week in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[An average of one baby a week in the Southern Health region is being given a preventive treatment after a potential measles exposure, which a health official says is a sign of the disease's widespread transmission and the vulnerability of babies too young to be vaccinated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/babies-exposed-to-measles-getting-preventive-treatment-every-week-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/babies-exposed-to-measles-getting-preventive-treatment-every-week-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford defends health-care record as hospitals say financial 'crisis' is coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Doug Ford is defending his government&rsquo;s health-care record ahead of his eighth budget, even as the province&rsquo;s hospitals say they face a billion-dollar structural funding deficit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ford-defends-health-care-record-as-hospitals-say-financial-crisis-is-coming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ford-defends-health-care-record-as-hospitals-say-financial-crisis-is-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Manitoba mobile MRI unit parked in Thompson, struggling to keep staff, associations say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mobile MRI unit intended to serve patients in two northern Manitoba communities has been parked in Thompson and is struggling to retain staff, according to two associations representing technologists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-manitoba-mobile-mri-unit-parked-in-thompson-struggling-to-keep-staff-associations-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-manitoba-mobile-mri-unit-parked-in-thompson-struggling-to-keep-staff-associations-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian company seeks to stand out with domestically-made generic Ozempic]]></title><description><![CDATA[As geopolitical uncertainties persist, the possibility of a Canadian-made version of one of the most popular drugs in the world is prompting conversations about drug manufacturing capabilities in this country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-company-seeks-to-stand-out-with-domestically-made-generic-ozempic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-company-seeks-to-stand-out-with-domestically-made-generic-ozempic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'prison' of toxic masculinity can keep men from seeking medical care. Canada wants to fix that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers and health advocates say many men delay seeking care, even when symptoms appear &mdash; a trend the federal government says it hopes to reverse by developing a strategy focused on improving men&rsquo;s and boys&rsquo; health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-prison-of-toxic-masculinity-can-keep-men-from-seeking-medical-care-canada-wants-to-fix-that/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-prison-of-toxic-masculinity-can-keep-men-from-seeking-medical-care-canada-wants-to-fix-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocate says 'not as many requests' for care after years of Jordan's Principle delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randy Littlechild, chairman and president of the First Nations Health Consortium, says if you were to divide the $1.55 billion in funding promised for Jordan's Principle between the more than 600 First Nations in Canada, each would receive less than $3 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/advocate-says-not-as-many-requests-for-care-after-years-of-jordans-principle-delays/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/advocate-says-not-as-many-requests-for-care-after-years-of-jordans-principle-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Boniface Hospital doctors worry long wait times being normalized as ER might have set record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency physicians at St. Boniface Hospital said it's demoralizing to see long wait times at Manitoba's second-largest hospital, and elsewhere in the health-care system, having become increasingly normalized over the years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/st-boniface-hospital-doctors-worry-long-wait-times-being-normalized-as-er-might-have-set-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/st-boniface-hospital-doctors-worry-long-wait-times-being-normalized-as-er-might-have-set-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some ER patients were waiting 20 hours or more for care at Manitoba's 2nd largest hospital this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency physicians at St. Boniface Hospital said it's demoralizing to see long wait times at Manitoba's second-largest hospital, and elsewhere in the health-care system, having become increasingly normalized over the years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-er-patients-were-waiting-20-hours-or-more-for-care-at-manitobas-2nd-largest-hospital-this-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-er-patients-were-waiting-20-hours-or-more-for-care-at-manitobas-2nd-largest-hospital-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A terrible experience': Patients spent days on overflow stretchers in Corner Brook hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[After spending six days on a hospital stretcher, Jaymee Miller said she hopes she never has to be admitted to the Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook ever again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-terrible-experience-patients-spent-days-on-overflow-stretchers-in-corner-brook-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-terrible-experience-patients-spent-days-on-overflow-stretchers-in-corner-brook-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delici Dubai Style chocolate mousse recalled, Costco Canada says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale is alerting customers of a recall of certain lot codes of the Delici Dubai Style chocolate mousse due to the possible presence of cashew nuts and macademia nuts that aren't declared on the label.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delici-dubai-style-chocolate-mousse-recalled-costco-canada-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delici-dubai-style-chocolate-mousse-recalled-costco-canada-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta promises billions for health care, but new hospital towers still years away]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Alberta government promises to address pressures on hospitals and improve surgical wait times, while also grappling with a deficit budget, there are questions about where it is choosing to spend its money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-promises-billions-for-health-care-but-new-hospital-towers-still-years-away/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-promises-billions-for-health-care-but-new-hospital-towers-still-years-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We feel betrayed': Disability community says provincial budget 'punches down']]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and advocates are sounding the alarm over the harm the provincial government&rsquo;s proposed budget cuts will cause some of Nova Scotia&rsquo;s most vulnerable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-feel-betrayed-disability-community-says-provincial-budget-punches-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-feel-betrayed-disability-community-says-provincial-budget-punches-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seniors at independent living facility outraged after housing authority ends in-house care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency is changing how continuing care is delivered at facilities in Bridgetown, Berwick and Antigonish due to operational changes and complaints by some residents about mandatory costs, according to a spokesperson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seniors-at-independent-living-facility-outraged-after-housing-authority-ends-in-house-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seniors-at-independent-living-facility-outraged-after-housing-authority-ends-in-house-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists who study sleep are warning B.C.'s decision to adopt permanent daylight time will disrupt sleep patterns and have a negative effect on overall health, especially for children, for whom adequate sleep is critical for brain development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/scientifically-not-a-good-idea-says-researcher-whose-work-informed-bcs-daylight-time-decision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/scientifically-not-a-good-idea-says-researcher-whose-work-informed-bcs-daylight-time-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver hospital should 'never' be diverting pregnant patients, says trauma surgeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The medical director of trauma services at Vancouver General Hospital says the health authority's directive to divert pregnant patients is causing "horrific distress" among clinicians. The directive comes as the hospital operates without any on-call obstetricians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vancouver-hospital-should-never-be-diverting-pregnant-patients-says-trauma-surgeon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vancouver-hospital-should-never-be-diverting-pregnant-patients-says-trauma-surgeon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 million Canadians use GLP-1 drugs. Survey says that's changing their appetites &mdash; and habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey suggests about three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and that many more would like to, but cost is a barrier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-million-canadians-use-glp-1-drugs-survey-says-thats-changing-their-appetites-mdash-and-habits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-million-canadians-use-glp-1-drugs-survey-says-thats-changing-their-appetites-mdash-and-habits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why researchers say lowering Canada's radon limit could prevent more cases of lung cancer and save lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could a lower threshold for radon levels in Canadian homes protect more people from getting lung cancer? Some researchers say Canada is overdue for an evidence-backed rethink in light of emerging research and rising risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-researchers-say-lowering-canadas-radon-limit-could-prevent-more-cases-of-lung-cancer-and-save-lives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-researchers-say-lowering-canadas-radon-limit-could-prevent-more-cases-of-lung-cancer-and-save-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 children dead in winter activity incidents are a reminder of the dangers involved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since early February, at least three children have died in winter-related activities in Quebec alone. The Montreal Children&rsquo;s Hospital&rsquo;s trauma director says this is a reminder that activities like sledding should be undertaken with caution and parental supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-children-dead-in-winter-activity-incidents-are-a-reminder-of-the-dangers-involved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-children-dead-in-winter-activity-incidents-are-a-reminder-of-the-dangers-involved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline, researchers find]]></title><description><![CDATA[After online gambling was privatized in Ontario, contacts to Ontario&rsquo;s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems increased 317 per cent in men and adolescent boys aged 15 to 24, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sharp-rise-in-young-men-contacting-ontario-gambling-helpline-researchers-find/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sharp-rise-in-young-men-contacting-ontario-gambling-helpline-researchers-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your teen is likely seeing 'looksmaxxing' content online. Here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s what parents and other concerned adults need to know about looksmaxxing, and how to talk about it with the youth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/your-teen-is-likely-seeing-looksmaxxing-content-online-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/your-teen-is-likely-seeing-looksmaxxing-content-online-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reactions mixed as B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reactions range from applause to concern as March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reactions-mixed-as-bc-to-end-time-changes-adopt-year-round-daylight-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reactions-mixed-as-bc-to-end-time-changes-adopt-year-round-daylight-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time]]></title><description><![CDATA[March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-to-end-time-changes-adopt-year-round-daylight-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-to-end-time-changes-adopt-year-round-daylight-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta's flu season deadliest in recent memory as experts call for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Influenza deaths have soared to new heights in Alberta this year,according to nearly two decades worth of data, prompting concern from health experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-flu-season-deadliest-in-recent-memory-as-experts-call-for-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-flu-season-deadliest-in-recent-memory-as-experts-call-for-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipegger who waited years for jaw surgery able to eat solids again after multiple procedures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipegger who spent years on a waitlist, and was in constant pain and unable to eat solid foods, says he's mostly back to normal after finally getting a jaw surgery procedure in Saskatchewan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipegger-who-waited-years-for-jaw-surgery-able-to-eat-solids-again-after-multiple-procedures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipegger-who-waited-years-for-jaw-surgery-able-to-eat-solids-again-after-multiple-procedures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympians benefit from cutting-edge prosthetics. Many Canadians can't afford them]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, paralympians have been landing on the podium thanks to some of the latest advances in the world of prosthetics. And while those same prosthetics are often available to anyone living with a disability, high costs tend to keep them out of reach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/paralympians-benefit-from-cutting-edge-prosthetics-many-canadians-cant-afford-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/paralympians-benefit-from-cutting-edge-prosthetics-many-canadians-cant-afford-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She did Quebec’s 1st pediatric bone marrow transplant. At 87, she still has some imposter syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Yvette Bonny is featured by the Government of Canada for Black History Month as one of nine remarkable figures who have helped shape Canadian heritage and identity. In 1980, she performed the first pediatric bone marrow transplant in Quebec and has received many accolades since.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-did-quebecs-1st-pediatric-bone-marrow-transplant-at-87-she-still-has-some-imposter-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-did-quebecs-1st-pediatric-bone-marrow-transplant-at-87-she-still-has-some-imposter-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian pediatricians call for cholesterol checks for kids as young as 2 to catch heart risks early]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all children between two and 10 years old, saying that about one in 300 Canadians have high cholesterol caused by a genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolemia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-pediatricians-call-for-cholesterol-checks-for-kids-as-young-as-2-to-catch-heart-risks-early/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-pediatricians-call-for-cholesterol-checks-for-kids-as-young-as-2-to-catch-heart-risks-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antipsychotic use in long-term care homes still 'stubbornly high' despite a national target, doctor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use of sedating medications in long term care homes has continued to grow since the pandemic and Canadians with dementia are at a great risk, a new report suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/antipsychotic-use-in-long-term-care-homes-still-stubbornly-high-despite-a-national-target-doctor-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/antipsychotic-use-in-long-term-care-homes-still-stubbornly-high-despite-a-national-target-doctor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antipsychotic use in long-term care homes still 'stubbonly high' despite a national target, doctor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use of sedating medications in long term care homes has continued to grow since the pandemic and Canadians with dementia are at a great risk, a new report suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/antipsychotic-use-in-long-term-care-homes-still-stubbonly-high-despite-a-national-target-doctor-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/antipsychotic-use-in-long-term-care-homes-still-stubbonly-high-despite-a-national-target-doctor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[College of Family Physicians of Canada calls on Ottawa to increase support for family doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The College of Family Physicians of Canada is urging the government to reduce administrative burdens and barriers for family physicians so that they can deliver better patient care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/college-of-family-physicians-of-canada-calls-on-ottawa-to-increase-support-for-family-doctors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/college-of-family-physicians-of-canada-calls-on-ottawa-to-increase-support-for-family-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frozen blueberries sold in Canada and U.S. recalled over listeria contamination risk, FDA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. company is recalling more than 25,000 kilograms of frozen blueberries that were distributed in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Canada, U.S. officials say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/frozen-blueberries-sold-in-canada-and-us-recalled-over-listeria-contamination-risk-fda-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/frozen-blueberries-sold-in-canada-and-us-recalled-over-listeria-contamination-risk-fda-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frozen blueberries recalled over Listeria concern didn't reach customers in Canada: CFIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. company is recalling more than 25,000 kilograms of frozen blueberries that were distributed in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin. Canadian officials say the affected imported product did not reach retailers or consumers in this country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/frozen-blueberries-recalled-over-listeria-concern-didnt-reach-customers-in-canada-cfia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/frozen-blueberries-recalled-over-listeria-concern-didnt-reach-customers-in-canada-cfia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you shouldn’t count on SPF for all of your sun protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunscreen manufacturers assign an precise SPF number using an imprecise method of lab testing, which could be giving Canadians a false sense of security when using sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-you-shouldnt-count-on-spf-for-all-of-your-sun-protection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-you-shouldnt-count-on-spf-for-all-of-your-sun-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health reform adopted, but Quebec medical specialists remain at odds with government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federation representing medical specialists in the province is accusing the Coalition Avenir Qu&eacute;bec government of stalling negotiations to reach a new agreement. The group is now putting more pressure on officials. Meanwhile, MNAs have adopted Bill 19 &ndash; the special law that will change the way general practitioners are paid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-reform-adopted-but-quebec-medical-specialists-remain-at-odds-with-government/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-reform-adopted-but-quebec-medical-specialists-remain-at-odds-with-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A federal program to provide health care for refugees is — once again — sparking a fiery debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stated concerns about the Interim Federal Health Program and the political rhetoric harken back to the last time changes were made to the program &mdash; an episode that ended in a rebuke from the Federal Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-federal-program-to-provide-health-care-for-refugees-is-once-again-sparking-a-fiery-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-federal-program-to-provide-health-care-for-refugees-is-once-again-sparking-a-fiery-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instagram will alert parents about their teens' suicide-related searches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social media platform owned by Meta will now alert parents who are &#8288;signed up to its &zwnj;optional supervision setting if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period. The alerts will begin next week for those signed up in &#8203;Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/instagram-will-alert-parents-about-their-teens-suicide-related-searches/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/instagram-will-alert-parents-about-their-teens-suicide-related-searches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations cancelling medical travel to Vancouver due to FIFA World Cup hotel costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous health-care providers in northwest B.C. say they are unable to book patients' medical appointments in Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup events this summer because of the high cost of hotel rooms and travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-nations-cancelling-medical-travel-to-vancouver-due-to-fifa-world-cup-hotel-costs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-nations-cancelling-medical-travel-to-vancouver-due-to-fifa-world-cup-hotel-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His heart stopped in a St. John's emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he's calling for change]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a more than eight-hour wait at one emergency department in St. John's, and a wild ride across the city to a second one, Paul Reid saw his heart monitor go berserk before he lost consciousness. It happened almost three years ago, but Reid is speaking out about it now because he fears systemic problems in the health-care system haven't been fixed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/his-heart-stopped-in-a-st-johns-emergency-room-after-waiting-more-than-8-hours-now-hes-calling-for-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/his-heart-stopped-in-a-st-johns-emergency-room-after-waiting-more-than-8-hours-now-hes-calling-for-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa commits $1.55B to Jordan's Principle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is pledging $1.55 billion in funding to ensure First Nations children have equal access to public services over the next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ottawa-commits-155b-to-jordans-principle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ottawa-commits-155b-to-jordans-principle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary cancer patients lose access to after-hours oncology support line]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Calgarian living with terminal cancer is calling on health officials in Alberta to restore access to after-hours specialist care for patients of the province&rsquo;s largest cancer centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calgary-cancer-patients-lose-access-to-after-hours-oncology-support-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calgary-cancer-patients-lose-access-to-after-hours-oncology-support-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendamil baby formula sold on Amazon, Costco recalled due to toxin-related concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a baby formula sold online and at Costco is being recalled due to concerns of a toxin that can cause food poisoning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kendamil-baby-formula-sold-on-amazon-costco-recalled-due-to-toxin-related-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kendamil-baby-formula-sold-on-amazon-costco-recalled-due-to-toxin-related-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor faces 43 sex crime charges, including voyeurism, sexual assault, child pornography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Physician David Edward-Ooi Poon, who made international headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic with his campaign to reunite cross-border families and couples, has been accused of a slew of crimes spanning the last 12 years and is suspended from his medical practices in Ontario and Saskatchewan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-faces-43-sex-crime-charges-including-voyeurism-sexual-assault-child-pornography/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-faces-43-sex-crime-charges-including-voyeurism-sexual-assault-child-pornography/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives press Liberal government to limit health care for some refugee claimants]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs in the House of Commons will vote Tuesday on a Conservative motion that asks the Liberal government to review the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants and restrict benefits for those whose claims have failed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/conservatives-press-liberal-government-to-limit-health-care-for-some-refugee-claimants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/conservatives-press-liberal-government-to-limit-health-care-for-some-refugee-claimants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racist slur shouted by a guest upended BAFTAs. We explain Tourette, the medical condition behind the outburst]]></title><description><![CDATA[A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on one of the symptoms of the syndrome. Here's more about coprolalia &mdash; the involuntary outburst of obscene, socially inappropriate, and derogatory remarks and gestures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/racist-slur-shouted-by-a-guest-upended-baftas-we-explain-tourette-the-medical-condition-behind-the-outburst/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/racist-slur-shouted-by-a-guest-upended-baftas-we-explain-tourette-the-medical-condition-behind-the-outburst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racist slur shouted by a guest upended BAFTAs. We explain Tourette, medical condition behind outbursts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on one of the symptoms of the syndrome. Here's more about coprolalia &mdash; the involuntary outburst of obscene, socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks and gestures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/racist-slur-shouted-by-a-guest-upended-baftas-we-explain-tourette-medical-condition-behind-outbursts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/racist-slur-shouted-by-a-guest-upended-baftas-we-explain-tourette-medical-condition-behind-outbursts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to B.C.'s autism, disability funding leave parents with questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to how the B.C. government supports children with disabilities are provoking mixed reactions among parents &mdash; relief for those who will receive funding for the first time, but anxiety, fear and uncertainty for those who will see their children&rsquo;s support reduced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/changes-to-bcs-autism-disability-funding-leave-parents-with-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/changes-to-bcs-autism-disability-funding-leave-parents-with-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family health teams urge Ontario to up pay for nurses, health workers to retain them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario is working toward attaching everyone in the province to a primary care provider, but family health teams are warning that as the government has its sights set on that laudable goal, the foundation of primary care is crumbling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-health-teams-urge-ontario-to-up-pay-for-nurses-health-workers-to-retain-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-health-teams-urge-ontario-to-up-pay-for-nurses-health-workers-to-retain-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. health-science workers reach tentative contract, including 12% wage increase over 4 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union says the deal includes wage increases of 12 per cent over four years, the maximum possible under the government's balanced measures mandate for public sector workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-health-science-workers-reach-tentative-contract-including-12-wage-increase-over-4-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-health-science-workers-reach-tentative-contract-including-12-wage-increase-over-4-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto man donates $10 million to expand OCD treatment centre that changed his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, Brian Reeve has lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Seven years ago, he hit a breaking point when the time-consuming rituals began interfering with his daily life and ability to function. After seeking treatment at the Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre, he is now in remission and giving back through a large donation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-man-donates-10-million-to-expand-ocd-treatment-centre-that-changed-his-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-man-donates-10-million-to-expand-ocd-treatment-centre-that-changed-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal government seeking input to develop men's and boys' health strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is launching a "national conversation" to inform a future strategy on men's and boys' health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-government-seeking-input-to-develop-mens-and-boys-health-strategy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-government-seeking-input-to-develop-mens-and-boys-health-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles outbreak not a concern for many in Winkler-Morden area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite high measles rates in the Winkler and Morden area of southern Manitoba, many residents remain unconcerned about the illness, CBC News found during a recent visit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-outbreak-not-a-concern-for-many-in-winkler-morden-area/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-outbreak-not-a-concern-for-many-in-winkler-morden-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We have failed them': Studies overlook sex, gender in veteran pain care]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent study on chronic pain management for Canadian veterans has uncovered a critical flaw in decades of research: Not a single one examined the impact of sex or gender on treatment effectiveness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-have-failed-them-studies-overlook-sex-gender-in-veteran-pain-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-have-failed-them-studies-overlook-sex-gender-in-veteran-pain-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If food is medicine, how about a prescription for blueberries? N.S. researchers hope that’s the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study is examining whether providing blueberries for people to eat every day, combined with 30 grams of protein powder and personalized exercise routines, will improve frailty and heart health in older people. If it does, researchers hope the results will bolster the argument for doctors to prescribe blueberries. &ldquo;Food prescribing&rdquo; is part of a larger trend gaining traction in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/if-food-is-medicine-how-about-a-prescription-for-blueberries-ns-researchers-hope-thats-the-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/if-food-is-medicine-how-about-a-prescription-for-blueberries-ns-researchers-hope-thats-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors worried amid rise in western Quebec patients being transferred elsewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of western Quebec patients were transferred elsewhere for medical care last year, leading to concerns that Outaouais residents could be at increased risk if they're seriously injured in an accident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-worried-amid-rise-in-western-quebec-patients-being-transferred-elsewhere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-worried-amid-rise-in-western-quebec-patients-being-transferred-elsewhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Alberta man wanted MAID. Instead, he died in a Catholic hospital, waiting to be transferred]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Hume knew he was dying and wanted medical assistance in dying (MAID). But when he ended up in a hospital run by a Catholic health-care provider, his last wishes weren't able to happen. He would die while waiting to transfer so he could receive MAID.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/an-alberta-man-wanted-maid-instead-he-died-in-a-catholic-hospital-waiting-to-be-transferred/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/an-alberta-man-wanted-maid-instead-he-died-in-a-catholic-hospital-waiting-to-be-transferred/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccines were once mandatory for Manitoba students. Does the measles outbreak warrant a return?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Manitoba grapples with a swelling number of measles cases, a school division trustee would like to see mandatory immunization against the illness and other diseases for students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vaccines-were-once-mandatory-for-manitoba-students-does-the-measles-outbreak-warrant-a-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vaccines-were-once-mandatory-for-manitoba-students-does-the-measles-outbreak-warrant-a-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba's Joss Reimer is named Canada's new chief public health officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Marjorie Michel has announced that the face of Manitoba's pandemic immunization efforts, Dr. Joss Reimer, will be Canada's new chief public health officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitobas-joss-reimer-is-named-canadas-new-chief-public-health-officer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitobas-joss-reimer-is-named-canadas-new-chief-public-health-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Haidt says Zuckerberg trial could finally hold Big Tech accountable for the harm done to young users]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Jonathan Haidt has warned that handing smartphones and social media to kids have caused tremendous harm. Now, he says we could be at a turning point, as Mark Zuckerberg appears before a jury for the first time to defend Meta Platforms against allegations it knowingly targeted young users.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jonathan-haidt-says-zuckerberg-trial-could-finally-hold-big-tech-accountable-for-the-harm-done-to-young-users/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jonathan-haidt-says-zuckerberg-trial-could-finally-hold-big-tech-accountable-for-the-harm-done-to-young-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's public drug plans shouldn't cover new Alzheimer's drug, agency says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public drug plans should not cover lecanemab, a drug to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease, Canada's Drug Agency says in its draft recommendation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-public-drug-plans-shouldnt-cover-new-alzheimers-drug-agency-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-public-drug-plans-shouldnt-cover-new-alzheimers-drug-agency-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth advocates call on Ottawa to listen to them before tabling new online harms bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth advocates are calling on the federal government to treat online safety as a human-rights issue, saying current systems are "not supporting them."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/youth-advocates-call-on-ottawa-to-listen-to-them-before-tabling-new-online-harms-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/youth-advocates-call-on-ottawa-to-listen-to-them-before-tabling-new-online-harms-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal hospital recognized for efforts to improve emergency care for seniors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American College of Emergency Physicians is acknowledging St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital for its dedication to elder care &mdash; a first for a health facility in Montreal. Some of the criteria include how hospitals reduce the risks of infection, delirium and immobility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-hospital-recognized-for-efforts-to-improve-emergency-care-for-seniors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-hospital-recognized-for-efforts-to-improve-emergency-care-for-seniors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pneumonia hospitalizations in Canada rose dramatically last respiratory illness season, CIHI says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released data backs up what hospitals were experiencing during the last respiratory illness season: A big rise in the number of people being treated for pneumonia. The Canadian Institute for Health Information says children between five and 17 years old were especially hard hit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pneumonia-hospitalizations-in-canada-rose-dramatically-last-respiratory-illness-season-cihi-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pneumonia-hospitalizations-in-canada-rose-dramatically-last-respiratory-illness-season-cihi-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of health-care workers caught 'snooping' into Lapu-Lapu Day victims' medical records: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three dozen health-care professionals were caught &ldquo;snooping&rdquo; into the medical records of people who were patients in the aftermath of the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy in Vancouver last year, according to a new report by B.C.&rsquo;s information and privacy commissioner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dozens-of-health-care-workers-caught-snooping-into-lapu-lapu-day-victims-medical-records-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dozens-of-health-care-workers-caught-snooping-into-lapu-lapu-day-victims-medical-records-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent review says dog testing at London, Ont. hospital done ethically, but flags communication gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[A third-party review into the use of dogs for medical research at London's Lawson Research Institute has found that the testing, which induced heart attacks in the dogs, followed all "regulatory, ethical and professional standards."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/independent-review-says-dog-testing-at-london-ont-hospital-done-ethically-but-flags-communication-gaps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/independent-review-says-dog-testing-at-london-ont-hospital-done-ethically-but-flags-communication-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple living on small pension told they don't qualify for grant to help son move home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian Herridge has spent more than 16 months in hospital, but is determined to move back home to his parents&rsquo; house in Mahone Bay, N.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/couple-living-on-small-pension-told-they-dont-qualify-for-grant-to-help-son-move-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/couple-living-on-small-pension-told-they-dont-qualify-for-grant-to-help-son-move-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. FDA changes course and agrees to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moderna says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review its influenza &zwnj;vaccine, reversing an earlier decision to reject the application, following modifications from the company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-fda-changes-course-and-agrees-to-review-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine-application/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-fda-changes-course-and-agrees-to-review-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine-application/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She wanted a safer social-media platform for her kids — so she made her own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian parent Natalie Boll created Tribela as an alternative social platform that prioritizes user safety and well-being, but it's launching just as social media finds itself in the hot seat around the globe. While there's a vocal contingent calling for an Australian-style social media ban for youth, others want a more nuanced approach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-wanted-a-safer-social-media-platform-for-her-kids-so-she-made-her-own/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-wanted-a-safer-social-media-platform-for-her-kids-so-she-made-her-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explosive global measles outbreaks pose risk to Canadian travellers, health officials warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The global spread of measles shows no signs of slowing down in 2026, including explosive outbreaks in travel hot spots like the southern U.S. and Mexico, prompting warnings from public health officials for Canadians to check their vaccination status before heading abroad this winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/explosive-global-measles-outbreaks-pose-risk-to-canadian-travellers-health-officials-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/explosive-global-measles-outbreaks-pose-risk-to-canadian-travellers-health-officials-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fee charged to hospital patients waiting for long-term care points to system bottleneck, some say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calgarian Joan MacTavish is frustrated and disappointed her 92-year-old father is subject to a daily fee while he's in hospital waiting for a long-term care space to open up. The fee isn't new. It's meant to offset hospital costs, but experts say it might not be the best tool to manage patient flow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fee-charged-to-hospital-patients-waiting-for-long-term-care-points-to-system-bottleneck-some-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fee-charged-to-hospital-patients-waiting-for-long-term-care-points-to-system-bottleneck-some-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal General tops list of Quebec hospitals in dire need of repair]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new assessment of Quebec&rsquo;s hospital network has revealed a grim reality: the state of the province's medical infrastructure is far worse than previously reported, with the number of buildings rated in poor condition more than doubling in the last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-general-tops-list-of-quebec-hospitals-in-dire-need-of-repair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-general-tops-list-of-quebec-hospitals-in-dire-need-of-repair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. Cancer looks to integrate rehab, exercise into patients' care as soon as they're diagnosed]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. Cancer is looking to integrate exercise into its recovery program for cancer patients as soon as they're diagnosed, with one Kelowna doctor saying that research has shown that "prehabilitation" with exercise helps with long-term recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-cancer-looks-to-integrate-rehab-exercise-into-patients-care-as-soon-as-theyre-diagnosed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-cancer-looks-to-integrate-rehab-exercise-into-patients-care-as-soon-as-theyre-diagnosed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia's lung screening program is still in its infancy, but those leading the effort say they've already been able to deliver life-changing, positive news to dozens of people who might have been given a terminal diagnosis in other circumstances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotias-lung-screening-program-finds-dozens-of-cancer-cases-in-first-2-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotias-lung-screening-program-finds-dozens-of-cancer-cases-in-first-2-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family says small option home abandoned man with Down syndrome at hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 60-year-old man with Down syndrome has been living in the Inverness hospital since Dec. 22, despite the fact hospital staff say he does not require medical treatment. The small option home where he lived for 20 years says he cannot come back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-says-small-option-home-abandoned-man-with-down-syndrome-at-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-says-small-option-home-abandoned-man-with-down-syndrome-at-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother, doctors call on N.L. government to expand coverage of RSV shots to all infants]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Michelle Pratt's twins were born, she learned they didn't qualify for an antibody shot that can prevent RSV. While Pratt decided to pay for the drug out of pocket, she wants to see Newfoundland and Labrador expand coverage to include all infants &mdash; not just those deemed at risk. It's a stance that's shared by doctors and organizations across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mother-doctors-call-on-nl-government-to-expand-coverage-of-rsv-shots-to-all-infants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mother-doctors-call-on-nl-government-to-expand-coverage-of-rsv-shots-to-all-infants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you have Parkinson's disease, experts say you should be dancing. Here's why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing evidence suggests that dance can help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. It's because of that research that experts are launching a national online arts hub that aims to connect Parkinson's patients across Canada to different programs, like singing and dancing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/if-you-have-parkinsons-disease-experts-say-you-should-be-dancing-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/if-you-have-parkinsons-disease-experts-say-you-should-be-dancing-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling discomfort driving at night? It’s not you — it’s the bright headlights, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates are calling on the federal government and car manufacturers to adjust their policies around headlights because there needs to be a better balance between solutions to help drivers see while not compromising other&rsquo;s safety. They say political will can drive the conversation forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/feeling-discomfort-driving-at-night-its-not-you-its-the-bright-headlights-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/feeling-discomfort-driving-at-night-its-not-you-its-the-bright-headlights-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research highlights disparities in breast cancer care for Black women in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Canada has made progress in decreasing overall breast cancer mortality, disparities remain for Black women. Research and community-led programs show that equitable health care is not only about reducing barriers to accessing tests and treatments, it is about being seen, heard and believed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/research-highlights-disparities-in-breast-cancer-care-for-black-women-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/research-highlights-disparities-in-breast-cancer-care-for-black-women-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a history of stigma still deters some Black Quebecers from donating blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policies dating back to the 1980s likely still play a role in the distrust some in Quebec's Black communities feel toward donating blood, but people like Stanley &Eacute;tienne, working with H&eacute;ma-Qu&eacute;bec, strive to encourage more people to look past that history to save lives today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-history-of-stigma-still-deters-some-black-quebecers-from-donating-blood/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-history-of-stigma-still-deters-some-black-quebecers-from-donating-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter slips can be especially dangerous for seniors. This Quebec judo school teaches them how to fall safely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dojo Blainville has designed a program for seniors to help prevent injury in the case of a fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winter-slips-can-be-especially-dangerous-for-seniors-this-quebec-judo-school-teaches-them-how-to-fall-safely/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winter-slips-can-be-especially-dangerous-for-seniors-this-quebec-judo-school-teaches-them-how-to-fall-safely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re so vulnerable’: How Canadians can cope with anxiety in the face of existential threats from the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term has threatened Canada with annexation and economic ruin, leaving some Canadians feeling anxious and concerned. A Winnipeg therapist offers strategies for coping with those emotions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/were-so-vulnerable-how-canadians-can-cope-with-anxiety-in-the-face-of-existential-threats-from-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/were-so-vulnerable-how-canadians-can-cope-with-anxiety-in-the-face-of-existential-threats-from-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Jamaican in Canada meant we didn’t talk about mental health — until depression forced me to]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Bria Barrows was diagnosed with depression as a high school student, her family struggled to talk about mental health issues. Since then, she has learned that talking leads to healing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/being-jamaican-in-canada-meant-we-didnt-talk-about-mental-health-until-depression-forced-me-to/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/being-jamaican-in-canada-meant-we-didnt-talk-about-mental-health-until-depression-forced-me-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why scientists are moving beyond these groupings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Categorizing people into just two groups &mdash; late and early risers &mdash; may be oversimplified when it comes to health and behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/are-you-an-early-bird-or-a-night-owl-why-scientists-are-moving-beyond-these-groupings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/are-you-an-early-bird-or-a-night-owl-why-scientists-are-moving-beyond-these-groupings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seasonique, Seasonale birth control pills recalled over possible missing blister card]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teva Canada is recalling two lots of Seasonique and one lot of Seasonale prescription birth control pills as a precaution after the company received a complaint about a package missing an entire blister card of pills, Health Canada says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seasonique-seasonale-birth-control-pills-recalled-over-possible-missing-blister-card/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seasonique-seasonale-birth-control-pills-recalled-over-possible-missing-blister-card/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba saw spike in measles cases, exposure at Jets game last week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba saw 44 confirmed cases of measles during the first week of February, as well as an exposure at the Feb. 4 Winnipeg Jets game, the province's latest measles reports say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-saw-spike-in-measles-cases-exposure-at-jets-game-last-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-saw-spike-in-measles-cases-exposure-at-jets-game-last-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba issues blanket measles warning for 5 southern RMs, says fans were exposed at Jets game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba saw 44 confirmed cases of measles during the first week of February, as well as an exposure at the Feb. 4 Winnipeg Jets game, the province's latest measles reports say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-issues-blanket-measles-warning-for-5-southern-rms-says-fans-were-exposed-at-jets-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-issues-blanket-measles-warning-for-5-southern-rms-says-fans-were-exposed-at-jets-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg man calls for improved patient safety after mother, 94, attacked in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man whose mother, 94, was assaulted by another patient at St. Boniface Hospital says hospitals need to re-evaluate how patients are paired in shared rooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-man-calls-for-improved-patient-safety-after-mother-94-attacked-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/winnipeg-man-calls-for-improved-patient-safety-after-mother-94-attacked-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural hospitals might buckle under the pressure if measles spread continues: doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the measles outbreak continues to get worse, rural health-care facilities in southwestern Manitoba might not have the capacity to house all the sick, according to a Neepawa family physician.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rural-hospitals-might-buckle-under-the-pressure-if-measles-spread-continues-doctor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rural-hospitals-might-buckle-under-the-pressure-if-measles-spread-continues-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotians’ paper health records being trucked to Ontario to be digitized]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union representing health-care administrative professionals has filed a grievance over the contracting out of union work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotians-paper-health-records-being-trucked-to-ontario-to-be-digitized/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotians-paper-health-records-being-trucked-to-ontario-to-be-digitized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is your water safe? N.B. lab gave outdated answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of private well owners in New Brunswick may be finding out they've got a problem that will cost hundreds of dollars to fix, now that New Brunswick has aligned its drinking water guidelines with Health Canada. Updates include a 2019 warning that too much manganese can be harmful to children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/is-your-water-safe-nb-lab-gave-outdated-answers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/is-your-water-safe-nb-lab-gave-outdated-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 30 measles cases and counting from Brandon's Ag Days, chief doctor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba's health system is inundated with surging flu rates and an ongoing measles outbreak, the province's chief public health officer says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/over-30-measles-cases-and-counting-from-brandons-ag-days-chief-doctor-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/over-30-measles-cases-and-counting-from-brandons-ag-days-chief-doctor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caregivers in region with Canada's oldest demographic call for more respite, seniors care]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delegation representing caregivers in the Oceanside region of mid-Vancouver Island delivered a petition to Qualicum Beach town council on Wednesday asking for more respite and seniors care facilities in the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/caregivers-in-region-with-canadas-oldest-demographic-call-for-more-respite-seniors-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/caregivers-in-region-with-canadas-oldest-demographic-call-for-more-respite-seniors-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welland hospital closing its long-term care home, saying building doesn't meet safety standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welland Hospital&rsquo;s long-term care unit is expected to close by June as the outdated facility no longer meets safety and accessibility standards, Niagara Health says. One family says they understand the decision but have not secured a new home for a resident they care for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/welland-hospital-closing-its-long-term-care-home-saying-building-doesnt-meet-safety-standards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/welland-hospital-closing-its-long-term-care-home-saying-building-doesnt-meet-safety-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rollout of electronic medical records undergoing changes after concerns raised]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the officials tasked with overseeing the rollout of Nova Scotia&rsquo;s $365-million electronic medical record system says lessons from the project&rsquo;s debut at the IWK Health Centre are already being applied ahead of the next launch in the central health zone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rollout-of-electronic-medical-records-undergoing-changes-after-concerns-raised/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rollout-of-electronic-medical-records-undergoing-changes-after-concerns-raised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec abortion pill prescriptions jump 80% as access barriers fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of people taking the abortion pill in Quebec increased nearly 80 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024, according to statistics from the Quebec public health insurance board. Experts say the increase in prescriptions for the pill is good news, in part due to its safety and accessibility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-abortion-pill-prescriptions-jump-80-as-access-barriers-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-abortion-pill-prescriptions-jump-80-as-access-barriers-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fastest way to get into an Ontario LTC is by going to a hospital first. That's a problem, say advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fastest way to get into a long-term care home in Ontario is by going to the hospital first, advocates say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-fastest-way-to-get-into-an-ontario-ltc-is-by-going-to-a-hospital-first-thats-a-problem-say-advocates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-fastest-way-to-get-into-an-ontario-ltc-is-by-going-to-a-hospital-first-thats-a-problem-say-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fastest way to get into an Ontario LTC is by going a hospital first. That's a problem, say advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fastest way to get into a long-term care home in Ontario is by going to the hospital first, advocates say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-fastest-way-to-get-into-an-ontario-ltc-is-by-going-a-hospital-first-thats-a-problem-say-advocates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-fastest-way-to-get-into-an-ontario-ltc-is-by-going-a-hospital-first-thats-a-problem-say-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Canada has a 'fungus bank' &mdash; and it just got saved by a massive donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/yes-canada-has-a-fungus-bank-mdash-and-it-just-got-saved-by-a-massive-donation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/yes-canada-has-a-fungus-bank-mdash-and-it-just-got-saved-by-a-massive-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unique Canadian fungus 'bank' saved by family foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/unique-canadian-fungus-bank-saved-by-family-foundation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/unique-canadian-fungus-bank-saved-by-family-foundation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA refuses Moderna's application for new mRNA flu vaccine, company says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moderna received what&rsquo;s called a &ldquo;refusal-to-file&rdquo; letter from the FDA that objected to how the company conducted a 40,000-person clinical trial comparing its new vaccine to one of the standard flu shots used today. Its a rare move by the FDA, which is under the control of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fda-refuses-modernas-application-for-new-mrna-flu-vaccine-company-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fda-refuses-modernas-application-for-new-mrna-flu-vaccine-company-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Alberta residents face barriers to blood donation despite urgent need]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a need for blood after last month's winter storms cancelled drives across Canada, but donating blood isn't an option for residents in much of Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie, Alta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-alberta-residents-face-barriers-to-blood-donation-despite-urgent-need/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-alberta-residents-face-barriers-to-blood-donation-despite-urgent-need/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I used to trust them': Family shattered after 6-month-old baby dies at Winnipeg Children's Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grieving father says he feels numb after taking his six-month-old son to a Winnipeg emergency department, believing he was in the right place to help his child. Ten hours later, his baby was taken into surgery and died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-used-to-trust-them-family-shattered-after-6-month-old-baby-dies-at-winnipeg-childrens-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-used-to-trust-them-family-shattered-after-6-month-old-baby-dies-at-winnipeg-childrens-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guelph, Ont., doctor en route to Gaza aide work says he was denied entry to Israel for carrying medical items]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Hassan Kapasi of Guelph, Ont., says an Israeli border guard denied him entry while he was trying to get to Gaza after general medical equipment, including a stethoscope and Band-Aids, were found during a search of his bag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/guelph-ont-doctor-en-route-to-gaza-aide-work-says-he-was-denied-entry-to-israel-for-carrying-medical-items/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/guelph-ont-doctor-en-route-to-gaza-aide-work-says-he-was-denied-entry-to-israel-for-carrying-medical-items/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral HIV self-test approved for sale in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[People in Canada have a new, less invasive way to test for HIV at home, following Health Canada's approval of an oral self-test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/oral-hiv-self-test-approved-for-sale-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/oral-hiv-self-test-approved-for-sale-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta reconsiders cutting health coverage for some temporary foreign workers after concerns raised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta is reviewing a health coverage change that left some temporary foreign workers without provincial care earlier this year. Workers and advocates say confusion remains about whether coverage will be restored or who is currently eligible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-reconsiders-cutting-health-coverage-for-some-temporary-foreign-workers-after-concerns-raised/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-reconsiders-cutting-health-coverage-for-some-temporary-foreign-workers-after-concerns-raised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents urge province to create standard of care for Ontario students with diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents whose children have Type 1 diabetes are urging the Ministry of Education to create a provincewide standard of care for diabetes in schools, so it doesn't vary from classroom to classroom, school to school, or board to board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-urge-province-to-create-standard-of-care-for-ontario-students-with-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-urge-province-to-create-standard-of-care-for-ontario-students-with-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought I understood what animal testing meant until I brought home a former lab dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Nives Ilic adopted a six-year-old dog that had been used for animal research, she was apprehensive that bringing home an animal with behavioural challenges would upend her life. But Mack surprised her with his gentleness, and made her realize what was at stake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-thought-i-understood-what-animal-testing-meant-until-i-brought-home-a-former-lab-dog/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-thought-i-understood-what-animal-testing-meant-until-i-brought-home-a-former-lab-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood pressure drug recalled after mix-up: Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A blood pressure medication has been recalled after a mix-up that may have led to some bottles containing the wrong drug.According to Health Canada, Marcan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled two lots of MAR-Amlodipine 5 milligram tablets, which are used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/blood-pressure-drug-recalled-after-mix-up-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/blood-pressure-drug-recalled-after-mix-up-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food allergies can be triggered in infancy, a new review says. Here's how]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new review of studies gives families and doctors a better understanding of what drives food allergies in babies and children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/food-allergies-can-be-triggered-in-infancy-a-new-review-says-heres-how/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/food-allergies-can-be-triggered-in-infancy-a-new-review-says-heres-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experiencing menopause symptoms? Here's what experts say can help]]></title><description><![CDATA[With menopause symptoms ranging from sleep trouble to burning mouth syndrome, people aren't always sure what they're experiencing. The Dose spoke to clinicians and researchers at the forefront of menopause care in Canada about the latest treatments, from hormone therapy to exercise and diet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experiencing-menopause-symptoms-heres-what-experts-say-can-help/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experiencing-menopause-symptoms-heres-what-experts-say-can-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To attract more doctors, Grand Forks commits to covering medical clinic costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Grand Forks in the B.C. Interior has teamed up with a local doctor to help cover the costs of running a medical clinic. It's being done in an effort to attract more local physicians, an effort the city says is already working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/to-attract-more-doctors-grand-forks-commits-to-covering-medical-clinic-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/to-attract-more-doctors-grand-forks-commits-to-covering-medical-clinic-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This nurse is bridging the gap between London's hospital system and its Black patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suishanie Brooks helps Black patients navigate LHSC's healthcare system, improving the communication and trust between patients and staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-nurse-is-bridging-the-gap-between-londons-hospital-system-and-its-black-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-nurse-is-bridging-the-gap-between-londons-hospital-system-and-its-black-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor, virologist caution against attending large public gatherings if unvaccinated against measles]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the number of measles cases in Manitoba swelling, experts caution those who aren't vaccinated for the disease to stay away from large public gatherings until the outbreak settles down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-virologist-caution-against-attending-large-public-gatherings-if-unvaccinated-against-measles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-virologist-caution-against-attending-large-public-gatherings-if-unvaccinated-against-measles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of the world doesn’t require a prescription for birth control. Why do Canadians still need one?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Canadian doctors say patients on birth control need monitoring. But medical authorities in other countries increasingly disagree.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/most-of-the-world-doesnt-require-a-prescription-for-birth-control-why-do-canadians-still-need-one/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/most-of-the-world-doesnt-require-a-prescription-for-birth-control-why-do-canadians-still-need-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Black health-care pioneers influenced modern medicine in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[From early public health advocacy to modern research, Black Canadian physicians and health professionals have shaped medicine, patient care and policy across the country. Yet many of their contributions remain largely absent from public memory, even as conversations about equity, access and representation continue to evolve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-black-health-care-pioneers-influenced-modern-medicine-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-black-health-care-pioneers-influenced-modern-medicine-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a 20-year-old study claiming a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk is still under fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby&rsquo;s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweeping shift in global approaches to pain management and breastfeeding guidance for new mothers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-a-20-year-old-study-claiming-a-baby-died-from-opioid-poisoning-through-breast-milk-is-still-under-fire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-a-20-year-old-study-claiming-a-baby-died-from-opioid-poisoning-through-breast-milk-is-still-under-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change could allow rats to have more babies. Enter rodent birth control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some scientists and municipal governments asking: is birth control part of the solution to curbing the rodent population boom?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/climate-change-could-allow-rats-to-have-more-babies-enter-rodent-birth-control/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/climate-change-could-allow-rats-to-have-more-babies-enter-rodent-birth-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands may have been exposed to measles at Brandon Ag Days event, Manitoba warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of people who attended what's touted as Canada's largest indoor farm show this year may have been exposed to measles, Manitoba public health officials warn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/thousands-may-have-been-exposed-to-measles-at-brandon-ag-days-event-manitoba-warns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/thousands-may-have-been-exposed-to-measles-at-brandon-ag-days-event-manitoba-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents can now see medical records of Alberta teens, sparking worry among doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Alberta doctors are warning a move by the provincial government to increase the access parents have to the medical records of teenagers could put some patients at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-can-now-see-medical-records-of-alberta-teens-sparking-worry-among-doctors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-can-now-see-medical-records-of-alberta-teens-sparking-worry-among-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to know about 'the sprinter of viruses' that stopped Canada-Finland hockey game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic officials made the right call in postponing the Canada-Finland women's hockey game on Thursday after several players on the Finnish team came down with norovirus, doctors say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-to-know-about-the-sprinter-of-viruses-that-stopped-canada-finland-hockey-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-to-know-about-the-sprinter-of-viruses-that-stopped-canada-finland-hockey-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masks in schools mandated as measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jalisco state in west-central Mexico is issuing a health alert and mandating the use of face masks in schools amid a measles outbreak in the state capital ahead of serving as a host city for upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/masks-in-schools-mandated-as-measles-outbreak-prompts-health-alert-in-world-cup-host-jalisco-mexico/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/masks-in-schools-mandated-as-measles-outbreak-prompts-health-alert-in-world-cup-host-jalisco-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta cuts access to health care for some foreign workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. The shift is raising concerns in the Bow Valley, where tourism businesses rely heavily on international workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-cuts-access-to-health-care-for-some-foreign-workers-raising-concerns-in-the-bow-valley/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-cuts-access-to-health-care-for-some-foreign-workers-raising-concerns-in-the-bow-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still moving: How a Cranbrook program is helping seniors avoid falls by staying active and social]]></title><description><![CDATA[A twice-a-week exercise program in Cranbrook is helping residents in the Kootenay community avoid falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/still-moving-how-a-cranbrook-program-is-helping-seniors-avoid-falls-by-staying-active-and-social/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/still-moving-how-a-cranbrook-program-is-helping-seniors-avoid-falls-by-staying-active-and-social/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba still faces challenge in curbing measles a year into outbreak: community health prof]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been one year since the first measles cases in the latest outbreak were reported in Manitoba &mdash; and there's no sign the spread of the highly contagious disease is slowing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-still-faces-challenge-in-curbing-measles-a-year-into-outbreak-community-health-prof/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-still-faces-challenge-in-curbing-measles-a-year-into-outbreak-community-health-prof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She found out she had cancer while pregnant. Experts say earlier screening needed in Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society show Quebec has the highest incidence rate of cancer in the country. For one woman, her diagnosis came during what should have been one of the happiest moments in her life &mdash; while she was pregnant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-found-out-she-had-cancer-while-pregnant-experts-say-earlier-screening-needed-in-quebec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-found-out-she-had-cancer-while-pregnant-experts-say-earlier-screening-needed-in-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal bill wants to make it easier to share Canadians' electronic medical records]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is reviving proposed legislation that would allow digital health information to be shared safely across electronic systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-bill-wants-to-make-it-easier-to-share-canadians-electronic-medical-records/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-bill-wants-to-make-it-easier-to-share-canadians-electronic-medical-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains for the first time what was going on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lead scientist at the centre of a controversial cardiac study performed on dogs is defending the importance of his work for the first time since his London, Ont. lab was shut down and Ontario's premier threatened to ban canines in research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/scientist-using-dogs-in-controversial-study-explains-for-the-first-time-what-was-going-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/scientist-using-dogs-in-controversial-study-explains-for-the-first-time-what-was-going-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Quebec YMCA offering transitional housing to homeless people after hospital stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The YMCA and CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l&rsquo;&Icirc;le-de-Montr&eacute;al launched "A Pathway to Recovery," a pilot offering 48 private rooms for homeless patients post-hospitalization. It provides clinical care and housing support to break the cycle of ER readmissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inside-the-quebec-ymca-offering-transitional-housing-to-homeless-people-after-hospital-stay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inside-the-quebec-ymca-offering-transitional-housing-to-homeless-people-after-hospital-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital overcrowding key factor in long emergency room waits, Alberta study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addressing hospital capacity problems is &ldquo;critical&rdquo; to reducing emergency room wait times, according to the authors of a new Alberta study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospital-overcrowding-key-factor-in-long-emergency-room-waits-alberta-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospital-overcrowding-key-factor-in-long-emergency-room-waits-alberta-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report urges Canadians to focus on health basics as 80% of premature heart disease and stroke preventable]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than six million people across Canada are living with heart disease or stroke, according to a new report with tips on what individuals can do to cut their risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/report-urges-canadians-to-focus-on-health-basics-as-80-of-premature-heart-disease-and-stroke-preventable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/report-urges-canadians-to-focus-on-health-basics-as-80-of-premature-heart-disease-and-stroke-preventable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 western Quebec doctors leaving because of controversial bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western Quebec's health authority says it is concerned that 15,000 people there are in the process of losing their family doctor. However, fewer doctors are leaving and fewer patients affected than previously thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/20-western-quebec-doctors-leaving-because-of-controversial-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/20-western-quebec-doctors-leaving-because-of-controversial-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare sun disorder kept Saskatoon man indoors for decades until a clinical trial changed everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kris Kinar lived 30 years with EPP, spending most of his time indoors. After a tough diagnosis in his mid-30s, he thought he would live with it for the rest of his life. In early 2025, he began a clinical trial after meeting a doctor who understood the science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rare-sun-disorder-kept-saskatoon-man-indoors-for-decades-until-a-clinical-trial-changed-everything/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rare-sun-disorder-kept-saskatoon-man-indoors-for-decades-until-a-clinical-trial-changed-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partner of N.L. man who died waiting inside Carbonear hospital's ER calling for inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Power, 69, died after a long wait for emergency care at the Carbonear General Hospital. His wife is calling for an inquiry into his death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/partner-of-nl-man-who-died-waiting-inside-carbonear-hospitals-er-calling-for-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/partner-of-nl-man-who-died-waiting-inside-carbonear-hospitals-er-calling-for-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaps in menopause care push some Canadians to pay out of pocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Canadians are paying for menopause care from a host of private practitioners opening clinics outside the public health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/gaps-in-menopause-care-push-some-canadians-to-pay-out-of-pocket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/gaps-in-menopause-care-push-some-canadians-to-pay-out-of-pocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychosis rates climb among young people in Ontario, researchers find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates of psychotic disorders have increased in young people in Ontario, a new study suggests.Researchers suspect cannabis use as a contributor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/psychosis-rates-climb-among-young-people-in-ontario-researchers-find/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/psychosis-rates-climb-among-young-people-in-ontario-researchers-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Perfect storm' of medical missteps cost newborn his life, Edmonton mother says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton couple is sharing the details of their baby's death with CBC News in the hopes revelations about his traumatic delivery can help prevent similar tragedies. Huxley Bowes' death, and the investigations that followed, triggered systemic changes at the Edmonton hospital where he was born.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/perfect-storm-of-medical-missteps-cost-newborn-his-life-edmonton-mother-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/perfect-storm-of-medical-missteps-cost-newborn-his-life-edmonton-mother-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Toronto doctor has over 2,000 patients, but still no permanent residency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael Antil left the U.S. in 2023 with his family, driven out by an increasingly conservative political climate and COVID-era hostility toward doctors. Now a family physician to over 2,000 patients in Toronto, he&rsquo;s repeatedly been denied permanent residency, lost in a maze of paperwork and red tape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-toronto-doctor-has-over-2000-patients-but-still-no-permanent-residency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-toronto-doctor-has-over-2000-patients-but-still-no-permanent-residency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 'supermoms,' a group of Black mothers fighting the stigma of autism]]></title><description><![CDATA[In some cultures, autism is seen as a "curse." For these "supermoms" of kids with autism, unlearning the shame and celebrating each other provides life-changing connection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/meet-the-supermoms-a-group-of-black-mothers-fighting-the-stigma-of-autism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/meet-the-supermoms-a-group-of-black-mothers-fighting-the-stigma-of-autism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the doctors for Canada’s men’s and women’s Olympic hockey teams — who happen to be married]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Bennion and Ian Auld are the lead physicians for Canada's women's and men's hockey teams.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/meet-the-doctors-for-canadas-mens-and-womens-olympic-hockey-teams-who-happen-to-be-married/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/meet-the-doctors-for-canadas-mens-and-womens-olympic-hockey-teams-who-happen-to-be-married/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA warns ‘Dr. Goodenowe’ health centre founder that his recent supplement study put patient health at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rebuked the founder of Moose Jaw&rsquo;s controversial Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center, alleging that a recent clinical trial of his supplements put the safety and welfare of research subjects at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fda-warns-dr-goodenowe-health-centre-founder-that-his-recent-supplement-study-put-patient-health-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/fda-warns-dr-goodenowe-health-centre-founder-that-his-recent-supplement-study-put-patient-health-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The subject of Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chronic Lyme disease isn't recognized by conventional medicine. It's a controversial term used by some alternative practitioners to describe pain, fatigue and neurological symptoms they attribute to a persistent Lyme infection. Some Lyme experts say it&rsquo;s fuelling a dubious industry and say celebrity cases are part of the problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-subject-of-lyme-disease-is-littered-with-misinformation-celebrities-are-part-of-the-problem-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-subject-of-lyme-disease-is-littered-with-misinformation-celebrities-are-part-of-the-problem-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chronic Lyme disease isn't recognized by conventional medicine. It's a controversial term used by some alternative practitioners to describe pain, fatigue and neurological symptoms they attribute to a persistent Lyme infection. Some Lyme experts say it&rsquo;s fuelling a dubious industry and say celebrity cases are part of the problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lyme-disease-is-littered-with-misinformation-celebrities-are-part-of-the-problem-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lyme-disease-is-littered-with-misinformation-celebrities-are-part-of-the-problem-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a B.C. court case could change medical assistance in dying across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The policy that allows faith-based health-care providers to ban medical assistance in dying in their facilities is being tested now in B.C. Supreme Court. But transfers of MAID patients because the facility won't allow the practice are more common outside B.C., according to Health Canada data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-bc-court-case-could-change-medical-assistance-in-dying-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-bc-court-case-could-change-medical-assistance-in-dying-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta heart, cancer patients waiting too long for critical surgery, health experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[While a record number of surgeries is being performed in the province, the number of people on Alberta's waitlist is longer than it was two years ago. And the latest provincial data shows less than two-thirds of patients had their surgeries completed within the recommended time period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-heart-cancer-patients-waiting-too-long-for-critical-surgery-health-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-heart-cancer-patients-waiting-too-long-for-critical-surgery-health-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of organ transplants recorded in 2025: B.C. Transplant]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. Transplant said the latest data shows 2025 saw the highest number of organ transplants done in the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/record-number-of-organ-transplants-recorded-in-2025-bc-transplant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/record-number-of-organ-transplants-recorded-in-2025-bc-transplant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using AI to read mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When radiologists used artificial intelligence to help read mammograms, the rate of detection of breast cancers increased, resulting in fewer aggressive and advanced cases, a large trial in Sweden has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/using-ai-to-read-mammograms-cut-risk-of-developing-aggressive-breast-cancer-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/using-ai-to-read-mammograms-cut-risk-of-developing-aggressive-breast-cancer-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing home security a 'balancing act', says national advocate amid Saint John sex-offences investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Saint John police investigate alleged sex offences at a long-term care home, the head of a national seniors' advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nursing-home-security-a-balancing-act-says-national-advocate-amid-saint-john-sex-offences-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nursing-home-security-a-balancing-act-says-national-advocate-amid-saint-john-sex-offences-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing home security a 'balancing act,' advocate says after alleged sexual abuse in Saint John]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Saint John police investigate alleged sex offences at a long-term care home, the head of a national seniors' advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nursing-home-security-a-balancing-act-advocate-says-after-alleged-sexual-abuse-in-saint-john/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nursing-home-security-a-balancing-act-advocate-says-after-alleged-sexual-abuse-in-saint-john/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse who gave patient drugs that stopped his heart stripped of licence for 'egregious' misconduct: college]]></title><description><![CDATA[A "grossly incompetent or grossly negligent" Manitoba nurse has been stripped of her licence and fined $10,000 after admitting to wrongly administering fentanyl and another drug that caused a patient's heart to stop last fall, a licensing body says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nurse-who-gave-patient-drugs-that-stopped-his-heart-stripped-of-licence-for-egregious-misconduct-college/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nurse-who-gave-patient-drugs-that-stopped-his-heart-stripped-of-licence-for-egregious-misconduct-college/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptosporidium confirmed in Kashechewan First Nation water treatment plant, 63 test positive for parasite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water from Kashechewan First Nation's treatment plant has tested positive for cryptosporidium, a parasite that causes gastrointestinal issues, and 63 people have also tested positive as the crisis has led to the evacuation of most of the 2,300 residents. An official and a resident say it's bringing back bad memories of an E. coli outbreak in 2005.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cryptosporidium-confirmed-in-kashechewan-first-nation-water-treatment-plant-63-test-positive-for-parasite/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cryptosporidium-confirmed-in-kashechewan-first-nation-water-treatment-plant-63-test-positive-for-parasite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to know about the Nipah virus after cases emerge in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the infection is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-to-know-about-the-nipah-virus-after-cases-emerge-in-india/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-to-know-about-the-nipah-virus-after-cases-emerge-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India reports 2 Nipah virus infections. What the infection is and how it spreads]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the virus is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/india-reports-2-nipah-virus-infections-what-the-infection-is-and-how-it-spreads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/india-reports-2-nipah-virus-infections-what-the-infection-is-and-how-it-spreads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. government struck compromise with assisted dying policy, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. government's policy on medical assistance in dying involved striking a compromise between faith-based health-care providers who didn't want to allow the procedure in their buildings and complying with Canada's assisted dying laws, B.C. Supreme Court heard this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-government-struck-compromise-with-assisted-dying-policy-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-government-struck-compromise-with-assisted-dying-policy-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do 3 major diseases disproportionately impact Black Canadians? New genome project aims to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are launching a project to map more than 10,000 genomes from Black Canadians with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and an aggressive form of breast cancer. Project leaders hope their findings eventually help target treatment and preventive care and contribute to better health outcomes for racialized patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-3-major-diseases-disproportionately-impact-black-canadians-new-genome-project-aims-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-3-major-diseases-disproportionately-impact-black-canadians-new-genome-project-aims-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Canadian homes have high levels of cancer-causing radon. Is yours one of them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-awaited update to Canada's national building code requires newly built homes to include a type of radon mitigation system. But what about the millions of existing homes that are at risk of having high radon levels? And how do you know if your own house is a danger zone?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/millions-of-canadian-homes-have-high-levels-of-cancer-causing-radon-is-yours-one-of-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/millions-of-canadian-homes-have-high-levels-of-cancer-causing-radon-is-yours-one-of-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to focus on my patients' health. Now with ICE, I worry about their safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Ho is a Canadian studying dentistry in Minneapolis. He was taught to treat a patient regardless of who they are. After recent events in the U.S., he's realized that health care cannot be disentangled from the politics of the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-used-to-focus-on-my-patients-health-now-with-ice-i-worry-about-their-safety/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-used-to-focus-on-my-patients-health-now-with-ice-i-worry-about-their-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian doctors say they’re losing 20 million hours a year to unnecessary paperwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors in Canada each spend, on average, nine hours per week on administrative tasks, totaling 42.7 million hours annually across the country, according to a new report from the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-doctors-say-theyre-losing-20-million-hours-a-year-to-unnecessary-paperwork/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-doctors-say-theyre-losing-20-million-hours-a-year-to-unnecessary-paperwork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Please don't let me die': Calgary patients recount long waits in emergency rooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two stories from Calgary women who say they endured lengthy ER waits while facing life-threatening emergencies are "the tip of the iceberg," according to one physician.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/please-dont-let-me-die-calgary-patients-recount-long-waits-in-emergency-rooms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/please-dont-let-me-die-calgary-patients-recount-long-waits-in-emergency-rooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New single-day record for paramedic calls to B.C. drug poisonings, stats show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has issued a province-wide drug alert, noting new substances in the unregulated drug supply are putting people at risk province-wide.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-single-day-record-for-paramedic-calls-to-bc-drug-poisonings-stats-show/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-single-day-record-for-paramedic-calls-to-bc-drug-poisonings-stats-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As B.C. moves to expand use of involuntary care, Ombudsperson report highlights gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Ombudsperson has released a report showing that required forms, authorizing the use of involuntary care for mental health issues, weren't filled out in many cases across the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-bc-moves-to-expand-use-of-involuntary-care-ombudsperson-report-highlights-gaps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-bc-moves-to-expand-use-of-involuntary-care-ombudsperson-report-highlights-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta may be on track for deadliest flu season on record, health experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the province&rsquo;s respiratory virus dashboard, 197 Albertans have died due to influenza so far this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-may-be-on-track-for-deadliest-flu-season-on-record-health-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-may-be-on-track-for-deadliest-flu-season-on-record-health-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recall of Pizza Pops expands due to possible links to E. coli outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a recall of select Pizza Pops products announced before Christmas has been expanded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/recall-of-pizza-pops-expands-due-to-possible-links-to-e-coli-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/recall-of-pizza-pops-expands-due-to-possible-links-to-e-coli-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radon gas may be giving more Canadians lung cancer. Scientists are racing to save lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find markers of high radon exposure, in the hope of expanding cancer screenings to save lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/radon-gas-may-be-giving-more-canadians-lung-cancer-scientists-are-racing-to-save-lives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/radon-gas-may-be-giving-more-canadians-lung-cancer-scientists-are-racing-to-save-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled man feels shut out of accessible seating as venues — including Rogers Arena — fail to stop abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[With no requirement to prove eligibility, accessible seats at major sports and entertainment venues across the country are sold on the honour system &mdash; sometimes leaving people who rely on wheelchairs and other mobility aids unable to get tickets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/disabled-man-feels-shut-out-of-accessible-seating-as-venues-including-rogers-arena-fail-to-stop-abuse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/disabled-man-feels-shut-out-of-accessible-seating-as-venues-including-rogers-arena-fail-to-stop-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When my son cried, I listened. My father never had that when he was in residential school]]></title><description><![CDATA[What started as a school drop-off turned into a deeply emotional moment for Alexander Redhead that connected to his late father&rsquo;s experience in residential school &mdash; and to what it means to be an Indigenous parent trying to break cycles through love and compassion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/when-my-son-cried-i-listened-my-father-never-had-that-when-he-was-in-residential-school/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/when-my-son-cried-i-listened-my-father-never-had-that-when-he-was-in-residential-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18 more measles cases, 4 new exposure sites confirmed in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba health officials say 18 new measles cases were confirmed during the second week of January.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/18-more-measles-cases-4-new-exposure-sites-confirmed-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/18-more-measles-cases-4-new-exposure-sites-confirmed-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. doctors welcome AI note-taking tool, expert says public transparency important]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clinicians in Nova Scotia have been using AI tools for months to take notes during patient visits, and an expert says it is a good thing as long as everyone has a voice in the implementation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-doctors-welcome-ai-note-taking-tool-expert-says-public-transparency-important/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-doctors-welcome-ai-note-taking-tool-expert-says-public-transparency-important/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does creatine work for menopausal symptoms? Doctors weigh in]]></title><description><![CDATA[What the medical literature suggests on who and what might benefit from creatine supplementation and what's less clear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/does-creatine-work-for-menopausal-symptoms-doctors-weigh-in/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/does-creatine-work-for-menopausal-symptoms-doctors-weigh-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gene-edited pigs deemed safe to eat by Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food made from pigs engineered to be resistant to a porcine virus are as safe and nutritious to eat as pork currently on the market, Health Canada said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/gene-edited-pigs-deemed-safe-to-eat-by-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/gene-edited-pigs-deemed-safe-to-eat-by-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. mom with Stage 4 cancer says months-long wait to see oncologist put her at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Port Moody, B.C., mother of two says she had to wait three months after being diagnosed with breast cancer to see an oncologist. She worries that wait has cost her precious time. B.C. Cancer data shows that while wait times are improving, British Columbia continues to lag behind other provinces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-mom-with-stage-4-cancer-says-months-long-wait-to-see-oncologist-put-her-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-mom-with-stage-4-cancer-says-months-long-wait-to-see-oncologist-put-her-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. report finds herbicides, heavy metals not the cause of 'most' undiagnosed neurological illnesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental substances like herbicides and heavy metals are likely not causing the neurological symptoms reported by hundreds of New Brunswickers, an investigation by the province into the so-called mystery brain illness has concluded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-report-finds-herbicides-heavy-metals-not-the-cause-of-most-undiagnosed-neurological-illnesses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-report-finds-herbicides-heavy-metals-not-the-cause-of-most-undiagnosed-neurological-illnesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province releases final report on mystery neurological illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health will release findings on Friday from an investigation into cases of undiagnosed neurological illness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-releases-final-report-on-mystery-neurological-illness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-releases-final-report-on-mystery-neurological-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario hospitals are cutting costs amid deficits, but say 'there are no easy choices left']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario hospitals have already started making some "lower risk" cuts in the face of rising deficits, but those alone won't alleviate hospitals' financial strain, said the association head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-hospitals-are-cutting-costs-amid-deficits-but-say-there-are-no-easy-choices-left/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-hospitals-are-cutting-costs-amid-deficits-but-say-there-are-no-easy-choices-left/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samples from Manitoba bird die-off test positive for H5N1, but researcher says that offers some relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The highly contagious H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in samples collected in Manitoba after a die-off, but a U of Manitoba researcher says it's reassuring to know the virus hasn't mutated into a different strain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/samples-from-manitoba-bird-die-off-test-positive-for-h5n1-but-researcher-says-that-offers-some-relief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/samples-from-manitoba-bird-die-off-test-positive-for-h5n1-but-researcher-says-that-offers-some-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One doula's push to help moms-to-be face climate risks head-on]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet a doula who is helping moms-to-be prepare for hazards like hurricanes and extreme heat; track the growth of nuclear fusion startups; and get the details on the Chinese EVs coming to Canada, including when they'll be here and how much they'll cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/one-doulas-push-to-help-moms-to-be-face-climate-risks-head-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/one-doulas-push-to-help-moms-to-be-face-climate-risks-head-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Darville fought stigma at height of AIDS crisis, with a little help from Princess Diana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Darville was executive director of Toronto's Casey House at the time of the royal visit in 1991. She says Princess Diana helped to ease the stigma around HIV/AIDS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jane-darville-fought-stigma-at-height-of-aids-crisis-with-a-little-help-from-princess-diana/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jane-darville-fought-stigma-at-height-of-aids-crisis-with-a-little-help-from-princess-diana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton parents of boy killed by city bus call for Ontario to better support students with special needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hamilton family whose son was hit and killed by a city bus last month says he should have been in school on the Thursday afternoon when he died. But the seven-year-old had autism and was only attending school for half-days due to staffing challenges at his school. The family argues if he had been at school, he would still be alive today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hamilton-parents-of-boy-killed-by-city-bus-call-for-ontario-to-better-support-students-with-special-needs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hamilton-parents-of-boy-killed-by-city-bus-call-for-ontario-to-better-support-students-with-special-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. withdraws from World Health Organization]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States officially pulled out from the World Health Organization on Thursday, one year after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to do so. Experts warn the move will have serious implications for global health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-withdraws-from-world-health-organization/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-withdraws-from-world-health-organization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some homeless shelters at capacity as extreme cold puts Winnipeggers in 'life and death situation': Siloam]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Winnipeg is blanketed under snow and an orange-level extreme cold warning, several outreach organizations say people experiencing homelessness are in a "life and death situation" while some shelters are operating over capacity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-homeless-shelters-at-capacity-as-extreme-cold-puts-winnipeggers-in-life-and-death-situation-siloam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-homeless-shelters-at-capacity-as-extreme-cold-puts-winnipeggers-in-life-and-death-situation-siloam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dental care benefits for First Nations and Inuit falling behind Canadian standards, say dentists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program provides a variety of health care benefits for eligible First Nations and Inuit, with dental care accounting for the third largest expense for the program. But healthcare advocates and users of the program said NIHB is leaving First Nations and Inuit clients more vulnerable to poorer oral health outcomes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dental-care-benefits-for-first-nations-and-inuit-falling-behind-canadian-standards-say-dentists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dental-care-benefits-for-first-nations-and-inuit-falling-behind-canadian-standards-say-dentists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada warns about fake or unauthorized versions of GLP-1 drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada is warning people not to buy or use fake or unauthorized versions of GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy. The health agency says it has found retailers in Canada selling unauthorized GLP-1 products &mdash; sometimes referred to as "fauxzempic" &mdash; both in stores and online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-warns-about-fake-or-unauthorized-versions-of-glp-1-drugs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-warns-about-fake-or-unauthorized-versions-of-glp-1-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mayor concerned about ambulance staffing levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data is raising concerns about ambulance staffing levels in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after hours were cut at the local emergency department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/tumbler-ridge-bc-mayor-concerned-about-ambulance-staffing-levels/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/tumbler-ridge-bc-mayor-concerned-about-ambulance-staffing-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families want Canadian provinces to end MAID opt-out policy for faith-based hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As families fight to avoid forced patient transfers from faith-based hospitals that refuse to perform medical assistance in dying (MAID), an advocacy group says there are more than 100 forced transfers a year across Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/families-want-canadian-provinces-to-end-maid-opt-out-policy-for-faith-based-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/families-want-canadian-provinces-to-end-maid-opt-out-policy-for-faith-based-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal health benefits program for First Nations and Inuit 'frustrating' to deal with, say clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Non-Insured Health Benefits program covers things like prescription drugs and glasses for eligible First Nations people and Inuit. However, health-care advocates say the paperwork involved is a heavy burden on clients and the program isn't keeping up with standard reimbursement rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-health-benefits-program-for-first-nations-and-inuit-frustrating-to-deal-with-say-clients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-health-benefits-program-for-first-nations-and-inuit-frustrating-to-deal-with-say-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba respiratory therapists 'in crisis mode' amid staffing shortage, union says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A provincewide shortage of respiratory therapists threatens to get worse with an exodus of retirees anticipated in the coming years and an inadequate number of Manitoba-based respiratory therapy graduates "in the pipeline," warns a union that represents thousands of allied health-care workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-respiratory-therapists-in-crisis-mode-amid-staffing-shortage-union-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-respiratory-therapists-in-crisis-mode-amid-staffing-shortage-union-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver palliative care doctor tells court she resigned rather than authorize MAID transfers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Vancouver palliative care doctor, who says she chose to resign rather than authorize patient transfers for the purpose of medical assistance in dying (MAID), took the stand in the B.C. Supreme Court case that will determine the constitutionality of faith-based, publicly funded health-care facilities prohibiting MAID in their buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vancouver-palliative-care-doctor-tells-court-she-resigned-rather-than-authorize-maid-transfers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vancouver-palliative-care-doctor-tells-court-she-resigned-rather-than-authorize-maid-transfers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous physician Dr. Barry Lavallee remembered as 'fearless advocate': Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Barry Lavallee, a prominent Indigenous physician whose work focused on improving health care for First Nations and M&eacute;tis people in Manitoba, has died, Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-physician-dr-barry-lavallee-remembered-as-fearless-advocate-keewatinohk-inniniw-minoayawin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-physician-dr-barry-lavallee-remembered-as-fearless-advocate-keewatinohk-inniniw-minoayawin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Toronto hospital network will double its unique permanent housing program for homeless people who frequently visit emergency departments that has seen great success.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-hospital-to-double-housing-program-that-reduces-er-visits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/toronto-hospital-to-double-housing-program-that-reduces-er-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This woman was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. It turns out she has a rare autoimmune disease instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A relatively new class of autoimmune diseases that affect the brain is throwing psychiatrists for a loop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-woman-was-misdiagnosed-with-bipolar-disorder-it-turns-out-she-has-a-rare-autoimmune-disease-instead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-woman-was-misdiagnosed-with-bipolar-disorder-it-turns-out-she-has-a-rare-autoimmune-disease-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal adults spending more of their free time on screens, public health finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study released on Tuesday shows the proportion of individuals who use their screens more than two hours a day for leisure activities increased by 13 per cent between 2018 and 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-adults-spending-more-of-their-free-time-on-screens-public-health-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-adults-spending-more-of-their-free-time-on-screens-public-health-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta emergency doctors compile list of what they say are 6 potentially preventable ER deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta emergency room doctors have counted what they say are six potentially preventable deaths as well as numerous close calls for patients who they say waited too long for care in emergency rooms across the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-emergency-doctors-compile-list-of-what-they-say-are-6-potentially-preventable-er-deaths/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-emergency-doctors-compile-list-of-what-they-say-are-6-potentially-preventable-er-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada Health&rsquo;s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-health-warnings-considered-a-good-start-but-do-they-go-far-enough/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-health-warnings-considered-a-good-start-but-do-they-go-far-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. urgent care clinics won't reduce emergency room wait times, says doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador health officials have been promoting urgent care clinics as one of the ways the province will reduce wait times at emergency rooms. Dr. Scott Wilson, an emergency doctor in St. John's with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, says they're mistaken.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-urgent-care-clinics-wont-reduce-emergency-room-wait-times-says-doctor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-urgent-care-clinics-wont-reduce-emergency-room-wait-times-says-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber called out by service dog users who are fed up with ride rejections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under Canadian laws, drivers must accommodate service animals. But CBC&rsquo;s Go Public interviewed several customers in Ontario who say they&rsquo;ve been denied rides by Uber drivers within the past few months, because of their service dogs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/uber-called-out-by-service-dog-users-who-are-fed-up-with-ride-rejections/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/uber-called-out-by-service-dog-users-who-are-fed-up-with-ride-rejections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's co-hosting the FIFA World Cup &mdash; and preparing for a potential surge in health emergencies. Here's how]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Toronto and Vancouver gear up to co-host FIFA World Cup games this summer, an emergency doctor worries that Canada&rsquo;s overburdened health-care system won&rsquo;t be able to&nbsp;handle the extra demand from possible infectious disease outbreaks or weather-related illnesses.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-co-hosting-the-fifa-world-cup-mdash-and-preparing-for-a-potential-surge-in-health-emergencies-heres-how/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-co-hosting-the-fifa-world-cup-mdash-and-preparing-for-a-potential-surge-in-health-emergencies-heres-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors can now perform robotic procedures from afar. What that means for rural Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even from a few kilometres away, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira is able to perform a critical diagnostic procedure, thanks to an internet connection and a remote-controlled robot. It&rsquo;s still early in its development, and the robot necessary is expensive, but Pereira says it could provide greater access to surgeries for patients who live in remote parts of the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-can-now-perform-robotic-procedures-from-afar-what-that-means-for-rural-canadians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-can-now-perform-robotic-procedures-from-afar-what-that-means-for-rural-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do so many celebrities have Lyme disease?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrity claims are fuelling confusion about the risks of Lyme disease. For The National, CBC&rsquo;s senior health reporter Christine Birak investigates what&rsquo;s really behind the boom in high-profile cases and uncovers a big-money industry profiting off chronic illness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-so-many-celebrities-have-lyme-disease/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-so-many-celebrities-have-lyme-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do childhood vaccine recommendations differ across Canada — and around the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised childhood vaccine recommendations earlier this month, but Canadian health experts don't think this country will follow suit. That's because public health bodies carefully consider the needs of their regions, taking into account demographics, budget restrictions and existing resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-differ-across-canada-and-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-differ-across-canada-and-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Superagers' reveal how to stay sharp as you get older]]></title><description><![CDATA[People over 80 with memory of those in their 50s show less brain shrinkage and other differences. For a Canadian centenarian, the secret might lie in his passion for sharing a vocation turned hobby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/superagers-reveal-how-to-stay-sharp-as-you-get-older/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/superagers-reveal-how-to-stay-sharp-as-you-get-older/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Super-agers’ reveal how to stay sharp as you get older]]></title><description><![CDATA[People over 80 with memory of those in their 50s show less brain shrinkage and other differences. For a Canadian centenarian, the secret might lie in his passion for sharing a vocation turned hobby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/super-agers-reveal-how-to-stay-sharp-as-you-get-older/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/super-agers-reveal-how-to-stay-sharp-as-you-get-older/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niagara Falls helps hundreds of Kashechewan water crisis evacuees settle into the Ontario city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees have arrived in Niagara Falls, one of the Ontario cities taking in people from the Cree community as it endures a water crisis. With 1,700 expected in the Niagara Region city alone, authorities and local Indigenous groups are doing everything they can to help them feel at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/niagara-falls-helps-hundreds-of-kashechewan-water-crisis-evacuees-settle-into-the-ontario-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/niagara-falls-helps-hundreds-of-kashechewan-water-crisis-evacuees-settle-into-the-ontario-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors say Alberta's plan for &lsquo;triage liaison physicians&rsquo; can help, but isn't cure for slammed ERs]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta government pledge to bring so-called &ldquo;triage liaison physicians&rdquo; back to some emergency rooms could help ensure sick patients are better prioritized, some doctors say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-say-albertas-plan-for-lsquotriage-liaison-physiciansrsquo-can-help-but-isnt-cure-for-slammed-ers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 03:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-say-albertas-plan-for-lsquotriage-liaison-physiciansrsquo-can-help-but-isnt-cure-for-slammed-ers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s behind all those pistachio recalls?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For months, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has pulled hundreds of items containing pistachios from shelves over possible salmonella contamination. Some retailers are choosing to avoid even unrecalled pistachio products altogether until the situation stabilizes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/whats-behind-all-those-pistachio-recalls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/whats-behind-all-those-pistachio-recalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I don't trust that water plant': Hundreds evacuated so far from First Nation in northern Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is quieter in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario. Some children can still be seen playing hockey on a snow-packed road, but that would have been more common three weeks earlier had the community's water-treatment plant not failed. Amid a state of emergency, about half of the 2,300 residents have already been evacuated to cities including Timmins, Kingston and Niagara Falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-dont-trust-that-water-plant-hundreds-evacuated-so-far-from-first-nation-in-northern-ontario/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-dont-trust-that-water-plant-hundreds-evacuated-so-far-from-first-nation-in-northern-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP applicants endured 'improper and invasive' medical exams for years, lawsuit alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thousand RCMP employees, past and present, allege as part of a class-action lawsuit headed to Federal Court this month, that they were subjected to "improper and invasive" breast, genital and rectal exams during mandatory medical screening, CBC News has learned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rcmp-applicants-endured-improper-and-invasive-medical-exams-for-years-lawsuit-alleges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rcmp-applicants-endured-improper-and-invasive-medical-exams-for-years-lawsuit-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New measles uptick 'alarming,' Alberta doctor warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's measles case counts have jumped after several quieter months, sparking concerns about the province&rsquo;s ability to quash the outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-measles-uptick-alarming-alberta-doctor-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-measles-uptick-alarming-alberta-doctor-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec rolling out new screening tools to help detect cervical cancer earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province is moving away from the traditional Pap test in favour of a more accurate test for human papillomavirus (HPV). It can pick up abnormalities sooner because it looks for the presence of high-risk HPV infections which cause the majority of cervical cancer cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-rolling-out-new-screening-tools-to-help-detect-cervical-cancer-earlier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-rolling-out-new-screening-tools-to-help-detect-cervical-cancer-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A better way of life&rsquo;: Ochapowace stabilization centre aims to fill gap between detox and treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ochapowace First Nation has opened a new facility for people who have gone through detox and are waiting to get into a treatment centre. Patients can stay for up to two weeks and will have access to health care, therapy and spiritual care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-better-way-of-lifersquo-ochapowace-stabilization-centre-aims-to-fill-gap-between-detox-and-treatment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-better-way-of-lifersquo-ochapowace-stabilization-centre-aims-to-fill-gap-between-detox-and-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta orders fatality inquiry into death of man at Edmonton emergency room]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alberta government has announced a judge-led fatality inquiry to learn more about what happened when a man died<br />
waiting for care in an Edmonton hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-orders-fatality-inquiry-into-death-of-man-at-edmonton-emergency-room/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-orders-fatality-inquiry-into-death-of-man-at-edmonton-emergency-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. won't extend its drug decriminalization project, health minister announces]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three-year pilot project, which allowed people to be in possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, began on Jan. 31, 2023, and will expire at the end of this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-wont-extend-its-drug-decriminalization-project-health-minister-announces/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-wont-extend-its-drug-decriminalization-project-health-minister-announces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brunswick health minister mulls Ontario pilot for some ER patients to wait at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Brunswick&rsquo;s health minister is eyeing an Ontario pilot project aimed at decreasing wait times by allowing some non-urgent ER patients to wait comfortably at home and receive a text message when it was the best time to head to the emergency department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-brunswick-health-minister-mulls-ontario-pilot-for-some-er-patients-to-wait-at-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-brunswick-health-minister-mulls-ontario-pilot-for-some-er-patients-to-wait-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilot project aims to address health record headaches for those living near Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Alberta government pilot project is hoping to address a common challenge facing citizens accessing health care in a city that straddles two provinces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pilot-project-aims-to-address-health-record-headaches-for-those-living-near-alberta-saskatchewan-boundary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pilot-project-aims-to-address-health-record-headaches-for-those-living-near-alberta-saskatchewan-boundary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 90-year-old says an emergency call bell saved her life. Her seniors apartment has since removed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Retirement Community's independent living building was disconnected in October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. The residence is now recommending people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-90-year-old-says-an-emergency-call-bell-saved-her-life-her-seniors-apartment-has-since-removed-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-90-year-old-says-an-emergency-call-bell-saved-her-life-her-seniors-apartment-has-since-removed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 90-year-old says an emergency call bell saved her life. Her care home has since removed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Long Term Care's independent living building has been disconnected since October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. In a memo to residents, the care home recommended people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-90-year-old-says-an-emergency-call-bell-saved-her-life-her-care-home-has-since-removed-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-90-year-old-says-an-emergency-call-bell-saved-her-life-her-care-home-has-since-removed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To make New Year's resolutions stick, science can work in your favour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us abandon New Year's resolutions within four months. But experts say it doesn&rsquo;t have to be that way &mdash; and if you want to make your good intentions stick, there are ways to use science to work in your favour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/to-make-new-years-resolutions-stick-science-can-work-in-your-favour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/to-make-new-years-resolutions-stick-science-can-work-in-your-favour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec on pace to record back-to-back years with 600 drug overdose deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec is projected to surpass 600 drug overdose deaths for a second consecutive year and experts are repeating calls for the province to do more to curb this trend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-on-pace-to-record-back-to-back-years-with-600-drug-overdose-deaths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-on-pace-to-record-back-to-back-years-with-600-drug-overdose-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta appears to be through the worst of bad flu season, chief medical officer of health says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's chief medical officer of health says while it's far from over, the province appears to be through the worst of a bad flu season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-appears-to-be-through-the-worst-of-bad-flu-season-chief-medical-officer-of-health-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-appears-to-be-through-the-worst-of-bad-flu-season-chief-medical-officer-of-health-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re probably not getting enough vitamin D. Here’s what Health Canada thinks will help]]></title><description><![CDATA[To give Canadians a boost in vitamin D, Health Canada now has requirements in place for milk and margarine producers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/youre-probably-not-getting-enough-vitamin-d-heres-what-health-canada-thinks-will-help/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/youre-probably-not-getting-enough-vitamin-d-heres-what-health-canada-thinks-will-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitchener, Ont., woman looking for stranger who helped family say one last goodbye to her stepdad]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family from Kitchener, Ont., wants to find and say thank you to a Good Samaritan who gave their loved one CPR, extending his life until paramedics arrived on the scene, transported him to hospital and gave his family a chance to say one last goodbye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kitchener-ont-woman-looking-for-stranger-who-helped-family-say-one-last-goodbye-to-her-stepdad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kitchener-ont-woman-looking-for-stranger-who-helped-family-say-one-last-goodbye-to-her-stepdad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We started drinking more during the pandemic &mdash; and that habit hasn't changed much, a new survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people are starting 2026 by taking part in Dry January, swearing off alcohol for the first month of the year. But new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is raising concerns about how much Canadians are drinking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-started-drinking-more-during-the-pandemic-mdash-and-that-habit-hasnt-changed-much-a-new-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-started-drinking-more-during-the-pandemic-mdash-and-that-habit-hasnt-changed-much-a-new-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Name beef burgers recalled due to risk of E. coli]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Name brand frozen beef burgers that were sold across the country are being recalled due to a risk of E. coli contamination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/no-name-beef-burgers-recalled-due-to-risk-of-e-coli/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/no-name-beef-burgers-recalled-due-to-risk-of-e-coli/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of woman forced to transfer for medical assistance in dying takes case to court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proceedings got underway in B.C. Supreme Court Monday in a case that will determine whether faith-based health care organizations can continue to prohibit medical assistance in dying (MAID) within their facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-woman-forced-to-transfer-for-medical-assistance-in-dying-takes-case-to-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-woman-forced-to-transfer-for-medical-assistance-in-dying-takes-case-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of woman forced to transfer facilities for medical assistance in dying takes case to court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proceedings got underway in B.C. Supreme Court Monday in a case that will determine whether faith-based health-care organizations can continue to prohibit medical assistance in dying (MAID) within their facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-woman-forced-to-transfer-facilities-for-medical-assistance-in-dying-takes-case-to-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-of-woman-forced-to-transfer-facilities-for-medical-assistance-in-dying-takes-case-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-accused in couple's Ontario murder trial testifies she wasn't prepared to deal with boy's high needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becky Hamber has testified for the first time at the weeks-long murder trial that has already seen co-accused Brandy Cooney take the witness box. Hamber told Milton, Ont., court Monday that she struggled to care for the 12-year-old boy who died and his brother who were in their care, but she wanted the best for them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/co-accused-in-couples-ontario-murder-trial-testifies-she-wasnt-prepared-to-deal-with-boys-high-needs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/co-accused-in-couples-ontario-murder-trial-testifies-she-wasnt-prepared-to-deal-with-boys-high-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-court-to-hearcharterchallenge-over-religious-exemptions-to-assisted-dying-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-court-to-hearcharterchallenge-over-religious-exemptions-to-assisted-dying-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family disputes police claim about imitation firearm in Saskatoon hospital death]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a news release, Saskatoon police said officers were called to the hospital shortly after 7 a.m. CST on Friday after receiving reports that a man had died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-disputes-police-claim-about-imitation-firearm-in-saskatoon-hospital-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-disputes-police-claim-about-imitation-firearm-in-saskatoon-hospital-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts shocked by magnitude of online misinformation around mammogram safety in Sask.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles and posts about the age qualification drop to 43 in Saskatchewan were spread on social media as soon as the province announced it the first week of January, but a large chunk of the comments were filled with misinformation about the safety of mammograms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-shocked-by-magnitude-of-online-misinformation-around-mammogram-safety-in-sask/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-shocked-by-magnitude-of-online-misinformation-around-mammogram-safety-in-sask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a 1st year resident in St John's helped solve a medical mystery, and didn't stop there]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Gillies Jr. had spent a month in hospital, slowly getting sicker and sicker. Just as doctors warned the family he might not make it through the night, a "saviour arrived," says his dad.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-1st-year-resident-in-st-johns-helped-solve-a-medical-mystery-and-didnt-stop-there/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-1st-year-resident-in-st-johns-helped-solve-a-medical-mystery-and-didnt-stop-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal ER installs metal detectors, increases security in bid to prevent violent incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The additional measures have been in place at Notre-Dame Hospital in Montreal&rsquo;s Ville-Marie borough, where the regional health authority says there have been several acts of violence in recent years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-er-installs-metal-detectors-increases-security-in-bid-to-prevent-violent-incidents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-er-installs-metal-detectors-increases-security-in-bid-to-prevent-violent-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors urge Alberta to cancel more surgeries to ease pressure in crowded emergency rooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some doctors are questioning why province isn't cancelling more surgeries to free up hospital beds and relieve pressure on the province&rsquo;s struggling emergency rooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-urge-alberta-to-cancel-more-surgeries-to-ease-pressure-in-crowded-emergency-rooms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-urge-alberta-to-cancel-more-surgeries-to-ease-pressure-in-crowded-emergency-rooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu surge adding to ER strain, doctors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some emergency departments across Canada report that the rapid spread of influenza has contributed to overcrowding, as some children and adults face long-lasting fevers, with the latest federal report showing a slight declining picture of flu activity across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-surge-adding-to-er-strain-doctors-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-surge-adding-to-er-strain-doctors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada now approves far fewer Jordan’s Principle education requests in Ontario, tribunal hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has drastically cut funding for First Nations kids in Ontario seeking educational support under Jordan&rsquo;s Principle, a tribunal hearing revealed this week. The money decreased from $122.1 million to just $1.2 million over the same time periods in 2024 versus 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-now-approves-far-fewer-jordans-principle-education-requests-in-ontario-tribunal-hears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-now-approves-far-fewer-jordans-principle-education-requests-in-ontario-tribunal-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogers program to reduce youth screen time is a good first step, say parents and experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new $50 million program to tackle excess screen time for tweens and teens is a good first step, say parents and experts, though they want more action from tech, telecom companies and governments to tackle the problem.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rogers-program-to-reduce-youth-screen-time-is-a-good-first-step-say-parents-and-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rogers-program-to-reduce-youth-screen-time-is-a-good-first-step-say-parents-and-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta needs to call state of emergency over crowded hospitals, physicians say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Parks, the president-elect of the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association, said he is calling for drastic action from the provincial government at the urging of physicians from across the province and across hospital divisions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-needs-to-call-state-of-emergency-over-crowded-hospitals-physicians-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-needs-to-call-state-of-emergency-over-crowded-hospitals-physicians-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating patients in hospital ambulance bay 'not acceptable care,' N.B. premier says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Horizon Health Network says dining and storage spaces are also being used as hospitals face "difficult choices" about where to put patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/treating-patients-in-hospital-ambulance-bay-not-acceptable-care-nb-premier-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/treating-patients-in-hospital-ambulance-bay-not-acceptable-care-nb-premier-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early diagnosis one focus of N.B.'s new strategic plan for dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-year strategic plan for reducing the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and for caring for the people affected by it was announced Thursday by the New Brunswick government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/early-diagnosis-one-focus-of-nbs-new-strategic-plan-for-dementia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/early-diagnosis-one-focus-of-nbs-new-strategic-plan-for-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why aren't at-home HPV tests readily available in Canada?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration&nbsp;issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women and people assigned female at birth easier access to at-home self-testing kits for the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is sexually-transmitted and can cause cervical cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-arent-at-home-hpv-tests-readily-available-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-arent-at-home-hpv-tests-readily-available-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Quebec children with disabilities kept out of school due to lack of resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of students with disabilities across the province are experiencing a &ldquo;break in services&rdquo; because of a lack of resources. There were nearly 1,500 students in 2021. By 2025, it had climbed to more than 3,400 students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/thousands-of-quebec-children-with-disabilities-kept-out-of-school-due-to-lack-of-resources/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/thousands-of-quebec-children-with-disabilities-kept-out-of-school-due-to-lack-of-resources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ont. wants military to help evacuate residents over lack of clean water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frustrations are mounting in a remote First Nation in northern Ontario amid plans to evacuate residents due to a lack of clean water. Now, Kashechewan is asking Ottawa for military help to get people out of the community, which had been relying on bottled water and snowmelt after the treatment plant failed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kashechewan-first-nation-in-northern-ont-wants-military-to-help-evacuate-residents-over-lack-of-clean-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kashechewan-first-nation-in-northern-ont-wants-military-to-help-evacuate-residents-over-lack-of-clean-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heated Rivalry's Shane is autistic. If you didn't notice, that's the point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reid, the Canadian author behind the Game Changer book series that inspired the show, has previously&nbsp;confirmed on Reddit that Shane is "probably autistic" &mdash; though she didn't set out to write him as such. However, she said she doubted he'd "ever realize it himself."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heated-rivalrys-shane-is-autistic-if-you-didnt-notice-thats-the-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heated-rivalrys-shane-is-autistic-if-you-didnt-notice-thats-the-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hate Pap smears? Self-tests exist, but are hard to get in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration&nbsp;issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women and people assigned female at birth easier access to at-home self-testing kits for the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is sexually-transmitted and can cause cervical cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hate-pap-smears-self-tests-exist-but-are-hard-to-get-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hate-pap-smears-self-tests-exist-but-are-hard-to-get-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who stop taking GLP-1 drugs regain weight faster, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people who are overweight and obese stopped taking their weight-loss medications they regained weight faster than those who stopped a diet or exercise program, a new review of studies finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/people-who-stop-taking-glp-1-drugs-regain-weight-faster-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/people-who-stop-taking-glp-1-drugs-regain-weight-faster-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People regained weight, worsened heart health after stopping weight loss drugs: review]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people who are overweight and obese stopped taking their weight-loss medications they regained weight faster than those who stopped a diet or exercise program, a new review of studies finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/people-regained-weight-worsened-heart-health-after-stopping-weight-loss-drugs-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/people-regained-weight-worsened-heart-health-after-stopping-weight-loss-drugs-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Health Region CEO steps down, group names acting leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief executive officer of the group responsible for health care for almost 80,000 northern Manitobans is stepping down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-health-region-ceo-steps-down-group-names-acting-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northern-health-region-ceo-steps-down-group-names-acting-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As emergency department closures persist, minister pledges continued community consultation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia&rsquo;s health minister says public meetings in communities with a pattern of emergency department closures will continue, despite her government repealing legislation last year that included a requirement for the meetings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-emergency-department-closures-persist-minister-pledges-continued-community-consultation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-emergency-department-closures-persist-minister-pledges-continued-community-consultation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta's measles case count topped 2,000 last year, and the outbreak is not over yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's measles outbreaks sparked more than 2,000 cases of the highly infectious illness in 2025, and while transmission has dropped dramatically, experts warn the virus remains a threat in the year ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-measles-case-count-topped-2000-last-year-and-the-outbreak-is-not-over-yet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-measles-case-count-topped-2000-last-year-and-the-outbreak-is-not-over-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New dietary guide from Trump administration flips food pyramid for Americans to eat more protein]]></title><description><![CDATA[The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new slate of dietary guidelines that recommends Americans eat more protein and less sugar than previously advised and that consumers avoid highly processed foods to achieve a healthy diet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-dietary-guide-from-trump-administration-flips-food-pyramid-for-americans-to-eat-more-protein/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-dietary-guide-from-trump-administration-flips-food-pyramid-for-americans-to-eat-more-protein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacare claims for Ozempic have soared in Manitoba in last 4 years, provincial data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[With generic versions of the weight-loss drug Ozempic expected to hit the Canadian market this year, provincial data shows the number of times the medication has been dispensed from pharmacies across Manitoba has more than quadrupled over the past four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pharmacare-claims-for-ozempic-have-soared-in-manitoba-in-last-4-years-provincial-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pharmacare-claims-for-ozempic-have-soared-in-manitoba-in-last-4-years-provincial-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Montreal-area clinics say they may not close after all amid changes to doctor pay law]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Quebec&rsquo;s controversial Bill 2 led to some clinics threatening or planning to close, and others dealing with doctors leaving, some now say they&rsquo;re reconsidering after the government agreed to both delay and significantly amend the law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-montreal-area-clinics-say-they-may-not-close-after-all-amid-changes-to-doctor-pay-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-montreal-area-clinics-say-they-may-not-close-after-all-amid-changes-to-doctor-pay-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital ER in 100 Mile House, B.C., closes temporarily for 2nd time in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second time in less than a week, the emergency department at the hospital in the district municipality of 100 Mile House was closed temporarily as the mayor of the community in British Columbia&rsquo;s South Cariboo region calls for meaningful long-term solutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospital-er-in-100-mile-house-bc-closes-temporarily-for-2nd-time-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospital-er-in-100-mile-house-bc-closes-temporarily-for-2nd-time-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care system with agency nurses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-cuts-ties-with-dozens-of-private-nursing-agencies-to-curb-reliance-on-the-firms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-cuts-ties-with-dozens-of-private-nursing-agencies-to-curb-reliance-on-the-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's like on Amazon': Illegal drugs advertised online, delivered by Canada Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cocaine, heroin and ecstasy, paid for with credit cards and e-transfers, delivered by Canada Post: For weeks, CBC Ottawa and Radio-Canada exchanged messages with people who have been buying these illegal drugs on the open internet. Eventually, one agreed to share his story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-like-on-amazon-illegal-drugs-advertised-online-delivered-by-canada-post/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-like-on-amazon-illegal-drugs-advertised-online-delivered-by-canada-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheaper obesity medications could come to Canada this summer, as Health Canada reviews generics]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Canada, the patent for some semaglutide drugs has expired, paving the way for the country to become the first to offer cheaper generic versions of medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to people with prescriptions. Pharmaceutical experts say this could take some time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cheaper-obesity-medications-could-come-to-canada-this-summer-as-health-canada-reviews-generics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cheaper-obesity-medications-could-come-to-canada-this-summer-as-health-canada-reviews-generics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A no-brainer’: Why some U.S. health-care workers are moving to Nova Scotia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia Health says 50 American health-care workers have taken positions in Nova Scotia in the past fiscal year, up from 31 in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-no-brainer-why-some-us-health-care-workers-are-moving-to-nova-scotia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-no-brainer-why-some-us-health-care-workers-are-moving-to-nova-scotia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She was forced to travel hours to give birth — a growing reality for families in Gaspé, Que.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expectant mothers in the Gasp&eacute; are frequently redirected to hospitals hours away to give birth, and some are warning the situation may grow even worse if the province doesn't intervene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-was-forced-to-travel-hours-to-give-birth-a-growing-reality-for-families-in-gasp-que/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-was-forced-to-travel-hours-to-give-birth-a-growing-reality-for-families-in-gasp-que/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a medical pioneer's cocaine addiction helped shape modern-day residency programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two University of Calgary researchers believe the structure of modern-day residency programs can be connected to William Stewart Halsted, who revolutionized medical training in North America &mdash; and his addiction to cocaine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-medical-pioneers-cocaine-addiction-helped-shape-modern-day-residency-programs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-a-medical-pioneers-cocaine-addiction-helped-shape-modern-day-residency-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace by Chocolate, NuttyHero pistachio-related products recalled over salmonella fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of pistachios and pistachio-containing products have been recalled in Canada in recent months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/peace-by-chocolate-nuttyhero-pistachio-related-products-recalled-over-salmonella-fears/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/peace-by-chocolate-nuttyhero-pistachio-related-products-recalled-over-salmonella-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I spent over a decade obsessed with the gym. I’ve finally let myself stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Zahra Khozema first started going to the gym in university, it made her feel powerful and beautiful. The guilt and stress came later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-spent-over-a-decade-obsessed-with-the-gym-ive-finally-let-myself-stop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-spent-over-a-decade-obsessed-with-the-gym-ive-finally-let-myself-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New safe supply rules take effect in B.C., with mixed reactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people who take prescription opioids as an alternative to illicit drugs must now take them under the supervision of a pharmacist. Some worry the move will push people back to toxic street drugs, while others say the changes were long overdue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-safe-supply-rules-take-effect-in-bc-with-mixed-reactions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-safe-supply-rules-take-effect-in-bc-with-mixed-reactions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northwestern Health Unit confirms measles case, in a year Canada saw alarming rise in numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northwestern Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles in the Kenora area of northwestern Ontario, in a year that saw an alarming rise in cases in Canada and the country lose its measles elimination status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northwestern-health-unit-confirms-measles-case-in-a-year-canada-saw-alarming-rise-in-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northwestern-health-unit-confirms-measles-case-in-a-year-canada-saw-alarming-rise-in-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Canadians are spending less time with friends. How can we build deeper connections?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After tragedy struck their team, the Toronto Dingos turned to a simple weekly tradition &mdash; sharing video life updates &mdash; creating a culture of connection that experts say highlights why friendship matters more than ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/many-canadians-are-spending-less-time-with-friends-how-can-we-build-deeper-connections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/many-canadians-are-spending-less-time-with-friends-how-can-we-build-deeper-connections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northeast B.C. measles outbreak to continue into 2026, health officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months after a measles outbreak first began in northeast B.C., Northern Health says the virus will continue to circulate in the region well into 2026, prolonging the strain on healthcare workers and keeping vulnerable people at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northeast-bc-measles-outbreak-to-continue-into-2026-health-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/northeast-bc-measles-outbreak-to-continue-into-2026-health-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the science behind chinook headaches? Experts still aren't sure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people associate Calgary's warm chinook winds with the onset of headaches, but experts say the science behind the correlation remains unclear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/whats-the-science-behind-chinook-headaches-experts-still-arent-sure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/whats-the-science-behind-chinook-headaches-experts-still-arent-sure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 11-year-old son has leukemia. How and when should I talk about it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Chris Mallinos&rsquo;s son Theo was diagnosed with leukemia, he was prepared for the physical isolation that would come with avoiding infection during Theo's treatment. However, Mallinos wasn't prepared for the emotional isolation of his son being a cancer parent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/my-11-year-old-son-has-leukemia-how-and-when-should-i-talk-about-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/my-11-year-old-son-has-leukemia-how-and-when-should-i-talk-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Toronto long-term care home is being redesigned after learning from the COVID-19 pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A downtown Toronto long-term care home is rebuilding with a new design that considers lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, going beyond the province&rsquo;s standards &mdash; but some say those standards are out of date.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-toronto-long-term-care-home-is-being-redesigned-after-learning-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-toronto-long-term-care-home-is-being-redesigned-after-learning-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta orders review after man dies waiting in Edmonton emergency department]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones said on social media Friday that he had directed Acute Care Alberta to work with Covenant Health to review the circumstances and potential contributing factors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-orders-review-after-man-dies-waiting-in-edmonton-emergency-department/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-orders-review-after-man-dies-waiting-in-edmonton-emergency-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 53,000 Manitobans accessed free birth control in 1st year of provincial program]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 53,000 eligible Manitobans have accessed birth control at no cost in the first year of the provincial government's free contraception program, the province says.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-53000-manitobans-accessed-free-birth-control-in-1st-year-of-provincial-program/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-53000-manitobans-accessed-free-birth-control-in-1st-year-of-provincial-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From hearses to ambulances: New book traces P.E.I.’s history of emergency care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know ambulance services on Prince Edward Island were once largely provided by funeral homes?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/from-hearses-to-ambulances-new-book-traces-peis-history-of-emergency-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/from-hearses-to-ambulances-new-book-traces-peis-history-of-emergency-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital due to staffing challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mission Memorial Hospital in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is closing its emergency department during overnight hours from from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 due to staffing challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/overnight-er-closures-coming-to-bc-hospital-due-to-staffing-challenge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/overnight-er-closures-coming-to-bc-hospital-due-to-staffing-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside a B.C. &lsquo;dementia village' that researchers hope could reshape long-term care]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Langley, B.C., care facility that blends village life with dementia support is now the focus of a national study examining whether an outdoor, community-style approach can improve quality of life for people with dementia. Researchers hope evidence from the project will inform future policy and make models like this more accessible and affordable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inside-a-bc-lsquodementia-village-that-researchers-hope-could-reshape-long-term-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inside-a-bc-lsquodementia-village-that-researchers-hope-could-reshape-long-term-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom teeth surgery out of reach for young Sask. mom, who hopes national plan can help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the Canadian Dental Care Plan making a difference in Saskatchewan? Health Canada reports 95,903 people in the province have been accepted into the program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wisdom-teeth-surgery-out-of-reach-for-young-sask-mom-who-hopes-national-plan-can-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wisdom-teeth-surgery-out-of-reach-for-young-sask-mom-who-hopes-national-plan-can-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pickleball injuries on the rise, according to research and medical professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the sport grows in Canada, medical professionals say they are seeing the effect it is having on people physically.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pickleball-injuries-on-the-rise-according-to-research-and-medical-professionals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pickleball-injuries-on-the-rise-according-to-research-and-medical-professionals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5th person hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury<br />
brand Pizza Pops. The federal agency says 23 people in seven provinces got sick with the bacterial illness after eating or handling<br />
certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5th-person-hospitalized-in-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-pillsbury-brand-pizza-pops/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5th-person-hospitalized-in-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-pillsbury-brand-pizza-pops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 people hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury<br />
brand Pizza Pops. The federal agency says 23 people in seven provinces got sick with the bacterial illness after eating or handling<br />
certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-people-hospitalized-in-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-pillsbury-brand-pizza-pops/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-people-hospitalized-in-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-pillsbury-brand-pizza-pops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals warned about rare infection emerging in Calgary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health officials are warning emergency wards about the circulation of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) among homeless adults living in Calgary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospitals-warned-about-rare-infection-emerging-in-calgary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hospitals-warned-about-rare-infection-emerging-in-calgary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IWK says more children in the Maritimes going to ER with flu-like symptoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IWK is urging people in the Maritimes to get vaccinated for the flu after reporting a big increase in the number of children coming to emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/iwk-says-more-children-in-the-maritimes-going-to-er-with-flu-like-symptoms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/iwk-says-more-children-in-the-maritimes-going-to-er-with-flu-like-symptoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple advice to avoid the flu this Christmas and have a healthy holiday season]]></title><description><![CDATA['Tis the season to get sick &mdash; and for families and friends to pass around bugs like unwanted gifts. So before you head from one celebration to another, here are some helpful tips for avoiding the flu and other respiratory illnesses over the holidays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/simple-advice-to-avoid-the-flu-this-christmas-and-have-a-healthy-holiday-season/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/simple-advice-to-avoid-the-flu-this-christmas-and-have-a-healthy-holiday-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11-year-old boy from Newfoundland killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Regina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marina Hills's son Henry Losco died on Dec. 19 in their apartment at 1827 Albert St., after carbon monoxide spread leaked in the building while maintenance work was being done. Her husband Sergio Losco survived but is still in hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/11-year-old-boy-from-newfoundland-killed-by-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-regina/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/11-year-old-boy-from-newfoundland-killed-by-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-regina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This year's flu is packing a punch. How hospitals are trying to deal with surging cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flu cases across Canada are on the rise and may push hospitals to their limits over the holidays and into the new year, leading health officials in regions across the country to warn people not to visit emergency rooms unless it's absolutely necessary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-years-flu-is-packing-a-punch-how-hospitals-are-trying-to-deal-with-surging-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-years-flu-is-packing-a-punch-how-hospitals-are-trying-to-deal-with-surging-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holidays got you burnt out? Carve out moments of solitude, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between office parties, family gatherings and plans with friends, there can be lots of socializing crammed into the final weeks of the calendar. But experts say finding pockets of solitude can offer a reprieve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/holidays-got-you-burnt-out-carve-out-moments-of-solitude-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/holidays-got-you-burnt-out-carve-out-moments-of-solitude-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pops recall, CFIA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recall extends to a number of kinds of Pizza Pops of various packaging sizes with best-before dates for mid-June 2026. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the contaminated food may not look or smell spoiled, but can still make you sick.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/four-people-hospitalized-related-to-pizza-pops-recall-cfia-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/four-people-hospitalized-related-to-pizza-pops-recall-cfia-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer screening. Vaccine wariness. Family doctors. Our watch list for health stories in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s on the CBC Health Unit&rsquo;s watch list for 2026: New approaches to connecting people with family doctors, anticipated changes to cancer screening, misinformation and vaccine wariness, future uses for GLP-1 agonists (like Ozempic and Wegovy) and the morphing toxic drug crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cancer-screening-vaccine-wariness-family-doctors-our-watch-list-for-health-stories-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cancer-screening-vaccine-wariness-family-doctors-our-watch-list-for-health-stories-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of dog after avian influenza exposure in Alberta marks second such case in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dog in Alberta died in November after being exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza. It's the second confirmed fatal case of avian flu in a domestic dog in Canada, with&nbsp;the first being reported in Ontario in 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/death-of-dog-after-avian-influenza-exposure-in-alberta-marks-second-such-case-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/death-of-dog-after-avian-influenza-exposure-in-alberta-marks-second-such-case-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family doctors vote overwhelmingly in favour of agreement with Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec&rsquo;s family doctors have voted overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement that will incentivize them to take on an additional 500,000 patients by next June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-doctors-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-agreement-with-quebec/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-doctors-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-agreement-with-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario nursing home air conditioning mandate saved lives, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has evaluated the efficacy of Ontario's policy implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic that required all long-term care homes to have air conditioning in resident rooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-nursing-home-air-conditioning-mandate-saved-lives-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-nursing-home-air-conditioning-mandate-saved-lives-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta appoints new chief medical health officer, first in role permanently since 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Vivien Suttorp, who has been the lead medical health officer for the province's South Zone, has been appointed to the role, the first to take on the job on a permanent basis since Dr. Deena Hinshaw was ousted in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-appoints-new-chief-medical-health-officer-first-in-role-permanently-since-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-appoints-new-chief-medical-health-officer-first-in-role-permanently-since-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L.'s medical officer of health urges vaccinations as flu season begins early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador&rsquo;s chief medical officer of health is urging residents to get a flu shot ahead of the holidays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nls-medical-officer-of-health-urges-vaccinations-as-flu-season-begins-early/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nls-medical-officer-of-health-urges-vaccinations-as-flu-season-begins-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Life denied amputee coverage to RCMP officer injured in the line of duty. Advocates say he’s not alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[When retired RCMP constable Jason Hydamacka heard the news that the insurance money for his amputated leg was coming, he sat in his truck and cried. Originally denied the coverage, Canada Life reversed its decision after CBC News reached out to it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-life-denied-amputee-coverage-to-rcmp-officer-injured-in-the-line-of-duty-advocates-say-hes-not-alone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-life-denied-amputee-coverage-to-rcmp-officer-injured-in-the-line-of-duty-advocates-say-hes-not-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays in gynecological surgeries putting women’s health — and lives — at risk, doctors warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 study found that a gynecologist consultation alone can take up to four and a half months on average.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delays-in-gynecological-surgeries-putting-womens-health-and-lives-at-risk-doctors-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delays-in-gynecological-surgeries-putting-womens-health-and-lives-at-risk-doctors-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 years since MAID in Quebec, woman who fought to expand it hopes Canada catches up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diagnosed with Alzheimer&rsquo;s in her late 30s, Sandra Demontigny pushed Quebec to allow advanced requests for MAID. While Quebec has become a leader internationally for the practice over the past decade, she hopes others keep up the fight in the rest of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/10-years-since-maid-in-quebec-woman-who-fought-to-expand-it-hopes-canada-catches-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/10-years-since-maid-in-quebec-woman-who-fought-to-expand-it-hopes-canada-catches-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. health authority asks patients with non-urgent ailments to stay away from ERs over holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Horizon Health CEO Melanson says the holidays can bring an influx of visitors to emergency rooms as primary health-care providers work under reduced hours, and respiratory illnesses spread through communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-health-authority-asks-patients-with-non-urgent-ailments-to-stay-away-from-ers-over-holidays/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-health-authority-asks-patients-with-non-urgent-ailments-to-stay-away-from-ers-over-holidays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta shuts down supervised drug consumption site in Edmonton hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta has closed one of three supervised consumption sites in Edmonton, continuing the push to shutter such locations as the<br />
province moves away from overdose prevention to focus on recovery and treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-shuts-down-supervised-drug-consumption-site-in-edmonton-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-shuts-down-supervised-drug-consumption-site-in-edmonton-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health experts urge parents not to buy kids e-scooters for Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citing injury risk and little-known laws around private e-scooter usage, emergency department physician Dr. Stephanie VandenBerg says she gives an &ldquo;unequivocal nay&rdquo; to gifting e-scooters for Christmas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-experts-urge-parents-not-to-buy-kids-e-scooters-for-christmas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-experts-urge-parents-not-to-buy-kids-e-scooters-for-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 more pistachio and pistachio-related products recalled in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen more pistachio and pistachio-containing products have been recalled in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/19-more-pistachio-and-pistachio-related-products-recalled-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 03:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/19-more-pistachio-and-pistachio-related-products-recalled-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors urge vaccinations as flu and RSV cases rise among children in B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health professionals in B.C. are asking parents to be vigilant this respiratory season as ER and primary care centre visits for children surge across the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-urge-vaccinations-as-flu-and-rsv-cases-rise-among-children-in-bc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-urge-vaccinations-as-flu-and-rsv-cases-rise-among-children-in-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu circulating at 'sky-high' levels among kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[A surge of influenza among school-aged kids is linked to the recent deaths of multiple Ontario children, prompting calls for Canadian families to get vaccinated as medical experts brace for a worsening wave of infections across all age groups.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-circulating-at-sky-high-levels-among-kids-teens-as-experts-brace-for-worsening-wave-of-infections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-circulating-at-sky-high-levels-among-kids-teens-as-experts-brace-for-worsening-wave-of-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future of Calgary's supervised consumption site still murky after latest provincial promise to close it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provincial government has floated the idea of closing Calgary's only supervised consumption site several times since 2021, and its latest promise to shut the site down next year still leaves many with questions about that timeline, and what will replace it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/future-of-calgarys-supervised-consumption-site-still-murky-after-latest-provincial-promise-to-close-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/future-of-calgarys-supervised-consumption-site-still-murky-after-latest-provincial-promise-to-close-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. flu season expected to peak earlier this year, says province's top doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, says this year's flu season is expected to hit its peak earlier and could be worse than it usually is.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-flu-season-expected-to-peak-earlier-this-year-says-provinces-top-doctor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-flu-season-expected-to-peak-earlier-this-year-says-provinces-top-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First annual Christmas toy drive held in memory of Digby girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sawyer Titus died this past October at age 11. Her parents know what it's like for sick children and their families this time of year. They began collecting toys in their community last month &mdash; and were amazed by the donations that flooded in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-annual-christmas-toy-drive-held-in-memory-of-digby-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-annual-christmas-toy-drive-held-in-memory-of-digby-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Quebec seniors' homes lack required safeguards to prevent wandering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly half of Quebec seniors&rsquo; residences that house people at risk of wandering still lack the provincially mandated security measures meant to reduce that risk, Radio-Canada has learned. The recent death of an 88-year-old woman&nbsp;outside a seniors&rsquo; residence in Laval, Que., has raised questions about compliance with regulations first announced in 2022 by the Health Ministry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hundreds-of-quebec-seniors-homes-lack-required-safeguards-to-prevent-wandering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hundreds-of-quebec-seniors-homes-lack-required-safeguards-to-prevent-wandering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of 88-year-old outside seniors’ residence raises questions about safety measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly half of Quebec seniors&rsquo; residences that house people at risk of wandering still lack the provincially mandated security measures meant to reduce that risk, Radio-Canada has learned. The recent death of an 88-year-old woman&nbsp;outside a seniors&rsquo; residence in Laval, Que., has raised questions about compliance with regulations first announced in 2022 by the Health Ministry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/death-of-88-year-old-outside-seniors-residence-raises-questions-about-safety-measures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/death-of-88-year-old-outside-seniors-residence-raises-questions-about-safety-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu blamed in deaths of 3 children in Ottawa area this month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three children between the ages of five and nine have died from complications of influenza this month, health officials in Ottawa and a neighbouring region said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-blamed-in-deaths-of-3-children-in-ottawa-area-this-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-blamed-in-deaths-of-3-children-in-ottawa-area-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton sees record increase in frostbite amputations, despite innovative treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates call for more support and changes to policy as new data shows frostbite numbers increased again in Edmonton last winter, with the majority performed on people without housing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/edmonton-sees-record-increase-in-frostbite-amputations-despite-innovative-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/edmonton-sees-record-increase-in-frostbite-amputations-despite-innovative-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Stephenville doctor says the health-care system owes him $200K. Without it, he'll quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Patterson says he signed a contract with Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services with the promise of incentives and bonuses that never came to fruition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-stephenville-doctor-says-the-health-care-system-owes-him-200k-without-it-hell-quit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-stephenville-doctor-says-the-health-care-system-owes-him-200k-without-it-hell-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It was fully ignored': This woman's medical emergency in Ontario jail reflects broader health-care crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a third of complaints filed by prisoners in Ontario jails this year were health-related, as medical staffing dropped by nearly 50 per cent and inmate populations kept rising, a CBC data analysis shows. One former inmate suffered a septic wound and a miscarriage while incarcerated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/it-was-fully-ignored-this-womans-medical-emergency-in-ontario-jail-reflects-broader-health-care-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/it-was-fully-ignored-this-womans-medical-emergency-in-ontario-jail-reflects-broader-health-care-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Founder of Moose Jaw health centre suggests ‘ALS drug industry’ was behind CBC investigation of his business]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed &ldquo;a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS&rdquo; says a recent CBC story about his company is evidence that he is seen as &ldquo;a direct threat to the ALS drug industry.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/founder-of-moose-jaw-health-centre-suggests-als-drug-industry-was-behind-cbc-investigation-of-his-business/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/founder-of-moose-jaw-health-centre-suggests-als-drug-industry-was-behind-cbc-investigation-of-his-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking about going off an antidepressant? Here’s what experts want you to know about doing so safely]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's common knowledge that antidepressants are an established and accessible treatment for depression, but it's not always clear how long patients should stay on these medications &mdash; and what role therapy can play in the process of going off them safely.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/thinking-about-going-off-an-antidepressant-heres-what-experts-want-you-to-know-about-doing-so-safely/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/thinking-about-going-off-an-antidepressant-heres-what-experts-want-you-to-know-about-doing-so-safely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning I had a rare genetic condition changed how I saw myself as a physician, woman and mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bethany Oeming has often fielded questions from people wondering what the secret was to her muscular body. At 36, when she was pregnant with her second child, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation called familial partial lipodystrophy. Suddenly, what she thought was simply her &ldquo;body type&rdquo; was reframed as a lifelong medical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/learning-i-had-a-rare-genetic-condition-changed-how-i-saw-myself-as-a-physician-woman-and-mom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/learning-i-had-a-rare-genetic-condition-changed-how-i-saw-myself-as-a-physician-woman-and-mom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. files civil claim against e-cigarette giant, alleges company fuelled youth addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[British Columbia has filed a civil claim against e-cigarette giant Juul Labs, saying the company fuelled youth nicotine addiction with &ldquo;deceptive marketing practices.&rdquo; Juul Labs denies the province's allegations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-files-civil-claim-against-e-cigarette-giant-alleges-company-fuelled-youth-addiction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-files-civil-claim-against-e-cigarette-giant-alleges-company-fuelled-youth-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health minister says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about how recent actions by U.S. public health agencies, like removing a universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for American infants, could harm Canadians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-minister-says-she-worries-about-us-public-health-decisions-harming-canadians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-minister-says-she-worries-about-us-public-health-decisions-harming-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 years after Indigenous woman died in Niagara hospital waiting room, family still waits for coroner's inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Winterstein's family believes she didn't receive proper medical assessment or care at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital because of systemic racism and biases. Niagara Health says it's committed to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/4-years-after-indigenous-woman-died-in-niagara-hospital-waiting-room-family-still-waits-for-coroners-inquest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/4-years-after-indigenous-woman-died-in-niagara-hospital-waiting-room-family-still-waits-for-coroners-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec walks back key measures in doctors’ pay law. Some say the damage is already done]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the province&rsquo;s National Assembly, MNAs rushed to adopt one final piece of legislation before taking their winter break &mdash; one that postpones the start date of the CAQ&rsquo;s controversial health reform law. It had caused a bitter, months-long battle with doctors, and details emerging from the government's tentative deal with family doctors show a Legault government willing to drop many of the law&rsquo;s most contentious measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-walks-back-key-measures-in-doctors-pay-law-some-say-the-damage-is-already-done/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-walks-back-key-measures-in-doctors-pay-law-some-say-the-damage-is-already-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADHD stimulant prescribing rose sharply in Ontario, study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ontario, suggesting factors such as more time spent online and the rise of private assessments for the mental condition could be behind the increase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/adhd-stimulant-prescribing-rose-sharply-in-ontario-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/adhd-stimulant-prescribing-rose-sharply-in-ontario-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No link between vaccines and autism, WHO reaffirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization's vaccine safety committee said Thursday that new reviews of scientific evidence found no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, reaffirming conclusions reached more than two decades ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/no-link-between-vaccines-and-autism-who-reaffirms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/no-link-between-vaccines-and-autism-who-reaffirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How this team is transforming health care for African Nova Scotian women]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nova Scotia Sisterhood aims to provide culturally sensitive health-care services to Black women and gender-diverse individuals. The team is working to break down some of the systemic barriers that exist for African Nova Scotians trying to navigate the health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-this-team-is-transforming-health-care-for-african-nova-scotian-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-this-team-is-transforming-health-care-for-african-nova-scotian-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday precautions to spread cheer, not germs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health officials are reminding Canadians to maintain healthy habits during the holiday season, as influenza leads to more school &nbsp;absences&nbsp; and &nbsp;hospitalizations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/holiday-precautions-to-spread-cheer-not-germs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/holiday-precautions-to-spread-cheer-not-germs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta emergency rooms hit with wave of influenza patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they&rsquo;re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-emergency-rooms-hit-with-wave-of-influenza-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-emergency-rooms-hit-with-wave-of-influenza-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medication to treat postpartum depression approved by Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression. The regulator says zuranolone, a pill sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is authorized in Canada to relieve symptoms of moderate or severe depression after childbirth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medication-to-treat-postpartum-depression-approved-by-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medication-to-treat-postpartum-depression-approved-by-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian government stepping in to assist water emergency in Kugaaruk, Nunavut]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a news release Tuesday, Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister of emergency management, said she has approved a request for assistance from the Nunavut government. That&rsquo;s to provide support in the logistics of transporting, distributing and pumping drinking water, as the community of Kugaaruk continues to grapple with a state of emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-government-stepping-in-to-assist-water-emergency-in-kugaaruk-nunavut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadian-government-stepping-in-to-assist-water-emergency-in-kugaaruk-nunavut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients seeking doctors losing faith in Ontario's centralized waitlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's auditor general found Health Care Connect is failing to match patients with primary care providers. Meanwhile, some clinics are filling their own rosters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/patients-seeking-doctors-losing-faith-in-ontarios-centralized-waitlist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/patients-seeking-doctors-losing-faith-in-ontarios-centralized-waitlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles exposure alert issued for flight from Toronto to Edmonton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A confirmed case of the measles at the Edmonton International Airport has prompted a public health alert warning travellers of the risk of potential exposure to the highly contagious infection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-exposure-alert-issued-for-flight-from-toronto-to-edmonton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-exposure-alert-issued-for-flight-from-toronto-to-edmonton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New immigration track for doctors a 'step in the right direction' but more work to do: medical association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Joss Reimer says the new measures to expedite permanent residency for 5,000 international doctors in Canada is a step in the right direction, but 'even if we get all 5,000, we're still 23,000 doctors short.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-immigration-track-for-doctors-a-step-in-the-right-direction-but-more-work-to-do-medical-association/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-immigration-track-for-doctors-a-step-in-the-right-direction-but-more-work-to-do-medical-association/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Canadians have a family doctor, but 'concerning gaps' found]]></title><description><![CDATA[More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner compared with three years ago, though satisfaction remains low, a comprehensive new survey suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-canadians-have-a-family-doctor-but-concerning-gaps-found/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-canadians-have-a-family-doctor-but-concerning-gaps-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario set to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next step in Ontario's plan to expand the number of private clinics offering publicly funded health care will roll out early next year, with four centres offering hip and knee replacements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-set-to-fund-hip-and-knee-replacements-at-private-clinics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-set-to-fund-hip-and-knee-replacements-at-private-clinics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugs, inter-governmental relations and wildfires dominate Sask. fall sitting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Scott Moe called this sitting a success, but his government has faced criticism on health care and wildfire response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drugs-inter-governmental-relations-and-wildfires-dominate-sask-fall-sitting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drugs-inter-governmental-relations-and-wildfires-dominate-sask-fall-sitting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High school, ER among 3 new measles exposure sites in southern Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public health officials are warning people may have been recently exposed to measles at an emergency department, a school and a restaurant in southern Manitoba.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/high-school-er-among-3-new-measles-exposure-sites-in-southern-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/high-school-er-among-3-new-measles-exposure-sites-in-southern-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is promising to open up permanent residency for foreign doctors currently working in Canada as temporary foreign residents in order to tackle the doctor shortage across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/liberals-to-open-new-fast-track-to-permanent-residency-for-5000-foreign-doctors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/liberals-to-open-new-fast-track-to-permanent-residency-for-5000-foreign-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill 2 puts Montreal clinic serving sexual assault victims at risk of closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family clinic in downtown Montreal that treats over 10,000 patients could close its doors due to Bill 2, a controversial law that ties doctors' salaries to key performance indicators. Dr. Andr&eacute;e Vincent says Clinique Medic Elle, which also serves as a centre for victims of sexual assault, could lose some of its doctors. She and her colleagues are already receiving job offers from outside the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bill-2-puts-montreal-clinic-serving-sexual-assault-victims-at-risk-of-closure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bill-2-puts-montreal-clinic-serving-sexual-assault-victims-at-risk-of-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capacity limits at Stollery in Edmonton lead to chemotherapy delays for children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samantha Dornbusch has been bringing her son Jaxson to the hospital for the past six years to treat the aggressive blood cancer he&rsquo;s battling. Over the last two years, on multiple occasions they say they would show up to the hospital only to have staff tell them his treatments would be delayed because there were no beds currently available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/capacity-limits-at-stollery-in-edmonton-lead-to-chemotherapy-delays-for-children/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/capacity-limits-at-stollery-in-edmonton-lead-to-chemotherapy-delays-for-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario mayors urge province to declare state of emergency with homelessness, addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayors of Ontario's 29 largest cities are calling on the province to declare a state of emergency as municipalities deal with what they call a "community safety and humanitarian crisis" created by homelessness, mental health and addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-mayors-urge-province-to-declare-state-of-emergency-with-homelessness-addiction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-mayors-urge-province-to-declare-state-of-emergency-with-homelessness-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squamish Nation declares state of emergency after deaths from toxic drug supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[As family members are grieving the loss of their loved ones a state of emergency has been declared by Squamish Nation Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/squamish-nation-declares-state-of-emergency-after-deaths-from-toxic-drug-supply/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 03:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/squamish-nation-declares-state-of-emergency-after-deaths-from-toxic-drug-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. directs physicians to notify parents if child shows up with mental health, drug use issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. government is issuing new guidance for physicians treating youth with overlapping mental health and substance use issues. It directs doctors to notify parents and potentially involuntarily detain youth if they're unable or unwilling to seek care themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-directs-physicians-to-notify-parents-if-child-shows-up-with-mental-health-drug-use-issues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-directs-physicians-to-notify-parents-if-child-shows-up-with-mental-health-drug-use-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interior Health warns of safety risks at resort north of 100 Mile House, B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A resort in B.C.&rsquo;s Interior is under a public health warning after inspectors found ongoing safety problems with its food, water and recreational facilities, issues officials say have persisted for years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/interior-health-warns-of-safety-risks-at-resort-north-of-100-mile-house-bc/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/interior-health-warns-of-safety-risks-at-resort-north-of-100-mile-house-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors to monitor blood glucose recalled following ties to 7 deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some FreeStyle Libre 3 plus glucose monitor sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings, Health Canada says in an alert. The recalled sensors have been linked to injuries and even deaths elsewhere in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/freestyle-libre-3-sensors-to-monitor-blood-glucose-recalled-following-ties-to-7-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/freestyle-libre-3-sensors-to-monitor-blood-glucose-recalled-following-ties-to-7-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr.-appointed panel removes universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for U.S. infants]]></title><description><![CDATA[A panel of advisers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has voted to remove the longstanding recommendation to universally vaccinate American infants against hepatitis B.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rfk-jr-appointed-panel-removes-universal-hepatitis-b-vaccine-recommendations-for-us-infants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rfk-jr-appointed-panel-removes-universal-hepatitis-b-vaccine-recommendations-for-us-infants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glyphosate herbicide safety study retracted 25 years after publication]]></title><description><![CDATA[An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask the federal government to review the science on glyphosate use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/glyphosate-herbicide-safety-study-retracted-25-years-after-publication/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/glyphosate-herbicide-safety-study-retracted-25-years-after-publication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decades-old study on common weed killer retracted after journal editor says Monsanto may have helped write it]]></title><description><![CDATA[An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask the federal government to review the science on glyphosate use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/decades-old-study-on-common-weed-killer-retracted-after-journal-editor-says-monsanto-may-have-helped-write-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/decades-old-study-on-common-weed-killer-retracted-after-journal-editor-says-monsanto-may-have-helped-write-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He spent his career documenting collective trauma. Grassy Narrows was one of his toughest cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kai T. Erikson, Yale sociologist who dedicated his career to documenting the collective trauma faced by communities in the wake of unimaginable disasters, has died at the age of 94. In the late '70s, he spent time collecting the stories of people on Grassy Narrows First Nation suffering from the impacts of mercury poisoning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/he-spent-his-career-documenting-collective-trauma-grassy-narrows-was-one-of-his-toughest-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/he-spent-his-career-documenting-collective-trauma-grassy-narrows-was-one-of-his-toughest-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s hospitals in Canada face flood of flu visits as doctors urge families to get vaccinated]]></title><description><![CDATA[An early start to Canada&rsquo;s flu season is hitting children hard, sending a flood of young patients into multiple pediatric hospitals as medical teams warn that emergency visits and admissions could keep climbing in the weeks ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/childrens-hospitals-in-canada-face-flood-of-flu-visits-as-doctors-urge-families-to-get-vaccinated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/childrens-hospitals-in-canada-face-flood-of-flu-visits-as-doctors-urge-families-to-get-vaccinated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba updates asbestos regulations, including workers' certification, employer registration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba is updating its regulations governing the handling of asbestos to protect workers from dangerous exposure to the material, the leading cause of work-place related deaths in the province, the government says.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-updates-asbestos-regulations-including-workers-certification-employer-registration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-updates-asbestos-regulations-including-workers-certification-employer-registration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta Health Services CEO on leave of absence, province confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleven months ago, Andre Tremblay was appointed top executive and sole director of AHS after the ouster of both the entire board and then-CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-health-services-ceo-on-leave-of-absence-province-confirms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-health-services-ceo-on-leave-of-absence-province-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talks break off between Quebec and family doctors, only weeks before reforms set to take effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Negotiations between the Quebec government and family doctors have broken off once again, less than a month before a set of reforms are set to go into effect that would alter the way doctors are paid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/talks-break-off-between-quebec-and-family-doctors-only-weeks-before-reforms-set-to-take-effect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/talks-break-off-between-quebec-and-family-doctors-only-weeks-before-reforms-set-to-take-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How singing in a choir might help people find their voices after a stroke]]></title><description><![CDATA[A randomized controlled trial involving 12 weekly choir sessions for participants who have developed aphasia from strokes, aims to find out if singing together helps them re-gain their ability to speak and write.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-singing-in-a-choir-might-help-people-find-their-voices-after-a-stroke/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-singing-in-a-choir-might-help-people-find-their-voices-after-a-stroke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New research suggests surge in incurable prostate cancer from lack of early screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian research suggests recommendations against screening for prostate cancer has led to a rise in the rates of stage 4 cases and less progress in mortality, even as other experts disagree and cite harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-research-suggests-surge-in-incurable-prostate-cancer-from-lack-of-early-screening/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-research-suggests-surge-in-incurable-prostate-cancer-from-lack-of-early-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late-stage prostate cancer rates went up when screening went down, says new research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian research suggests recommendations against screening for prostate cancer has led to a rise in the rates of stage 4 cases and less progress in mortality, even as other experts disagree and cite harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/late-stage-prostate-cancer-rates-went-up-when-screening-went-down-says-new-research/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/late-stage-prostate-cancer-rates-went-up-when-screening-went-down-says-new-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to know about the imported pistachios linked to lasting salmonella outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranian pistachios previously imported to Canada need to be held and tested for salmonella before being sold, federal officials say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-to-know-about-the-imported-pistachios-linked-to-lasting-salmonella-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-to-know-about-the-imported-pistachios-linked-to-lasting-salmonella-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delayed introduction of First Nations clean water bill 'unacceptable,' say chiefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chiefs in Ontario are denouncing the federal government&rsquo;s delayed introduction of a bill to ensure First Nations have safe drinking water. They're also concerned that Canada intends to weaken proposed legislation before tabling it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delayed-introduction-of-first-nations-clean-water-bill-unacceptable-say-chiefs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delayed-introduction-of-first-nations-clean-water-bill-unacceptable-say-chiefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Canada's food inspection agency won't do interviews as avian flu outbreak in Ontario grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the number of birds culled due to an avian flu outbreak on turkey farms near Strathroy, Ont., approaches 100,000, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says they won't provide staff for media interviews for fear they will be subject of harassment, or death threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-canadas-food-inspection-agency-wont-do-interviews-as-avian-flu-outbreak-in-ontario-grows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-canadas-food-inspection-agency-wont-do-interviews-as-avian-flu-outbreak-in-ontario-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicotine pouches are being illegally sold in corner stores across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CBC News investigation has uncovered the sale of nicotine pouches in convenience stores across the country, despite federal regulations banning it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nicotine-pouches-are-being-illegally-sold-in-corner-stores-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nicotine-pouches-are-being-illegally-sold-in-corner-stores-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data shows RSV shots prevent ‘most dangerous’ respiratory infection for newborns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has long been the leading cause of infant hospitalization in Canada. While real-world studies show new RSV shots are working to keep newborns out of hospital, many Canadian families still don't have access to these groundbreaking tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-data-shows-rsv-shots-prevent-most-dangerous-respiratory-infection-for-newborns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-data-shows-rsv-shots-prevent-most-dangerous-respiratory-infection-for-newborns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor behind Fraser Health whistleblower suit announces settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency room physician Kaitlin Stockton says she has reached a settlement with the Fraser Health Authority to resolve a lawsuit that alleged wrongful dismissal after she tried to warn patients about conditions in two hospitals where she worked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-behind-fraser-health-whistleblower-suit-announces-settlement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-behind-fraser-health-whistleblower-suit-announces-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario wrote off $1.4B of PPE, is burning expired equipment: auditor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021, the province's auditor general found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-wrote-off-14b-of-ppe-is-burning-expired-equipment-auditor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-wrote-off-14b-of-ppe-is-burning-expired-equipment-auditor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario auditor general finds province not properly overseeing doctor billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario is not properly overseeing doctors' billings, including cases of physicians billing for more than 24 hours in a day &mdash; money that could be going toward adding more family doctors, the auditor general has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-auditor-general-finds-province-not-properly-overseeing-doctor-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-auditor-general-finds-province-not-properly-overseeing-doctor-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As women with ‘invisible illnesses’ struggle to be believed, a report on chronic pain could help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medical professionals say a 2021 report supported by Health Canada could have a major impact on how the medical system can better understand chronic pain and the best ways to diagnose it &mdash;&nbsp;but with its release during the height of COVID-19 pandemic, the report flew under the radar, and some doctors and advocates are hoping that can chanage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-women-with-invisible-illnesses-struggle-to-be-believed-a-report-on-chronic-pain-could-help/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/as-women-with-invisible-illnesses-struggle-to-be-believed-a-report-on-chronic-pain-could-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a N.S. palliative care unit tells us about Canada’s rural health care challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The five-bed palliative care hospital unit in Lunenburg, N.S., is still searching for staff, four years after it was first announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-a-ns-palliative-care-unit-tells-us-about-canadas-rural-health-care-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-a-ns-palliative-care-unit-tells-us-about-canadas-rural-health-care-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insufficient evidence to proceed with charges in Janeway children’s hospital drug theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data obtained by CBC News through access to information shows high-risk medication goes missing every year from hospitals across Newfoundland and Labrador.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/insufficient-evidence-to-proceed-with-charges-in-janeway-childrens-hospital-drug-theft/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/insufficient-evidence-to-proceed-with-charges-in-janeway-childrens-hospital-drug-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts warn merger of 2 Quebec health agencies could undermine public health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts are raising concerns over Quebec&rsquo;s plan to merge two major health agencies as part of a broader plan to reduce bureaucracy. They warn the move could weaken public health, reduce preventive care, fragment services and prioritize short-term treatment over long-term population health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-warn-merger-of-2-quebec-health-agencies-could-undermine-public-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-warn-merger-of-2-quebec-health-agencies-could-undermine-public-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any Canadian who asks for HIV prevention drugs should get them, doctors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time since 2017, Canadian doctors have released updated clinical guidelines for antiretroviral medications used to prevent HIV.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/any-canadian-who-asks-for-hiv-prevention-drugs-should-get-them-doctors-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/any-canadian-who-asks-for-hiv-prevention-drugs-should-get-them-doctors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO conditionally recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first conditional recommendation by the organization advises the use of GLP-1 drugs by adults, except pregnant women, for long-term obesity treatment, while the second suggests interventions like a healthy diet and physical activity to be offered alongside the medicines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-conditionally-recommends-glp-1-drugs-for-obesity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/who-conditionally-recommends-glp-1-drugs-for-obesity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American podiatrist leaving Nova Scotia over bureaucratic frustrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. podiatrist says he is leaving the province because his patients have to wait years to see a surgeon for procedures on their feet, even though he's trained to do the procedures in his clinic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/american-podiatrist-leaving-nova-scotia-over-bureaucratic-frustrations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/american-podiatrist-leaving-nova-scotia-over-bureaucratic-frustrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal-area paramedics have a new dispatch system. They fear it's putting patients at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBC News spoke with five paramedics who say they&rsquo;ve been sent out to respond to 911 calls unnecessarily &mdash; either because the call had already been handled by another team and reappeared in the system, or because several ambulances were dispatched to the same call. Urgences-sant&eacute;, meanwhile, insists there&rsquo;s been no impact on patient care since the system was implemented.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-area-paramedics-have-a-new-dispatch-system-they-fear-its-putting-patients-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-area-paramedics-have-a-new-dispatch-system-they-fear-its-putting-patients-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Eritrean refugees sponsor their own psychologist to fill health-care gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Eritrean community members are banding together to try to bring a clinical psychologist from East Africa to Calgary, hoping to help the community access the kind of support that&rsquo;s chronically difficult for many newcomers to get in the mainstream health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-eritrean-refugees-sponsor-their-own-psychologist-to-fill-health-care-gap/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-eritrean-refugees-sponsor-their-own-psychologist-to-fill-health-care-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reducing ultra-processed food intake requires rethinking our 'food environment,' experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say that an individual&rsquo;s food environment is what plays a key role in determining how healthy they are, arguing that tackling issues like&nbsp;ultra-processed food consumption and obesity is more complicated than simply summoning the willpower to resist unhealthy foods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reducing-ultra-processed-food-intake-requires-rethinking-our-food-environment-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reducing-ultra-processed-food-intake-requires-rethinking-our-food-environment-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would the flu shot work better if it wasn't grown in chicken eggs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, the flu virus in the shots you&rsquo;re offered every fall has been grown in chicken eggs. Now, scientists are trying more modern methods of developing vaccines that they hope will be even more effective.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/would-the-flu-shot-work-better-if-it-wasnt-grown-in-chicken-eggs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/would-the-flu-shot-work-better-if-it-wasnt-grown-in-chicken-eggs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This paramedic had post-traumatic stress injuries. So he built a healthier workplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Canada, several union officials who represent paramedics have sounded the alarm on the burnout, stress, and post-traumatic stress injuries that many paramedics are dealing with due to working conditions.&nbsp;Miles Randell, an advanced care paramedic, is trying to do something different for frontline health-care workers who need a supportive work environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-paramedic-had-post-traumatic-stress-injuries-so-he-built-a-healthier-workplace/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-paramedic-had-post-traumatic-stress-injuries-so-he-built-a-healthier-workplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu vaccines take months to make. Here's what could speed it up]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, the flu virus in the shots you&rsquo;re offered every fall has been grown in chicken eggs. Now, scientists are trying more modern methods of developing vaccines that they hope will be even more effective.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-vaccines-take-months-to-make-heres-what-could-speed-it-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/flu-vaccines-take-months-to-make-heres-what-could-speed-it-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents in Port Hardy, B.C., rally against nearly 3-year overnight closure of ER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Island Health has closed the ER at the Port Hardy Hospital overnight starting in January 2023, citing a staffing shortage. Patients requiring emergency care are transported to Port McNeill &mdash; a 45-kilometre drive southeast along a windy, dark highway that locals say can be treacherous in winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/residents-in-port-hardy-bc-rally-against-nearly-3-year-overnight-closure-of-er/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/residents-in-port-hardy-bc-rally-against-nearly-3-year-overnight-closure-of-er/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surging measles cases could augur poorly for other diseases, World Health Organization says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Measles deaths dropped 88 per cent over 24 years thanks to global immunization efforts but the number of cases surged in 2024, the World Health Organization says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/surging-measles-cases-could-augur-poorly-for-other-diseases-world-health-organization-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/surging-measles-cases-could-augur-poorly-for-other-diseases-world-health-organization-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My outlook on aging changed when my friend died. Here’s the clarity I found as I enter my 60s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dana Kobernick never saw aging as a privilege. Then her longtime friend died, and her perception changed. As she enters her 60s, she&rsquo;s learning to face life&rsquo;s next steps with courage and gratitude, inspired by her friend&rsquo;s resilience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/my-outlook-on-aging-changed-when-my-friend-died-heres-the-clarity-i-found-as-i-enter-my-60s/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/my-outlook-on-aging-changed-when-my-friend-died-heres-the-clarity-i-found-as-i-enter-my-60s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. sees record number of 911 calls about toxic drug overdoses, health authority says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) said that British Columbia has seen a record number of 911 calls related to toxic drug poisonings, as officials issue warnings about an increasingly tainted supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-sees-record-number-of-911-calls-about-toxic-drug-overdoses-health-authority-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-sees-record-number-of-911-calls-about-toxic-drug-overdoses-health-authority-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not rocket science’: Diabetic says getting coverage under N.S. programs a struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Type 1 diabetic who recently moved to Nova Scotia said they paid hundreds of dollars out of pocket while trying to apply for provincial programs that help cover the costs of insulin and supplies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-not-rocket-science-diabetic-says-getting-coverage-under-ns-programs-a-struggle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-not-rocket-science-diabetic-says-getting-coverage-under-ns-programs-a-struggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner's office calls for clearer definition of e-bikes in Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert panel is calling on the Ontario government to tighten its definition of what counts as an e-bike, in an attempt to improve safety and reduce the number of fatal crashes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/coroners-office-calls-for-clearer-definition-of-e-bikes-in-ontario/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/coroners-office-calls-for-clearer-definition-of-e-bikes-in-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family medicine clinic in Hudson, Que., to close citing Quebec's Bill 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family medicine clinic in Hudson, Que., west of Montreal, will close citing the implementation of Quebec's controversial Bill 2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-medicine-clinic-in-hudson-que-to-close-citing-quebecs-bill-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-medicine-clinic-in-hudson-que-to-close-citing-quebecs-bill-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dies after waiting over 30 hours for care, family says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba health officials are investigating a critical incident after the family of an 82-year-old woman said she died following a more than 30-hour wait for hospital care in last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/woman-dies-after-waiting-over-30-hours-for-care-family-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/woman-dies-after-waiting-over-30-hours-for-care-family-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['System is broken,' nurse says after her mother's death following wait for care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba health officials are investigating a critical incident after the family of an 82-year-old woman said she died following more than 30 hours in emergency departments at Winnipeg's Grace and St. Boniface hospitals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/system-is-broken-nurse-says-after-her-mothers-death-following-wait-for-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/system-is-broken-nurse-says-after-her-mothers-death-following-wait-for-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['System is broken,' nurse says after her mother's death following more than 30-hour wait for care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba health officials are investigating a critical incident after the family of an 82-year-old woman said she died following a more than 30-hour wait for hospital care in last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/system-is-broken-nurse-says-after-her-mothers-death-following-more-than-30-hour-wait-for-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/system-is-broken-nurse-says-after-her-mothers-death-following-more-than-30-hour-wait-for-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Year after quadriplegic Quebec man chose assisted dying, advocates prepare class action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates and the widow of a quadriplegic Quebec man are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against the province after the 66-year-old requested medical assistance in dying following a hospital stay last year that left him with a severe bedsore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/year-after-quadriplegic-quebec-man-chose-assisted-dying-advocates-prepare-class-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/year-after-quadriplegic-quebec-man-chose-assisted-dying-advocates-prepare-class-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report calls on N.S. to apologize to Mi’kmaw, Black communities for environmental racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report by a provincially legislated panel on environmental racism contains 14 recommendations &mdash; including a call for a formal apology by the Nova Scotia government &mdash; and suggests reparations should also be considered, according to a draft document obtained by CBC News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/report-calls-on-ns-to-apologize-to-mikmaw-black-communities-for-environmental-racism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/report-calls-on-ns-to-apologize-to-mikmaw-black-communities-for-environmental-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta government wants stricter penalties to deter tobacco black market]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week after RCMP officers seized more than eight million illegal cigarettes, the Alberta government is planning to get tougher on contraband tobacco, with legislation that includes mandatory reporting of seizures and harsher financial penalties for buyers, sellers and distributors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-government-wants-stricter-penalties-to-deter-tobacco-black-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-government-wants-stricter-penalties-to-deter-tobacco-black-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts warn the devil is in the details with Alberta's 'experiment' to expand private health care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some health experts say they&rsquo;re worried the new legislation designed to expand private health care in Alberta was not properly planned and is missing key protections for the public health system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-warn-the-devil-is-in-the-details-with-albertas-experiment-to-expand-private-health-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-warn-the-devil-is-in-the-details-with-albertas-experiment-to-expand-private-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why invoking the notwithstanding clause no longer seems politically taboo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The notwithstanding clause allows for premiers or prime ministers to override rulings on legislation that judges have determined would violate sections of the Charter. But the use of the clause, once viewed by many as a political taboo, has become more frequent in recent years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-invoking-the-notwithstanding-clause-no-longer-seems-politically-taboo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-invoking-the-notwithstanding-clause-no-longer-seems-politically-taboo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities by nearly 300%]]></title><description><![CDATA[A joint investigation by CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation has found that transit violence in some of Canada's biggest municipalities remains well above pre-pandemic levels, despite recent decreases. It has roughly doubled over the past decade in eight major Canadian cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/transit-violence-rising-across-canada-in-some-cities-by-nearly-300/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/transit-violence-rising-across-canada-in-some-cities-by-nearly-300/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. puts $3.6M into expansion of collaborative-care clinic in St. Stephen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province said it would establish and strengthen support for at least 10 collaborative care teams across the province this year, with St. Stephen the ninth announced so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-puts-36m-into-expansion-of-collaborative-care-clinic-in-st-stephen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-puts-36m-into-expansion-of-collaborative-care-clinic-in-st-stephen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec coroner finds gaps in medical care for man who sought MAID after bedsores]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Quebec coroner issued 31 recommendations in relation to the death of Normand Meunier, who sought a medically assisted death in March 2024 after his severe bedsores were made significantly worse by an ER stay in Saint-J&eacute;r&ocirc;me.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-coroner-finds-gaps-in-medical-care-for-man-who-sought-maid-after-bedsores/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-coroner-finds-gaps-in-medical-care-for-man-who-sought-maid-after-bedsores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaint filed about off-duty RCMP officer who arrested woman with intellectual delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A complaint process is underway for an RCMP officer who arrested an intellectually delayed woman and removed her from a social centre, while off duty and in a different police jurisdiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/complaint-filed-about-off-duty-rcmp-officer-who-arrested-woman-with-intellectual-delay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/complaint-filed-about-off-duty-rcmp-officer-who-arrested-woman-with-intellectual-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangladesh man with little time to live struggling to raise son, access medical care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asif Mahumud Prince has incurable metastatic thyroid cancer, and doesn't have a permanent resident status in Canada. Now, Prince and his lawyer are fighting for his application to get processed, so he can secure a future for his son.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bangladesh-man-with-little-time-to-live-struggling-to-raise-son-access-medical-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bangladesh-man-with-little-time-to-live-struggling-to-raise-son-access-medical-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family distraught as Manitoba maintains it won't pay for treatment for 30-year-old with degenerative disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tears gathered in Jeremy Bray&rsquo;s eyes as he absorbed the news that his pleas for Manitoba&rsquo;s government to cover his life-sustaining treatment hadn&rsquo;t changed the health minister&rsquo;s mind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-distraught-as-manitoba-maintains-it-wont-pay-for-treatment-for-30-year-old-with-degenerative-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-distraught-as-manitoba-maintains-it-wont-pay-for-treatment-for-30-year-old-with-degenerative-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. says Mental Health Act changes intended to help nurses, but critics concerned]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Premier David Eby says these changes are necessary to make sure health-care workers are clearly protected from liability, some in the health-care industry have raised questions about why this change is necessary &ndash; as they say the act already covers liability protection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-says-mental-health-act-changes-intended-to-help-nurses-but-critics-concerned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-says-mental-health-act-changes-intended-to-help-nurses-but-critics-concerned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Pfizer COVID vaccines in short supply at pharmacies across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pfizer Canada says it has placed temporary limits on community pharmacy orders of a COVID-19 vaccine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-pfizer-covid-vaccines-in-short-supply-at-pharmacies-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-pfizer-covid-vaccines-in-short-supply-at-pharmacies-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are ER wait times so long?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lengthy wait times have become a reality for patients trying to get into emergency rooms across the country. Marketplace investigates why the system is in crisis and how it&rsquo;s driving more Canadians to walk out of ERs without ever being seen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-are-er-wait-times-so-long/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-are-er-wait-times-so-long/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts call for free nasal naloxone across B.C., as pilot project outcome uncertain]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the province has explored wider distribution of the spray for free as a pilot program, Health Minister Josie Osborne says it has not completed an evaluation of the program initially set to be completed late this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-call-for-free-nasal-naloxone-across-bc-as-pilot-project-outcome-uncertain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/experts-call-for-free-nasal-naloxone-across-bc-as-pilot-project-outcome-uncertain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She started a diaper bank out of her apartment, and was swamped with need]]></title><description><![CDATA['I've heard of women using pillowcases and towels and just doing the best that they can to get to payday,' says Halifax woman who started distributing diapers as a passion project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-started-a-diaper-bank-out-of-her-apartment-and-was-swamped-with-need/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-started-a-diaper-bank-out-of-her-apartment-and-was-swamped-with-need/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger-skewing co-op programs aim to spark teen interest in health care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-op programs in health-care spaces regularly enlist post-secondary students, but some are skewing younger to target high schoolers. The hope is to spark interest in a broader pool of teens, especially those from under-represented groups, and get more of them thinking about Canada's health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/younger-skewing-co-op-programs-aim-to-spark-teen-interest-in-health-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/younger-skewing-co-op-programs-aim-to-spark-teen-interest-in-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoplait Yop yogurt drinks recalled in Canada over plastic contamination fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of Yoplait's yogurts have been pulled from Canadian shelves after the company shared fears over pieces of plastic in some products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/yoplait-yop-yogurt-drinks-recalled-in-canada-over-plastic-contamination-fears/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/yoplait-yop-yogurt-drinks-recalled-in-canada-over-plastic-contamination-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's what happens when airline passengers have a medical emergency mid-flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[In-flight medical emergencies happen roughly once every 212 flights, according to recent research. Experts say that airlines have clear protocols in place to respond to in-flight medical emergencies, with access to trained physicians who can provide ground support in the event that flight crew aren't able to connect with a volunteer medical professional on board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heres-what-happens-when-airline-passengers-have-a-medical-emergency-mid-flight/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heres-what-happens-when-airline-passengers-have-a-medical-emergency-mid-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Alberta's public-private doctor plan could mean for insurance, physician burnout, nurses and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith&rsquo;s plan to allow physicians to dabble both in the public and private systems at the same time would be a Canadian first, and has drawn mixed reaction from critics and supporters alike. It has also prompted a number of questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-albertas-public-private-doctor-plan-could-mean-for-insurance-physician-burnout-nurses-and-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-albertas-public-private-doctor-plan-could-mean-for-insurance-physician-burnout-nurses-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Experts say mental health is a factor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CBC investigation finds that school time lost due to reported illness is up in all districts that provided data &mdash; more than tripling in some places compared to five years ago. While the data doesn&rsquo;t say why, experts say deteriorating mental health is causing some kids to stay home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reported-illnesses-have-tripled-in-some-school-districts-experts-say-mental-health-is-a-factor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reported-illnesses-have-tripled-in-some-school-districts-experts-say-mental-health-is-a-factor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a health-care complaint is tough. These tips can make the difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many Canadians, their experience with the health-care system is difficult or uncomfortable but it feels futile to complain. An Ontario doctor and health-care mediator has tips to successfully navigate the complaints sytem and potentially improve care for others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/making-a-health-care-complaint-is-tough-these-tips-can-make-the-difference/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/making-a-health-care-complaint-is-tough-these-tips-can-make-the-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I would not have made it out’: Why online spaces matter for 2SLGBTQ+ youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As countries around the world move to ban social media for children under 16, with Nova Scotia and Quebec considering similar legislation, some 2SLGBTQ+ youth say that restricting online access could cut them off from vital communities that allow for identity exploration and support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-would-not-have-made-it-out-why-online-spaces-matter-for-2slgbtq-youth/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-would-not-have-made-it-out-why-online-spaces-matter-for-2slgbtq-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ByHeart baby formula recalled in Canada as infant botulism cases in U.S. climb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian officials are warning the public not to consume recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum tied to infant illnesses in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/byheart-baby-formula-recalled-in-canada-as-infant-botulism-cases-in-us-climb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/byheart-baby-formula-recalled-in-canada-as-infant-botulism-cases-in-us-climb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the best way to improve access to psychologists in Canada?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of hours needed to start working as a psychologist seeing patients in Ontario could be slashed under proposed changes aimed at boosting the province's supply of the health professionals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/whats-the-best-way-to-improve-access-to-psychologists-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/whats-the-best-way-to-improve-access-to-psychologists-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This hospital had the longest wait times in Ontario last year. It’s using AI, private donors to speed up care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto&rsquo;s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is using artificial intelligence to reduce the amount of time people spend in the emergency department and increase the amount of focus doctors can provide to patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-hospital-had-the-longest-wait-times-in-ontario-last-year-its-using-ai-private-donors-to-speed-up-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-hospital-had-the-longest-wait-times-in-ontario-last-year-its-using-ai-private-donors-to-speed-up-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roughly 500,000 Canadians left ERs before seeing a doctor last year, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[About half a million people left emergency departments across Canada before being seen by a doctor last year, according to data analysis by CBC&rsquo;s Marketplace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/roughly-500000-canadians-left-ers-before-seeing-a-doctor-last-year-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/roughly-500000-canadians-left-ers-before-seeing-a-doctor-last-year-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is pharmacare on ice? Health minister says no new deals with provinces in the works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s public drug insurance program appears to be in limbo, with the Carney government failing to earmark any new money to expand coverage to the rest of the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/is-pharmacare-on-ice-health-minister-says-no-new-deals-with-provinces-in-the-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/is-pharmacare-on-ice-health-minister-says-no-new-deals-with-provinces-in-the-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study links health-care privatization with higher mortality rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives looked at 25 countries and found those with more privatized health care fared worse on seven mortality indicators. The report comes as several provinces pursue privatizing some health-care services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/study-links-health-care-privatization-with-higher-mortality-rates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/study-links-health-care-privatization-with-higher-mortality-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta aims to curtail regulatory bodies from sanctioning workers for after-hours activities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Alberta workers could no longer be investigated by their licensing bodies for what they say outside of work hours, should the legislature pass a new bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-aims-to-curtail-regulatory-bodies-from-sanctioning-workers-for-after-hours-activities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-aims-to-curtail-regulatory-bodies-from-sanctioning-workers-for-after-hours-activities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC adopts Robert F. Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on autism website]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cdc-adopts-robert-f-kennedys-anti-vaccine-views-on-autism-website/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cdc-adopts-robert-f-kennedys-anti-vaccine-views-on-autism-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC adopts Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine views on autism website]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cdc-adopts-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-anti-vaccine-views-on-autism-website/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cdc-adopts-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-anti-vaccine-views-on-autism-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a "toxic," "chaotic" and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry concluded on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delay-in-covid-19-lockdowns-in-uk-resulted-in-some-23000-more-deaths-public-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/delay-in-covid-19-lockdowns-in-uk-resulted-in-some-23000-more-deaths-public-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children's advocates want new online harms legislation before the end of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national coalition of advocacy groups, health-care organizations and a telecommunications company have come together to demand the federal government reintroduce legislation to protect children from online exploitation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/childrens-advocates-want-new-online-harms-legislation-before-the-end-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/childrens-advocates-want-new-online-harms-legislation-before-the-end-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates calling for improved pain management for IUD insertions in B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some, IUD insertion is no problem. For others, it&rsquo;s extremely painful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/advocates-calling-for-improved-pain-management-for-iud-insertions-in-bc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/advocates-calling-for-improved-pain-management-for-iud-insertions-in-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents in this rural B.C community receive a prescription to exercise at a rec centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Walters received a prescription from his paramedical nurse this past summer, but instead of receiving a pill, he was given a pass to the Similkameen Recreation Centre in Keremeos, B.C., to use the gym and take part in programming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/residents-in-this-rural-bc-community-receive-a-prescription-to-exercise-at-a-rec-centre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/residents-in-this-rural-bc-community-receive-a-prescription-to-exercise-at-a-rec-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta's bid to privatize lab services wasted more than $100M: auditor general]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's auditor general has released a report detailing numerous failures in process and lack of due diligence by the province in its attempt to privatize community lab services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-bid-to-privatize-lab-services-wasted-more-than-100m-auditor-general/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-bid-to-privatize-lab-services-wasted-more-than-100m-auditor-general/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta premier confirms plans to allow surgeons to work in both public and private health care systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has confirmed her government's intention to allow physicians flexibility to work in both the public and private health care systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-premier-confirms-plans-to-allow-surgeons-to-work-in-both-public-and-private-health-care-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-premier-confirms-plans-to-allow-surgeons-to-work-in-both-public-and-private-health-care-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta premier confirms plans to allow physicians to work in both public and private health care systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has confirmed her government's intention to allow physicians flexibility to work in both the public and private health care systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-premier-confirms-plans-to-allow-physicians-to-work-in-both-public-and-private-health-care-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-premier-confirms-plans-to-allow-physicians-to-work-in-both-public-and-private-health-care-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ophthalmologists raise safety concerns as provinces weigh allowing optometrists to perform minor surgeries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside their scope of practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ophthalmologists-raise-safety-concerns-as-provinces-weigh-allowing-optometrists-to-perform-minor-surgeries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ophthalmologists-raise-safety-concerns-as-provinces-weigh-allowing-optometrists-to-perform-minor-surgeries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would it take for Canadians to eat less ultra-processed foods?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have linked ultra-processed foods to chronic diseases like obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. But helping Canadians make healthier choices comes with obstacles, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-would-it-take-for-canadians-to-eat-less-ultra-processed-foods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-would-it-take-for-canadians-to-eat-less-ultra-processed-foods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The numbers don't lie: The struggle is real for Gen Z students]]></title><description><![CDATA[High tuition, rent and unemployment rates mean getting by as a Gen Z student is difficult. But do they have it the worst?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-numbers-dont-lie-the-struggle-is-real-for-gen-z-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-numbers-dont-lie-the-struggle-is-real-for-gen-z-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believed in achieving goals. Living with a concussion forced me to appreciate the journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paleontologist Natalia Rybczynski studies the ancient animals of Canada&rsquo;s High Arctic. After experiencing a brain injury in 2011, she had to figure out life again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-believed-in-achieving-goals-living-with-a-concussion-forced-me-to-appreciate-the-journey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-believed-in-achieving-goals-living-with-a-concussion-forced-me-to-appreciate-the-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-to-invoke-notwithstanding-clause-to-shield-3-transgender-bills-from-court-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-to-invoke-notwithstanding-clause-to-shield-3-transgender-bills-from-court-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba throne speech promises supervised consumption site by January, overpass at site of deadly bus crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s NDP government is promising to build, saying in its third throne speech that it will construct an overpass at the location of a bus crash that killed 17 seniors, set up the province&rsquo;s first supervised consumption site and build a new fuel-burning generation station to stave off a forecast power shortage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-throne-speech-promises-supervised-consumption-site-by-january-overpass-at-site-of-deadly-bus-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-throne-speech-promises-supervised-consumption-site-by-january-overpass-at-site-of-deadly-bus-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents, doctors call for free RSV shots for all infants in B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An infant immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is now available across Canada, but it still has to be paid for out of pocket &mdash; and at a steep cost &mdash; by most parents in B.C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-doctors-call-for-free-rsv-shots-for-all-infants-in-bc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-doctors-call-for-free-rsv-shots-for-all-infants-in-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoppers Drug Mart billed $81M for MedsChecks in 2 years when COVID services waned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoppers Drug Mart billed the Ontario government&rsquo;s MedsCheck program $81.2 million for medication reviews over a two-year period when some of its current and former pharmacists said they were facing &ldquo;unethical&rdquo; corporate pressure to meet targets for the professional service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/shoppers-drug-mart-billed-81m-for-medschecks-in-2-years-when-covid-services-waned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/shoppers-drug-mart-billed-81m-for-medschecks-in-2-years-when-covid-services-waned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cervical cancer rates show a 'concerning plateau,' according to new Canadian Cancer Society data]]></title><description><![CDATA[After decades of decline, rates of cervical cancer within Canada have plateaued, according to the Canadian Cancer Society &mdash; a troubling trend for some experts, given that the type of cancer is preventable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cervical-cancer-rates-show-a-concerning-plateau-according-to-new-canadian-cancer-society-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cervical-cancer-rates-show-a-concerning-plateau-according-to-new-canadian-cancer-society-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatoon mom hopes children's book about daughter who died of cancer will help others]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatoon mom is hoping to help children with cancer by telling the story of her daughter who died last spring from an aggressive form of leukemia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/saskatoon-mom-hopes-childrens-book-about-daughter-who-died-of-cancer-will-help-others/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/saskatoon-mom-hopes-childrens-book-about-daughter-who-died-of-cancer-will-help-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pediatricians warn application of Bill 2 could leave many children undiagnosed]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Quebec physicians continue to oppose the CAQ government&rsquo;s controversial law that ties a part of doctors' pay to performance indicators, pediatricians argue that the new vulnerability classification in the law will worsen access to care for the province&rsquo;s youngest patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pediatricians-warn-application-of-bill-2-could-leave-many-children-undiagnosed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pediatricians-warn-application-of-bill-2-could-leave-many-children-undiagnosed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta doctors call for regular access to vaccines in children's hospitals to combat low immunization rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Alberta pediatricians say they've got an idea to help improve routine childhood vaccination rates, but they're facing roadblocks. The doctors want the shots, including measles and whooping cough vaccines, made routinely available in pediatric hospitals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-doctors-call-for-regular-access-to-vaccines-in-childrens-hospitals-to-combat-low-immunization-rates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-doctors-call-for-regular-access-to-vaccines-in-childrens-hospitals-to-combat-low-immunization-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad was a Grey Cup champion. I want to hate what the sport did to him but it's not that simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Chown was a two-time Grey Cup champion with the Montreal Alouettes. While mourning his loss, his daughter Hayley Chown has been coming to terms with the sacrifices he made to the sport and her complicated feelings about football.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dad-was-a-grey-cup-champion-i-want-to-hate-what-the-sport-did-to-him-but-its-not-that-simple/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dad-was-a-grey-cup-champion-i-want-to-hate-what-the-sport-did-to-him-but-its-not-that-simple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the ultra-processed foods we eat and why does it matter to our health?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost half of what Canadians eat are ultra-processed foods that harm health and are under scrutiny for links to major heart diseases and cancer at the same time that consumption is going up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-are-the-ultra-processed-foods-we-eat-and-why-does-it-matter-to-our-health/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-are-the-ultra-processed-foods-we-eat-and-why-does-it-matter-to-our-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show]]></title><description><![CDATA[As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts&rsquo; advice, scaled back their support of safe supply programs, an investigation by CBC&rsquo;s the fifth estate has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-ignored-expert-advice-to-expand-access-to-safe-drugs-for-opioid-users-internal-documents-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-ignored-expert-advice-to-expand-access-to-safe-drugs-for-opioid-users-internal-documents-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors, pharmacists urging Ontarians to get flu shots as province sees rise in cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[As flu cases rise across the province and vaccine hesitancy persists, Ontario pharmacists and doctors are urging residents to get immunized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-pharmacists-urging-ontarians-to-get-flu-shots-as-province-sees-rise-in-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-pharmacists-urging-ontarians-to-get-flu-shots-as-province-sees-rise-in-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperate parents needing baby formula turn to online strangers as Canadian prices nearly double since 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price of baby formula in Canada has risen roughly 84 per cent since 2017, according to Statistics Canada, driving some parents to turn to strangers on social media for help. One researcher says formula has become one of the most stolen food products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/desperate-parents-needing-baby-formula-turn-to-online-strangers-as-canadian-prices-nearly-double-since-2017/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/desperate-parents-needing-baby-formula-turn-to-online-strangers-as-canadian-prices-nearly-double-since-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eating more ultra-processed foods tied to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eating a diet highest in ultra-processed foods is tied to an increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer when compared with consuming such foods sparingly, a new U.S. study suggests, pointing to one potential reason for rising rates of the cancer in young adults.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/eating-more-ultra-processed-foods-tied-to-increased-risk-of-early-onset-colorectal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/eating-more-ultra-processed-foods-tied-to-increased-risk-of-early-onset-colorectal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild form of polio found in German sewage sample. What does that mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the detection, there have been no reports of infection in Germany and scientists say the risk is minimized by high vaccination coverage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wild-form-of-polio-found-in-german-sewage-sample-what-does-that-mean/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wild-form-of-polio-found-in-german-sewage-sample-what-does-that-mean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New lung clinic to tackle Nova Scotia's long waitlists for breathing tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new lung clinic opening in Halifax at the end of November is hoping to tackle long waitlists for breathing tests, while also aiming to act as a recruitment tool to fill respiratory therapy vacancies in Nova Scotia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-lung-clinic-to-tackle-nova-scotias-long-waitlists-for-breathing-tests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-lung-clinic-to-tackle-nova-scotias-long-waitlists-for-breathing-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there any point in getting a flu shot that's mismatched to the virus? Here&rsquo;s what the science says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Here&rsquo;s why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/is-there-any-point-in-getting-a-flu-shot-thats-mismatched-to-the-virus-herersquos-what-the-science-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/is-there-any-point-in-getting-a-flu-shot-thats-mismatched-to-the-virus-herersquos-what-the-science-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside a Montreal clinic struggling to deal with Quebec’s imposed health reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors at one of Montreal's largest family medicine clinics, located in Ahuntsic, say they are worried Bill 2 will make it harder to do their jobs. Since the reform was originally tabled by the Quebec government last spring, the clinic's medical director said he has lost nine family doctors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inside-a-montreal-clinic-struggling-to-deal-with-quebecs-imposed-health-reforms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inside-a-montreal-clinic-struggling-to-deal-with-quebecs-imposed-health-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. limits when employers can request sick notes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A government statement says that under new employment standards regulations, an employer can't ask for a note for the first two health-related absences of up to five consecutive days in the same year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-limits-when-employers-can-request-sick-notes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-limits-when-employers-can-request-sick-notes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal investigation probes grocery store competition in Halifax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since last year, an investigation into the ability of new grocers to set up in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been quietly ticking along under Competition Bureau Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-investigation-probes-grocery-store-competition-in-halifax/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/federal-investigation-probes-grocery-store-competition-in-halifax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing private and public surgery models in England, Scotland could inform Canada, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[As some Canadian provinces outsource certain surgeries to for-profit clinics, new research comparing the models in England and Scotland suggests shifting to private clinics can lead to longer wait times, reduced hospital capacity and increased inequality to access to care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/comparing-private-and-public-surgery-models-in-england-scotland-could-inform-canada-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 04:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/comparing-private-and-public-surgery-models-in-england-scotland-could-inform-canada-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCP base's next demands for Danielle Smith: Change on Pride flags, fluoride, abortion, insurance and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's premier likes to fulfil her party members' policy wishes. But do these ones coming to convention go too far?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ucp-bases-next-demands-for-danielle-smith-change-on-pride-flags-fluoride-abortion-insurance-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ucp-bases-next-demands-for-danielle-smith-change-on-pride-flags-fluoride-abortion-insurance-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 260 Quebec doctors apply for Ontario licences in weeks following Bill 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 250 Quebec doctors are applying to be able to work in Ontario, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The surge of applications is happening in the wake of a controversial bill reforming doctors&rsquo; pay, which was passed on Oct. 25 in Quebec.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/over-260-quebec-doctors-apply-for-ontario-licences-in-weeks-following-bill-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/over-260-quebec-doctors-apply-for-ontario-licences-in-weeks-following-bill-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada loses measles elimination status, federal officials announce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-loses-measles-elimination-status-federal-officials-announce/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-loses-measles-elimination-status-federal-officials-announce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First flu death of the season in Alberta amid warnings about potentially tough months ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta has marked its first influenza death of this year's flu season, after last year's season proved the deadliest in more than a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-flu-death-of-the-season-in-alberta-amid-warnings-about-potentially-tough-months-ahead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/first-flu-death-of-the-season-in-alberta-amid-warnings-about-potentially-tough-months-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year&rsquo;s vaccine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-could-face-worst-kind-of-flu-season-as-experts-warn-evolving-strain-may-be-mismatch-for-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-could-face-worst-kind-of-flu-season-as-experts-warn-evolving-strain-may-be-mismatch-for-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do pregnancy, breastfeeding reduce risk of breast cancer? Latest science finds clues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breastfeeding and childbirth have long been known to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Now medical researchers are gaining clues on why, and hoping these insights could lead to treatments to mimic the protective effects of nursing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-pregnancy-breastfeeding-reduce-risk-of-breast-cancer-latest-science-finds-clues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-do-pregnancy-breastfeeding-reduce-risk-of-breast-cancer-latest-science-finds-clues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix shape, dead at 97]]></title><description><![CDATA[James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity, ushered in the age of genetics and provided the foundation for the biotechnology revolution of the late 20th century, has died at the age of 97.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/james-watson-co-discoverer-of-dnas-double-helix-shape-dead-at-97/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/james-watson-co-discoverer-of-dnas-double-helix-shape-dead-at-97/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles exposures spike in northeast B.C., with another 29 suspected cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health officials say the virus continues to spread quickly through unvaccinated families and believe the true number of infections is likely higher than reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-exposures-spike-in-northeast-bc-with-another-29-suspected-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-exposures-spike-in-northeast-bc-with-another-29-suspected-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm, CFIA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it used professional marksmen to complete a cull of a large flock of ostriches in southern B.C. where avian flu was detected last December, ending a months-long legal battle between the agency and the birds' owners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/marksmen-complete-cull-at-bc-ostrich-farm-cfia-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/marksmen-complete-cull-at-bc-ostrich-farm-cfia-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's not case closed': environmental group still searching for blastomycosis in northern Ontario First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coroner&rsquo;s jury has heard testimony that members of Constance Lake First Nation continue to live under the threat of a fungal lung disease, four years after an outbreak of blastomycosis claimed five lives in the community near Hearst.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-not-case-closed-environmental-group-still-searching-for-blastomycosis-in-northern-ontario-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-not-case-closed-environmental-group-still-searching-for-blastomycosis-in-northern-ontario-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical specialists may halt emergency stay request after Bill 2 agreement with Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec&rsquo;s federation of medical specialists and the provincial government have reached an agreement on how to interpret a controversial provision in Bill 2, potentially allowing the doctors' association to drop its request for an emergency court stay of legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medical-specialists-may-halt-emergency-stay-request-after-bill-2-agreement-with-quebec/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 01:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/medical-specialists-may-halt-emergency-stay-request-after-bill-2-agreement-with-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. deal could cut costs for popular weight-loss drugs. What’s that mean for Canada?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new deal with major drugmakers, unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, aims to expand coverage and cut prices for popular weight-loss drugs south of the border. So how much could Trump&rsquo;s announcement really cut costs? And will Canadians also benefit?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-deal-could-cut-costs-for-popular-weight-loss-drugs-whats-that-mean-for-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-deal-could-cut-costs-for-popular-weight-loss-drugs-whats-that-mean-for-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. abortion access a work in progress one year after policy change]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year after the New Brunswick government eliminated the last legal limit on access to surgical abortions, the same three hospitals are the only places where the procedure is offered, and doctors are showing less interest in providing the service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-abortion-access-a-work-in-progress-one-year-after-policy-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nb-abortion-access-a-work-in-progress-one-year-after-policy-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hereditary cancer, high cholesterol risk for 100,000 Canadians to be checked in genetic screening project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the the next five years, up to 100,000 people in Ontario will be screened for genetic conditions that increase their risk of hereditary cancers and a condition tied to high cholesterol and heart disease, says Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hereditary-cancer-high-cholesterol-risk-for-100000-canadians-to-be-checked-in-genetic-screening-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/hereditary-cancer-high-cholesterol-risk-for-100000-canadians-to-be-checked-in-genetic-screening-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking to strangers online helped me feel less lonely. But I was sliding toward disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[RaeAnne Ellert grew up feeling isolated by her disability and found solace in online friendships. It wasn't until someone warned her that one of those friends was a potential scammer that she realized she needed to find friends and connections in the real world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/talking-to-strangers-online-helped-me-feel-less-lonely-but-i-was-sliding-toward-disaster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/talking-to-strangers-online-helped-me-feel-less-lonely-but-i-was-sliding-toward-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Ontario town is on a mission to end homelessness by 2027. Here&rsquo;s how it's going]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Sara Pepper was living on the streets of St. Thomas, Ont., a few years back, she says there wasn&rsquo;t much in the way of support. These days, she says, things are looking brighter&mdash; but there's still plenty of work to do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-ontario-town-is-on-a-mission-to-end-homelessness-by-2027-herersquos-how-its-going/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-ontario-town-is-on-a-mission-to-end-homelessness-by-2027-herersquos-how-its-going/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New national emergency alert system proposed in federal budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal budget is proposing more than $55 million for a new national emergency alert system, making good on a recommendation from the committee that examined the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-national-emergency-alert-system-proposed-in-federal-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/new-national-emergency-alert-system-proposed-in-federal-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islanders asked for input on new rules for unregulated beauty services in P.E.I.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province's Hairdressers Act regulates hairdressing services, but things like skin care, nail care and hair removal aren't covered by the legislation. That means providers don't need to be licensed or have credentials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/islanders-asked-for-input-on-new-rules-for-unregulated-beauty-services-in-pei/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/islanders-asked-for-input-on-new-rules-for-unregulated-beauty-services-in-pei/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new opioid has been found in Toronto's drug supply and users may not even know it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto&rsquo;s Drug Checking Service said in a report from last week that it is monitoring an emerging trend after a new opioid, known as cychlorphine, was found in three fake pharmaceutical opioid samples collected in Toronto&rsquo;s downtown core and the city&rsquo;s west end between Oct. 25 and 28.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-new-opioid-has-been-found-in-torontos-drug-supply-and-users-may-not-even-know-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-new-opioid-has-been-found-in-torontos-drug-supply-and-users-may-not-even-know-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec extends hand to doctors, suspends parts of special law in bid to resume talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec&rsquo;s health minister and treasury board president said they will be suspending two measures of Bill 2, with the hope of persuading doctors&rsquo; federations to return to the bargaining table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-extends-hand-to-doctors-suspends-parts-of-special-law-in-bid-to-resume-talks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-extends-hand-to-doctors-suspends-parts-of-special-law-in-bid-to-resume-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shortage of prescription painkillers in Canada expected to last until 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while<br />
supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a countrywide disruption in the summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/shortage-of-prescription-painkillers-in-canada-expected-to-last-until-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/shortage-of-prescription-painkillers-in-canada-expected-to-last-until-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. orders Island Health to reinstate mental health supports for youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Ministry of Health says it has directed Island Health to reinstate key staff positions that were cut for a program that is part of British Columbia's strategy for mental health and substance use care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-orders-island-health-to-reinstate-mental-health-supports-for-youth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-orders-island-health-to-reinstate-mental-health-supports-for-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I find it quite insulting': Nova Scotia seniors fight back against ageism]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet, and often subtle, form of discrimination called ageism is shaping the daily lives of many older Nova Scotians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-find-it-quite-insulting-nova-scotia-seniors-fight-back-against-ageism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-find-it-quite-insulting-nova-scotia-seniors-fight-back-against-ageism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McMaster research targets menstrual cup ‘mess’ with absorbent tablets to tackle period stigma]]></title><description><![CDATA[McMaster University professor Zeinab Hosseinidoust worked alongside associate professor Tohid Didar to create smart tablets that work with menstrual cups to make them more accessible and reduce the &ldquo;mess&rdquo; that can come along with them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mcmaster-research-targets-menstrual-cup-mess-with-absorbent-tablets-to-tackle-period-stigma/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/mcmaster-research-targets-menstrual-cup-mess-with-absorbent-tablets-to-tackle-period-stigma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia Health says hope on horizon for suspended overnight detox service in Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[An addictions medicine advocate in Sydney says it's been nearly four months since Nova Scotia Health temporarily reduced the outpatient detox service at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital and people needing help with substance-use withdrawal cannot wait any longer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotia-health-says-hope-on-horizon-for-suspended-overnight-detox-service-in-sydney/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotia-health-says-hope-on-horizon-for-suspended-overnight-detox-service-in-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ladder falls a big cause of workplace injuries. Here's how an Ontario man climbed back from a head injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[With ladder falls remaining a significant cause of workplace accidents and deaths, an Ingersoll, Ont., man describes how he's battling back after suffering life-altering injuries six years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ladder-falls-a-big-cause-of-workplace-injuries-heres-how-an-ontario-man-climbed-back-from-a-head-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ladder-falls-a-big-cause-of-workplace-injuries-heres-how-an-ontario-man-climbed-back-from-a-head-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest exposed inmate health-care failures in Ontario jails that staff, advocates say are widespread]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquest into the death of a Wiikwemkoong First Nation man at the Sudbury Jail has exposed long-standing, Ontario-wide failures in correctional health care, say advocates and correctional officers. For inmates to have a chance at getting out and being productive, "they need to be well," says the John Howard Society of Sudbury's CEO.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inquest-exposed-inmate-health-care-failures-in-ontario-jails-that-staff-advocates-say-are-widespread/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inquest-exposed-inmate-health-care-failures-in-ontario-jails-that-staff-advocates-say-are-widespread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's why sleep experts think we should abolish daylight saving time]]></title><description><![CDATA[While it usually only takes most Canadians a few days to adjust to the shift between daylight saving time and standard time, sleep experts say the constant time travel back and forth harms our sleep and has a negative affect on our body's internal clocks.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heres-why-sleep-experts-think-we-should-abolish-daylight-saving-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/heres-why-sleep-experts-think-we-should-abolish-daylight-saving-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Toronto-area doctor spent 10 days caring for a dying baby without pay. Here’s why she’s speaking up]]></title><description><![CDATA[OHIP billing issues have become a sticking point for physicians as they work to finalize a new compensation deal with the province. Last month, an arbitrator directed the two sides to come up with solutions quickly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-toronto-area-doctor-spent-10-days-caring-for-a-dying-baby-without-pay-heres-why-shes-speaking-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-toronto-area-doctor-spent-10-days-caring-for-a-dying-baby-without-pay-heres-why-shes-speaking-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some employers are paying for egg freezing. Is that about helping you build a family or something else?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egg freezing is seen by some as a way for women to take control of their fertility. Other experts, though, fear that the fertility industry is just profiting off the tension women feel between career and family building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-employers-are-paying-for-egg-freezing-is-that-about-helping-you-build-a-family-or-something-else/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-employers-are-paying-for-egg-freezing-is-that-about-helping-you-build-a-family-or-something-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetes care on wheels: Mobile clinic brings care to patients who are homeless, low-income]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diabetes can be a difficult disease to manage. And for those who are homeless or lower-income, it's even harder. Enter the diabetes mobile clinic in Calgary, where endocrinologist Dr. David Campbell and a team of health care and community program workers use a bus to take diabetes care where it's needed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/diabetes-care-on-wheels-mobile-clinic-brings-care-to-patients-who-are-homeless-low-income/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/diabetes-care-on-wheels-mobile-clinic-brings-care-to-patients-who-are-homeless-low-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can IV cocktails cure hangovers or boost immunity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intravenous drips are a booming business in wellness spas, where customers are told that pricey IV cocktails can boost their immunity or combat hangovers. But do they live up to the hype? Medical experts warn are patchwork regulations, a range of possible health risks, and little evidence to back up many clinics&rsquo; bold promises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/can-iv-cocktails-cure-hangovers-or-boost-immunity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/can-iv-cocktails-cure-hangovers-or-boost-immunity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine records aren't up-to-date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which experts say exposes an antiquated system that's unhelpful in the race to boost vaccination rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vaccine-records-arent-up-to-date-for-more-than-half-of-ottawa-toronto-students-assessed-public-health/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vaccine-records-arent-up-to-date-for-more-than-half-of-ottawa-toronto-students-assessed-public-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ornge takes on average just under 4 hours to reach critically ill patients in northern Ontario, inquest told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Ontario's air ambulance operation, Ornge, told a coroner's inquest that it&rsquo;s still impossible to meet the Ministry of Health&rsquo;s timelines for transportation of critically ill patients in the north, although response times have improved since 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ornge-takes-on-average-just-under-4-hours-to-reach-critically-ill-patients-in-northern-ontario-inquest-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ornge-takes-on-average-just-under-4-hours-to-reach-critically-ill-patients-in-northern-ontario-inquest-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors in Montreal can now prescribe their patients tickets to the orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors in Montreal are prescribing music as medicine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-in-montreal-can-now-prescribe-their-patients-tickets-to-the-orchestra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctors-in-montreal-can-now-prescribe-their-patients-tickets-to-the-orchestra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustration over Sask. emergency room closures drives change to notifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beginning next week, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is expected to begin posting daily updates of all reported disruptions to emergency services in Saskatchewan, improving on the current system that only provides updates on service disruptions that have been ongoing for a week or longer.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/frustration-over-sask-emergency-room-closures-drives-change-to-notifications/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/frustration-over-sask-emergency-room-closures-drives-change-to-notifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province has gained doctors but is having trouble keeping them, Doctors Manitoba says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba has attracted more doctors to the province over the past couple of years, but keeping them here is still an issue, a new report says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-has-gained-doctors-but-is-having-trouble-keeping-them-doctors-manitoba-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/province-has-gained-doctors-but-is-having-trouble-keeping-them-doctors-manitoba-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba has gained doctors but is having trouble keeping them, Doctors Manitoba says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba has attracted more doctors to the province over the past couple of years, but keeping them here is still an issue, a new report says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-has-gained-doctors-but-is-having-trouble-keeping-them-doctors-manitoba-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-has-gained-doctors-but-is-having-trouble-keeping-them-doctors-manitoba-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How some Canadian families are making trick-or-treating more accessible]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Halloween, a Hamilton family will join others in serving trick-or-treaters from the curb in an effort to make the experience more accessible.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s part of a growing movement called Treat Accessibly, spearheaded by another Ontario family.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-some-canadian-families-are-making-trick-or-treating-more-accessible/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-some-canadian-families-are-making-trick-or-treating-more-accessible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost estimate more than triples to $1.3B for new federal inmate hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[The budget for a new hospital for inmates in federal facilities is now estimated at $1.3 billion, over three times an estimate made public in 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cost-estimate-more-than-triples-to-13b-for-new-federal-inmate-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cost-estimate-more-than-triples-to-13b-for-new-federal-inmate-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 minute of silence: Inside the Quebec ER that cared for abandoned newborn who died]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of doctors ending and starting their shifts at a Longueuil, Que., hospital spent an hour trying to resuscitate a newborn that was abandoned at a bus shelter in the early hours of Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-minute-of-silence-inside-the-quebec-er-that-cared-for-abandoned-newborn-who-died/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-minute-of-silence-inside-the-quebec-er-that-cared-for-abandoned-newborn-who-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec's pain, Ontario and N.B.'s gain? Doctors look to leave province over new forced deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fallout continues after the Quebec government invoked closure over the weekend to force a new remuneration system on doctors, with many physicians already inquiring about opportunities in other provinces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebecs-pain-ontario-and-nbs-gain-doctors-look-to-leave-province-over-new-forced-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebecs-pain-ontario-and-nbs-gain-doctors-look-to-leave-province-over-new-forced-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avian flu found on 5 commercial poultry farms in Manitoba, culls now underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian influenza has been found in five commercial poultry flocks in Manitoba, the first cases detected since early May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/avian-flu-found-on-5-commercial-poultry-farms-in-manitoba-culls-now-underway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/avian-flu-found-on-5-commercial-poultry-farms-in-manitoba-culls-now-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know about the Alzheimer's drug Health Canada approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has conditionally approved the drug lecanemab to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease, raising questions about its effectiveness and availability in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-we-know-about-the-alzheimers-drug-health-canada-approved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-we-know-about-the-alzheimers-drug-health-canada-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor didn’t do rigorous check of emaciated boy days before death, Ont. trial for 2 prospective parents told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight days before his death, L.L. was checked by his family doctor in Burlington, Ont. The 12-year-old weighed less than he did when he was six years old and had stopped growing, but the doctor didn&rsquo;t send him to hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-didnt-do-rigorous-check-of-emaciated-boy-days-before-death-ont-trial-for-2-prospective-parents-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/doctor-didnt-do-rigorous-check-of-emaciated-boy-days-before-death-ont-trial-for-2-prospective-parents-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Alberta parents pushing back against vitamin K injection for newborns, some doctors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Alberta doctors say they're seeing a recent and concerning trend of new parents either questioning or refusing vitamin K injections, which have been given to newborns as standard practice for decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-alberta-parents-pushing-back-against-vitamin-k-injection-for-newborns-some-doctors-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-alberta-parents-pushing-back-against-vitamin-k-injection-for-newborns-some-doctors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas sues Tylenol makers J&amp;J and Kenvue, citing unproven link between the drug and autism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism in children. The claim is a long-standing one that researchers have not found conclusive evidence to support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/texas-sues-tylenol-makers-jampj-and-kenvue-citing-unproven-link-between-the-drug-and-autism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/texas-sues-tylenol-makers-jampj-and-kenvue-citing-unproven-link-between-the-drug-and-autism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease approved by Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lecanemab is the first medication approved in Canada that targets the buildup of amyloid plaque in the brain, which is believed to be an underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drug-to-slow-early-stage-alzheimers-disease-approved-by-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drug-to-slow-early-stage-alzheimers-disease-approved-by-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. health minister under fire over mass resignation of Kamloops ob-gyns]]></title><description><![CDATA[During question period on Monday, Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar asked Health Minister Josie Osborne about the province's plan to solve what he described as a maternity crisis, after seven ob-gyns in the Interior resigned en masse earlier this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-health-minister-under-fire-over-mass-resignation-of-kamloops-ob-gyns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-health-minister-under-fire-over-mass-resignation-of-kamloops-ob-gyns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nail-biting World Series games can take a toll on your heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nail-biting action for fans when a Dodgers pitcher stares down a Blue Jays batter is as real to the body as any other spike in stress, say doctors who've felt the heart-pounding effects themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nail-biting-world-series-games-can-take-a-toll-on-your-heart/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nail-biting-world-series-games-can-take-a-toll-on-your-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[86-year-old man with Alzheimer's walks out of Saskatoon care home undetected, dies days later]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 86-year-old man with Alzheimer&rsquo;s died after walking out of a Saskatoon care home unnoticed. William Cone was found eight blocks away after falling and breaking his hip. He never recovered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/86-year-old-man-with-alzheimers-walks-out-of-saskatoon-care-home-undetected-dies-days-later/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/86-year-old-man-with-alzheimers-walks-out-of-saskatoon-care-home-undetected-dies-days-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some doctors eye leaving Quebec amid ‘insulting’ bill affecting their pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province&rsquo;s health minister says the government&rsquo;s motivation is Quebecers without access to a doctor after tabling a bill tying part of doctors&rsquo; pay to collective performance targets, forcing an end to their pressure tactics resisting such changes and imposing fines on those who attempt to leave the public system or the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-doctors-eye-leaving-quebec-amid-insulting-bill-affecting-their-pay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-doctors-eye-leaving-quebec-amid-insulting-bill-affecting-their-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report outlines how Indigenous survivors of coerced sterilization can pursue new pregnancies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report by the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and the Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice outlines the options, costs and barriers for survivors of coerced and forced sterilization to restore fertility.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/report-outlines-how-indigenous-survivors-of-coerced-sterilization-can-pursue-new-pregnancies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/report-outlines-how-indigenous-survivors-of-coerced-sterilization-can-pursue-new-pregnancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avian flu strikes farms in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, with 7 outbreaks this month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avian flu has broken out in at least seven locations across B.C.&rsquo;s Fraser Valley this month, with six cases cropping up since Thursday, and local farmers are doing all they can to protect their flocks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/avian-flu-strikes-farms-in-bcs-fraser-valley-with-7-outbreaks-this-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/avian-flu-strikes-farms-in-bcs-fraser-valley-with-7-outbreaks-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Canadian communities make it mandatory for homeowners to replace lead pipes. Do such bylaws work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Environmental Law Association is recommending that all cities pass bylaws to make it mandatory for property owners to replace lead pipes on their side of the property line. Hamilton has a bylaw aimed at preventing partial lead service-line replacements, and some Quebec and Saskatchewan have similar rules. Here's what people in Thunder Bay, Ont., have to say about the idea as the city faces a $350-million class-action lawsuit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-canadian-communities-make-it-mandatory-for-homeowners-to-replace-lead-pipes-do-such-bylaws-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/some-canadian-communities-make-it-mandatory-for-homeowners-to-replace-lead-pipes-do-such-bylaws-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This woman had to campaign to find a liver donor. Transplant docs say there should be a better way]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's pretty unusual in the medical system for a patient to be tasked with finding their own cure. But that&rsquo;s what happened to Stephanie Azzarello in 2023 when she was told she needed a liver transplant or she would die.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-woman-had-to-campaign-to-find-a-liver-donor-transplant-docs-say-there-should-be-a-better-way/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-woman-had-to-campaign-to-find-a-liver-donor-transplant-docs-say-there-should-be-a-better-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m childless by choice. Having my fallopian tubes removed in my 30s helped me trust my gut]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.E.I. resident Lynn Paulin knew she didn&rsquo;t want kids &ndash; but when it came to seeking a permanent form of contraception, she was worried she&rsquo;d be discouraged from doing what she knew was best for her body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/im-childless-by-choice-having-my-fallopian-tubes-removed-in-my-30s-helped-me-trust-my-gut/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/im-childless-by-choice-having-my-fallopian-tubes-removed-in-my-30s-helped-me-trust-my-gut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's measles outbreak control challenged by disinformation and distrust, doctors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year since measles started raging in Canada, the outbreak's subsided, but the virus shows no signs of being stamped out. Doctors say problems here &mdash; from distrust of medical officials in vulnerable communities, to broader vaccine disinformation &mdash; could set the stage for future outbreaks. Here&rsquo;s what they&rsquo;d like to see change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-measles-outbreak-control-challenged-by-disinformation-and-distrust-doctors-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-measles-outbreak-control-challenged-by-disinformation-and-distrust-doctors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dieting is making teens sick. The Canadian Paediatric Society says it’s time to push back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Paediatric Society has issued updated guidelines stressing that &ldquo;dieting during adolescence can have serious and lasting physical and mental health consequences&rdquo; and urging health-care providers to &ldquo;move away from weight-focused care.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dieting-is-making-teens-sick-the-canadian-paediatric-society-says-its-time-to-push-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dieting-is-making-teens-sick-the-canadian-paediatric-society-says-its-time-to-push-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We analyzed 200 cancer and autism videos on TikTok and found the majority contain misinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[TikTok is flooded with videos promising miracle treatments for autism and cancer, but how many of them are true? Marketplace investigated 200 health videos on the platform and uncovered a troubling trend: misinformation is not only widespread, it&rsquo;s thriving.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-analyzed-200-cancer-and-autism-videos-on-tiktok-and-found-the-majority-contain-misinformation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/we-analyzed-200-cancer-and-autism-videos-on-tiktok-and-found-the-majority-contain-misinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No one was getting any better’: When private addiction treatment centres put patients in danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[For-profit, privately owned residential substance use treatment facilities provide a vital health service, but across Canada they operate with little government regulation or oversight, putting lives of patients at risk, an investigation by CBC&rsquo;s the fifth estate has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/no-one-was-getting-any-better-when-private-addiction-treatment-centres-put-patients-in-danger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/no-one-was-getting-any-better-when-private-addiction-treatment-centres-put-patients-in-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I worried about being a mom with a disability. Now, I've embraced it &mdash; all with one hand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kiaira Fedorus has cerebral palsy, which severely limits her physical abilities on the right side of her body. When she became pregnant, she was terrified how it would affect her through pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-worried-about-being-a-mom-with-a-disability-now-ive-embraced-it-mdash-all-with-one-hand/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-worried-about-being-a-mom-with-a-disability-now-ive-embraced-it-mdash-all-with-one-hand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 vaccine campaigns launch across Canada for 2025-26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Provinces and territories are starting to roll out updated vaccines to protect people from COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/covid-19-vaccine-campaigns-launch-across-canada-for-2025-26/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/covid-19-vaccine-campaigns-launch-across-canada-for-2025-26/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce Echaquan's death sparked change. But 5 years later, change is still just beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joyce Echaquan's death in 2020 and the shocking footage preceding it that she managed to livestream, amplified the conversation around systemic racism in Quebec. Five years later, that conversation is far from over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/joyce-echaquans-death-sparked-change-but-5-years-later-change-is-still-just-beginning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/joyce-echaquans-death-sparked-change-but-5-years-later-change-is-still-just-beginning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testosterone supplements won't boost hormone levels, experts caution]]></title><description><![CDATA[People searching online for solutions to symptoms like fatigue, mood changes and low libido often find podcasts, Reddit forums and social media posts that blame low testosterone and suggest supplements as the answer. But doctors say the hype around the hormone on the internet may not stand up to medical scrutiny.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/testosterone-supplements-wont-boost-hormone-levels-experts-caution/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/testosterone-supplements-wont-boost-hormone-levels-experts-caution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Best news' for Huntington's disease community comes with unanswered questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[An experimental gene therapy seems to show potential to slow&nbsp;the debilitating progression of Huntington's disease, a European biotech company that developed the new treatment says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/best-news-for-huntingtons-disease-community-comes-with-unanswered-questions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/best-news-for-huntingtons-disease-community-comes-with-unanswered-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Ontario ER built a separate waiting room for patients with mental health emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montfort Hospital's Mental Health Emergency Zone is a secure, calming area just off the main ER. It's purpose-built to de-escalate patients in crisis, making the ER safer for everyone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-ontario-er-built-a-separate-waiting-room-for-patients-with-mental-health-emergencies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-ontario-er-built-a-separate-waiting-room-for-patients-with-mental-health-emergencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay of ostrich cull in southeast B.C. an ongoing potential health risk, CFIA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Food Inspection Agency&nbsp;says&nbsp;the "ongoing&nbsp;delay"&nbsp;in&nbsp;carrying out the&nbsp;cull&nbsp;of&nbsp;ostriches at a British Columbia farm presents "potential&nbsp;animal and human&nbsp;health&nbsp;risks."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/stay-of-ostrich-cull-in-southeast-bc-an-ongoing-potential-health-risk-cfia-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/stay-of-ostrich-cull-in-southeast-bc-an-ongoing-potential-health-risk-cfia-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Canadian taxpayers spend millions on U.S. medical treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[An exclusive CBC data analysis has found that since 2018, Ontario has spent over $200 million sending patients to U.S. clinics for procedures unavailable in Canada. The biggest expenditure under the program last year was a specialized cancer treatment called proton beam therapy &mdash; a treatment available in every G7 country except Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-canadian-taxpayers-spend-millions-on-us-medical-treatments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-canadian-taxpayers-spend-millions-on-us-medical-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is leucovorin, the drug the Trump team touted at its autism announcement?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government has endorsed an obscure drug as a potential treatment for autism symptoms that medical researchers say isn't backed by solid evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-is-leucovorin-the-drug-the-trump-team-touted-at-its-autism-announcement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-is-leucovorin-the-drug-the-trump-team-touted-at-its-autism-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. policy changes mean Canadian children with cancer are losing access to clinical trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian researchers say they've had to stop offering kids with cancer places in some clinical trials because of funding and policy changes in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-policy-changes-mean-canadian-children-with-cancer-are-losing-access-to-clinical-trials/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/us-policy-changes-mean-canadian-children-with-cancer-are-losing-access-to-clinical-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers are projecting more cancer cases. Is Canada ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report from The Lancet medical journal suggests the trend is expected to play out in Canada, too &mdash; and health-care systems need to start preparing now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/researchers-are-projecting-more-cancer-cases-is-canada-ready/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/researchers-are-projecting-more-cancer-cases-is-canada-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salmonella outbreak related to pistachios has hospitalized 16, sickened 105]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Public Health Agency of Canada says the number of people confirmed sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios has risen to 105, an increase of 26 cases since an update earlier this month. Sixteen have been hospitalized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/salmonella-outbreak-related-to-pistachios-has-hospitalized-16-sickened-105/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/salmonella-outbreak-related-to-pistachios-has-hospitalized-16-sickened-105/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This mom was an antivaxxer, but changed her mind. Now she busts myths for other parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new mother almost 20 years ago, a woman in Alberta fell victim to online misinformation about vaccines. Today she&rsquo;s a pro-vaccine advocate, and uses her past experiences to inform vaccine-hesitant parents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-mom-was-an-antivaxxer-but-changed-her-mind-now-she-busts-myths-for-other-parents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-mom-was-an-antivaxxer-but-changed-her-mind-now-she-busts-myths-for-other-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada pushes back against Trump's claims about Tylenol in pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Tylenol use during pregnancy and childhood is linked to autism, saying it remains a recommended treatment for pain and fever and should be used as directed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-pushes-back-against-trumps-claims-about-tylenol-in-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-canada-pushes-back-against-trumps-claims-about-tylenol-in-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why some parents choose to deliver their children with midwives]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, the Lac-Saint-Louis Birthing Centre in Montreal&rsquo;s West Island has offered thousands of parents an alternative to hospital care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-some-parents-choose-to-deliver-their-children-with-midwives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-some-parents-choose-to-deliver-their-children-with-midwives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario ombudsman calls out 'unacceptable' living conditions in Neskantaga First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[On invitation from Chief Gary Quisses, Ontario's ombudsman visited Neskantage First Nation and identified many issues beyond the boil-water advisory that the community has been under for three decades. "It's shocking to me that in Canada in 2025, people are living under those conditions," says Paul Dub&eacute;, who also called on the province and Ottawa to take action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-ombudsman-calls-out-unacceptable-living-conditions-in-neskantaga-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-ombudsman-calls-out-unacceptable-living-conditions-in-neskantaga-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba offers COVID-19 shots for free as some provinces begin charging residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba will continue covering the cost of COVID-19 shots as some other provinces begin charging residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-offers-covid-19-shots-for-free-as-some-provinces-begin-charging-residents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-offers-covid-19-shots-for-free-as-some-provinces-begin-charging-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump links autism and Tylenol during pregnancy, without conclusive evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism and the use of Tylenol's active ingredient during pregnancy, a claim for which researchers have not found conclusive evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/trump-links-autism-and-tylenol-during-pregnancy-without-conclusive-evidence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/trump-links-autism-and-tylenol-during-pregnancy-without-conclusive-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm a problem solver': Meet the mayor whose plan to attract family doctors is turning heads across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clinic in a small city outside Victoria is making family doctors municipal employees. By offering them pensions, benefits and administrative support, they are giving doctors a lifestyle many say they want.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/im-a-problem-solver-meet-the-mayor-whose-plan-to-attract-family-doctors-is-turning-heads-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/im-a-problem-solver-meet-the-mayor-whose-plan-to-attract-family-doctors-is-turning-heads-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers turn to AI for help fighting superbugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the arms race against drug-resistant infections, humans have been falling behind - no major antibiotic has been discovered in nearly 40 years. Now, doctors and scientists say an AI tool has designed new chemicals that might be able to treat major superbugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/researchers-turn-to-ai-for-help-fighting-superbugs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/researchers-turn-to-ai-for-help-fighting-superbugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman calls for improved gynecological care in N.B. after 11-year wait for diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Rosanna Gallant, 32, was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome in April, she sighed with relief &mdash; after more than a decade, she says, her doctors finally took her symptoms seriously.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/woman-calls-for-improved-gynecological-care-in-nb-after-11-year-wait-for-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/woman-calls-for-improved-gynecological-care-in-nb-after-11-year-wait-for-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to quit cigarettes? Vaping is far from a go-to, Canadian guideline says]]></title><description><![CDATA[People trying to quit smoking should not reach for e-cigarettes or vapes as their first choice to butt out, a new Canadian guideline says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/want-to-quit-cigarettes-vaping-is-far-from-a-go-to-canadian-guideline-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/want-to-quit-cigarettes-vaping-is-far-from-a-go-to-canadian-guideline-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The first smile that you see': N.S. Health looks to recruit more hospital volunteers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health authority's efforts to recruit more volunteers come&nbsp;after a decline in volunteering at&nbsp;hospitals across Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-first-smile-that-you-see-ns-health-looks-to-recruit-more-hospital-volunteers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/the-first-smile-that-you-see-ns-health-looks-to-recruit-more-hospital-volunteers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario family is calling on the provincial government to introduce legislation that would set maximum emergency room wait times for children after their teenage son died following an eight-hour wait for a doctor in a hospital last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-couple-whose-teenage-son-died-after-8-hour-wait-in-er-calls-for-law-reform/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-couple-whose-teenage-son-died-after-8-hour-wait-in-er-calls-for-law-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. family doctors want more pay for publicly funded vasectomies to deal with huge backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family doctors are asking for higher MSP billing fees to perform vasectomies, due to huge demand and too few doctors in the public system. Meanwhile, private doctors are charging thousands of dollars for the procedure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-family-doctors-want-more-pay-for-publicly-funded-vasectomies-to-deal-with-huge-backlog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-family-doctors-want-more-pay-for-publicly-funded-vasectomies-to-deal-with-huge-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pending gene therapy gives hope to family of Sask. boy with rare 'childhood Alzheimer's']]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Stephanie McCabe and Andre Doucette accepted that their six-year-old son Emmett would die young. Now a possible treatment for Sanfilippo syndrome is changing everything for the Saskatoon family, but first they have to get access to it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pending-gene-therapy-gives-hope-to-family-of-sask-boy-with-rare-childhood-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pending-gene-therapy-gives-hope-to-family-of-sask-boy-with-rare-childhood-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 provinces, 1 territory made pharmacare deals. Ottawa won't say if others are coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two provinces have implemented pharmacare&nbsp;this year, two more jurisdictions are preparing to roll it out and the rest of the country doesn't know if Ottawa still intends to subsidize some prescription drugs for them, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-provinces-1-territory-made-pharmacare-deals-ottawa-wont-say-if-others-are-coming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/3-provinces-1-territory-made-pharmacare-deals-ottawa-wont-say-if-others-are-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the decreases aren't happening uniformly across the country, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/opioid-deaths-in-canada-fell-17-in-2024-but-thousands-are-still-dying/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/opioid-deaths-in-canada-fell-17-in-2024-but-thousands-are-still-dying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[People who don&rsquo;t qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta&nbsp;can get one in British Columbia, the province&rsquo;s ministry of health confirmed with CBC News.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertans-can-get-covid-19-vaccinations-for-free-in-bc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertans-can-get-covid-19-vaccinations-for-free-in-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. ostrich farm loses appeal to save birds from cull in case that attracted White House attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[A B.C. ostrich farm has lost its case to save its birds from a cull order issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The Universal Ostrich Farm has been fighting the order since January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-ostrich-farm-loses-appeal-to-save-birds-from-cull-in-case-that-attracted-white-house-attention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-ostrich-farm-loses-appeal-to-save-birds-from-cull-in-case-that-attracted-white-house-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsey Coyle gives up Ontario nursing licence in misconduct case, years after guilty plea in patient death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario&rsquo;s nursing college has found Lindsey Coyle of Fort Frances guilty of professional misconduct, three years after she pleaded guilty in the 2015 death of an elderly patient. Coyle agreed to surrender her licence, saying she understands "the mistrust" and "shame that I've brought upon the community of nurses."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lindsey-coyle-gives-up-ontario-nursing-licence-in-misconduct-case-years-after-guilty-plea-in-patient-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lindsey-coyle-gives-up-ontario-nursing-licence-in-misconduct-case-years-after-guilty-plea-in-patient-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public health recommends all children at Brantford, Ont., daycare get treatment after rabid bat found]]></title><description><![CDATA["Out of an abundance of caution," health officials are recommending all children at a Brantford, Ont., daycare get treated for rabies exposure after two people handled a dead bat that tested positive for the virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/public-health-recommends-all-children-at-brantford-ont-daycare-get-treatment-after-rabid-bat-found/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/public-health-recommends-all-children-at-brantford-ont-daycare-get-treatment-after-rabid-bat-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weighted vests are all the rage in women's fitness. Do they live up to the hype?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fitness influencers say weighted vests can improve cardiovascular health and bone density, but one researcher warns that those benefits could be oversold online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/weighted-vests-are-all-the-rage-in-womens-fitness-do-they-live-up-to-the-hype/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/weighted-vests-are-all-the-rage-in-womens-fitness-do-they-live-up-to-the-hype/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ktunaxa Nation in B.C. bans unauthorized harvesting of sacred plant in its territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ktunaxa Nation in B.C.&rsquo;s Interior says that people from outside of the nation are harvesting a sacred plant without permission, causing damage to the medicine patches. The nation has banned &#660;ayut harvesting until 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ktunaxa-nation-in-bc-bans-unauthorized-harvesting-of-sacred-plant-in-its-territory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ktunaxa-nation-in-bc-bans-unauthorized-harvesting-of-sacred-plant-in-its-territory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever spreading in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec has reported a case of the potentially deadly tick-borne disease Rocky mountain spotted fever. The disease was also reported this spring in dogs in Ontario. Here's what you need to know about preventing, identifying and treating the disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/tick-borne-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever-spreading-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/tick-borne-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever-spreading-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta to cover COVID vaccines for health-care workers after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two months after announcing most Albertans would need to pay for COVID-19 vaccines if they want one this season, the province now says it will cover the cost for health-care workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-to-cover-covid-vaccines-for-health-care-workers-after-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-to-cover-covid-vaccines-for-health-care-workers-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec health minister slams doctors' federations for refusing to negotiate pay changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under Bill 106, up to 25 per cent of doctors&rsquo; compensation would be linked to their performance, in an effort to get them to take on more patients. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub&eacute; had set a summer deadline to negotiate with the doctors' federations in the province. But they want the government to scrap the bill altogether.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-health-minister-slams-doctors-federations-for-refusing-to-negotiate-pay-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-health-minister-slams-doctors-federations-for-refusing-to-negotiate-pay-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ozempic approved in Canada to slow kidney decline, prevent cardiovascular disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diabetic medicine Ozempic now approved by Health Canada to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ozempic-approved-in-canada-to-slow-kidney-decline-prevent-cardiovascular-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ozempic-approved-in-canada-to-slow-kidney-decline-prevent-cardiovascular-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not taking any chances': Ontario researcher closes lab after premier warns to stop testing on dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Carleton University professor shut down his research lab on Friday, just days after Ontario's premier vowed to "start hunting down" scientists who test on cats and dogs. Andy Adler this will slow down his work developing new technology to be used by veterinarians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/not-taking-any-chances-ontario-researcher-closes-lab-after-premier-warns-to-stop-testing-on-dogs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/not-taking-any-chances-ontario-researcher-closes-lab-after-premier-warns-to-stop-testing-on-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breastfeeding could help prevent early puberty in girls and boys, study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed showed a reduced risk of early puberty in a large new study from South Korea that Canadian doctors say could apply here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/breastfeeding-could-help-prevent-early-puberty-in-girls-and-boys-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/breastfeeding-could-help-prevent-early-puberty-in-girls-and-boys-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a painkiller shortage in Canada. Here's what to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a shortage of some commonly-prescribed painkillers in Canada &mdash; including acetaminophen with codeine and acetaminophen with oxycodone &mdash; as companies that supply them deal with manufacturing disruptions and increased demand. Pharmacists advise patients to plan ahead and speak with them about managing prescriptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/theres-a-painkiller-shortage-in-canada-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/theres-a-painkiller-shortage-in-canada-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. John's morgue octuples its storage capacity with new facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has a brand new morgue in the Health Sciences Centre that has increased its original capacity of 12 bodies to 96.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/st-johns-morgue-octuples-its-storage-capacity-with-new-facility/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/st-johns-morgue-octuples-its-storage-capacity-with-new-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People assume I can't be a doctor because of my disability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kendra Hebert had never seen a visibly disabled physician and often questioned whether there was a place for her in medicine. Despite the challenges, she knows what she&rsquo;s fighting for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/people-assume-i-cant-be-a-doctor-because-of-my-disability/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/people-assume-i-cant-be-a-doctor-because-of-my-disability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How daytime parties are fuelled by the wellness movement and a need for community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Canada, people are partying earlier. Experts say this represents a shift in how wellness and community are being highlighted in a post-pandemic economy where real-life experiences are valued.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-daytime-parties-are-fuelled-by-the-wellness-movement-and-a-need-for-community/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-daytime-parties-are-fuelled-by-the-wellness-movement-and-a-need-for-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta health officials declare presumed E. coli, amoebiasis outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Health Services says 18 people have tested positive for presumptive E. coli &mdash; three of whom also tested positive for a parasite that causes amoebiasis&nbsp;&mdash; in an outbreak at Saskatoon Farm. So far, 235 people have reported symptoms linked to this outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-health-officials-declare-presumed-e-coli-amoebiasis-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-health-officials-declare-presumed-e-coli-amoebiasis-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overdoses increasing at Toronto drop-in centres since supervised consumption sites shut down, network says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overdoses at drop-in centres in Toronto have sharply increased since the provincial government shut down four supervised consumption sites in April, according to a coalition of community agencies.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/overdoses-increasing-at-toronto-drop-in-centres-since-supervised-consumption-sites-shut-down-network-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/overdoses-increasing-at-toronto-drop-in-centres-since-supervised-consumption-sites-shut-down-network-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. family says $85K surgery in U.S. might be daughter's only hope to walk again]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family of a seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and hip dysplasia is trying to come up with tens of thousands of dollars for a surgery in the U.S. Without it, they worry she may never walk again, and are criticizing Nova Scotia's health-care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-family-says-85k-surgery-in-us-might-be-daughters-only-hope-to-walk-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-family-says-85k-surgery-in-us-might-be-daughters-only-hope-to-walk-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you drinking heavily? You may be at greater risk of liver disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rate of serious liver disease among heavy drinkers has more than doubled over the last 20 years as the demographics around who is consuming more alcohol shift, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/are-you-drinking-heavily-you-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-liver-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/are-you-drinking-heavily-you-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-liver-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More research needed on wildfire smoke toxicity, scientists say as they warn of pollution 'time bomb']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are concerned the smoke from wildfires in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual, saying more research needs to be done on the kind of pollutants that are being released into the air.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-research-needed-on-wildfire-smoke-toxicity-scientists-say-as-they-warn-of-pollution-time-bomb/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-research-needed-on-wildfire-smoke-toxicity-scientists-say-as-they-warn-of-pollution-time-bomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jasperites work through mental health struggles amid anniversary of destructive fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental health is top of mind for residents, officials and organizations helping Jasperites, as the community marks the one-year anniversary of a wildfire that destroyed roughly one-third of the town&rsquo;s buildings and forced the evacuation of approximately 25,000 residents and tourists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jasperites-work-through-mental-health-struggles-amid-anniversary-of-destructive-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jasperites-work-through-mental-health-struggles-amid-anniversary-of-destructive-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data reveals dramatic spike in patients leaving B.C. emergency rooms without receiving care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Provincial data obtained through a freedom-of-information request reveals that the number of people in B.C. leaving emergency rooms without receiving care has spiked&nbsp;&mdash; with the largest increases seen in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Island Health authorities.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/data-reveals-dramatic-spike-in-patients-leaving-bc-emergency-rooms-without-receiving-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/data-reveals-dramatic-spike-in-patients-leaving-bc-emergency-rooms-without-receiving-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family 'in crisis mode' as feds pull funding for autistic First Nations boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario family is scrambling after the federal government abruptly pulled funding for their son, an autistic First Nations boy living off-reserve, leaving him without access to the clinical therapy and education assistance he's relied on for most of his life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-in-crisis-mode-as-feds-pull-funding-for-autistic-first-nations-boy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-in-crisis-mode-as-feds-pull-funding-for-autistic-first-nations-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bills mounting for family of young N.S. woman in ICU after second lung transplant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of Tahlia Ali is one of three Nova Scotia families who have spoken to CBC News in recent months about the financial strain of accessing life-saving surgery in another province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bills-mounting-for-family-of-young-ns-woman-in-icu-after-second-lung-transplant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bills-mounting-for-family-of-young-ns-woman-in-icu-after-second-lung-transplant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles cases extend beyond Alberta, Ontario, hotspot map shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The spread of measles both between provinces and within is keeping doctors and health officials across much of Canada on their toes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-cases-extend-beyond-alberta-ontario-hotspot-map-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-cases-extend-beyond-alberta-ontario-hotspot-map-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How discarded-needle data and pop-up STI testing could reduce Sask.'s infection rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new research project in Regina is using geo-data on discarded needles and pop-up testing sites to improve health-care access and cut down Saskatchewan's STI rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-discarded-needle-data-and-pop-up-sti-testing-could-reduce-sasks-infection-rates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-discarded-needle-data-and-pop-up-sti-testing-could-reduce-sasks-infection-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How sudden cardiac arrest can be different for athletes — based on their sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[While male athletes are more likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, women are less likely to survive one. Physiological differences and bystander reaction could partially explain the difference, suspect researchers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-sudden-cardiac-arrest-can-be-different-for-athletes-based-on-their-sex/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-sudden-cardiac-arrest-can-be-different-for-athletes-based-on-their-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More disruptions to maternity services possible across B.C., health minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C.'s health minister says more disruptions could be coming to maternity services across the province after people with high-risk pregnancies in Prince George were warned they could be sent out of the city for care starting in August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-disruptions-to-maternity-services-possible-across-bc-health-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-disruptions-to-maternity-services-possible-across-bc-health-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous communities face higher death rates from fires and lack of data leaves them vulnerable, says group]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report highlights the need for more data from on-reserve house fires, and the data confirms what some already knew &mdash; Indigenous communities face higher rates of death from fires.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-communities-face-higher-death-rates-from-fires-and-lack-of-data-leaves-them-vulnerable-says-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-communities-face-higher-death-rates-from-fires-and-lack-of-data-leaves-them-vulnerable-says-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 million above-ground pools recalled, including in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has issued a recall notice for more than 260,000 above-ground swimming pools sold in Canada since the early 2000s after nine children drowned in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-million-above-ground-pools-recalled-including-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/5-million-above-ground-pools-recalled-including-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data released by the Correctional Service of Canada to CBC through a freedom of information request showed the leading cause of death for inmates serving determinate&nbsp;sentences between January 2019 and February 2025 was suicide. Overdoses came a close second.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-are-so-many-federal-inmates-dying-shortly-before-their-release-date/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-are-so-many-federal-inmates-dying-shortly-before-their-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 dead, over 40 sick as legionnaires' outbreak spreads in southeast London, Ont.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person has died and over 40 people have become ill in a legionnaires' disease outbreak in London, Ont., says the Middlesex-London Health Unit. It's working with the province to investigate the source of the outbreak, the second in the city since last summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-dead-over-40-sick-as-legionnaires-outbreak-spreads-in-southeast-london-ont/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-dead-over-40-sick-as-legionnaires-outbreak-spreads-in-southeast-london-ont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 dead, more than 40 sick as legionnaires' outbreak spreads in southeast London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Middlesex-London Health Unit has declared a new outbreak of legionnaires' disease in London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-dead-more-than-40-sick-as-legionnaires-outbreak-spreads-in-southeast-london/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/1-dead-more-than-40-sick-as-legionnaires-outbreak-spreads-in-southeast-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crocheter promotes mental health to growing audience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Sellick has built an online community by sharing his passion for crochet. Now the founder of The Crochet Crowd says he's going a step further with Everyday Stitch, a new website set to launch later this year dedicated to the therapeutic benefits&nbsp;of crochet&nbsp;for those struggling with mental health challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/crocheter-promotes-mental-health-to-growing-audience/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/crocheter-promotes-mental-health-to-growing-audience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ER doctor challenges Alberta premier to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/er-doctor-challenges-alberta-premier-to-come-on-shift-see-patients-wait-in-hallways/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/er-doctor-challenges-alberta-premier-to-come-on-shift-see-patients-wait-in-hallways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temporary housing unaffordable for organ transplant patients, say charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two charities that help organ transplant patients say it's time that provincial governments rethink the way they offer housing support for patients who must temporarily move to access treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/temporary-housing-unaffordable-for-organ-transplant-patients-say-charities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/temporary-housing-unaffordable-for-organ-transplant-patients-say-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. women 45+ can now self-refer for breast screening mammograms, but awareness, capacity issues continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dropping the screening age is something experts, advocates and survivors have been waiting a long time for. But they are worried&nbsp;the province is not doing enough to let women in their mid-forties know they now qualify.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sask-women-45-can-now-self-refer-for-breast-screening-mammograms-but-awareness-capacity-issues-continue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sask-women-45-can-now-self-refer-for-breast-screening-mammograms-but-awareness-capacity-issues-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec parents fear budget cuts will hit vulnerable students the hardest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents of children with disabilities are sounding the alarm as Quebec trims $570 million from its education budget. They fear cuts to specialists and support staff will deeply impact vulnerable students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-parents-fear-budget-cuts-will-hit-vulnerable-students-the-hardest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-parents-fear-budget-cuts-will-hit-vulnerable-students-the-hardest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After working as an ER nurse, I was done. Then I discovered the magic of a small town practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christie Brulhart can make decisions now as a nurse practitioner in a small Alberta village. That wasn&rsquo;t the case during the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/after-working-as-an-er-nurse-i-was-done-then-i-discovered-the-magic-of-a-small-town-practice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/after-working-as-an-er-nurse-i-was-done-then-i-discovered-the-magic-of-a-small-town-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being my mom's medical proxy was heartbreaking, but I'd do it all over again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lynn Paulin didn&rsquo;t expect she&rsquo;d be forced to make end-of-life medical decisions for her mom at just 32. But being there while her mom took her last breath allowed Paulin to pay back some of the same care she&rsquo;d received all her life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/being-my-moms-medical-proxy-was-heartbreaking-but-id-do-it-all-over-again/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/being-my-moms-medical-proxy-was-heartbreaking-but-id-do-it-all-over-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Toews's healing journey: From long COVID back to the NHL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers working on treatments and cures for long COVID are closely watching newly signed Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews's healing journey. Toews is returning to the NHL this coming season after a two-year absence, as he worked to manage debilitating long COVID symptoms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jonathan-toewss-healing-journey-from-long-covid-back-to-the-nhl/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/jonathan-toewss-healing-journey-from-long-covid-back-to-the-nhl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Canada could boost disease surveillance to make up for U.S. health cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[With measles outbreaks, avian influenza and syphilis and HIV on the rise, Canada needs to strengthen its disease surveillance systems as cuts to U.S. health institutions threaten access to crucial monitoring data, experts say in an editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-canada-could-boost-disease-surveillance-to-make-up-for-us-health-cuts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-canada-could-boost-disease-surveillance-to-make-up-for-us-health-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could your beach reads actually be therapeutic? Bibliotherapy suggests they might]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest best-selling novels might be in your stack of beach reads, but could reading them benefit your mental health? That's the idea behind bibliotherapy, the concept of reading as a therapeutic method to improve our well-being.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/could-your-beach-reads-actually-be-therapeutic-bibliotherapy-suggests-they-might/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/could-your-beach-reads-actually-be-therapeutic-bibliotherapy-suggests-they-might/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep babies, high risk Albertans away from Stampede due to measles, doctors caution]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Calgary Stampede kicks off, health experts are warning about&nbsp; the risk of measles exposure and are urging parents with babies and&nbsp;unimmunized children&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;along with other vulnerable Albertans&nbsp;&ndash; to sit this one out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/keep-babies-high-risk-albertans-away-from-stampede-due-to-measles-doctors-caution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/keep-babies-high-risk-albertans-away-from-stampede-due-to-measles-doctors-caution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambulance service reinstated in Stewart, B.C., after town 'made a stink,' mayor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The small northern town of Stewart, B.C., is without ambulance service this weekend, but complaints from the mayor have resulted in travelling paramedics getting sent to the community starting Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ambulance-service-reinstated-in-stewart-bc-after-town-made-a-stink-mayor-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ambulance-service-reinstated-in-stewart-bc-after-town-made-a-stink-mayor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How some students with disabilities avoid the 'transition cliff' after high school]]></title><description><![CDATA[As they approach graduation, most high schoolers are busy learning, training and planning their futures. But disabled students have fewer opportunities. Experts want more programs made available to help them transition into adulthood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-some-students-with-disabilities-avoid-the-transition-cliff-after-high-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-some-students-with-disabilities-avoid-the-transition-cliff-after-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Canadians still skip sunscreen, even as melanoma rates rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study shows the majority of Canadians never or rarely use sunscreen, even as melanoma rates climb. Experts warn early sun damage can be deadly and say making sunscreen free or more affordable might help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/most-canadians-still-skip-sunscreen-even-as-melanoma-rates-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/most-canadians-still-skip-sunscreen-even-as-melanoma-rates-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario reports 12 new measles cases, continuing downward trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public Health Ontario has logged a total of 2,223 measles cases since outbreak began last October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-reports-12-new-measles-cases-continuing-downward-trend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ontario-reports-12-new-measles-cases-continuing-downward-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calling all women: The IWK Foundation wants to hear your health stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foundation has launched a survey in the hopes of better understanding women's health experiences in the Maritime provinces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calling-all-women-the-iwk-foundation-wants-to-hear-your-health-stories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/calling-all-women-the-iwk-foundation-wants-to-hear-your-health-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton region hits all-time monthly peak in opioid-related deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province says it is monitoring the situation closely, and seeing improvements province-wide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/edmonton-region-hits-all-time-monthly-peak-in-opioid-related-deaths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/edmonton-region-hits-all-time-monthly-peak-in-opioid-related-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suffering in silence no more: How peer support helps people with chronic pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peer support groups for people with chronic pain are cropping up across Canada, as advocates work to break down the stigma surrounding the invisible condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/suffering-in-silence-no-more-how-peer-support-helps-people-with-chronic-pain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/suffering-in-silence-no-more-how-peer-support-helps-people-with-chronic-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regular cannabis use can cause a serious vomiting syndrome. Should people be warned?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say the health-care system needs to be more aware of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, a condition characterized by cyclic vomiting episodes in long-term, frequent cannabis users. A class action lawsuit was recently brought against a Canadian company, citing its alleged negligence in warning consumers about CHS risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/regular-cannabis-use-can-cause-a-serious-vomiting-syndrome-should-people-be-warned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/regular-cannabis-use-can-cause-a-serious-vomiting-syndrome-should-people-be-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%, WHO suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization&nbsp;is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks,&nbsp;alcohol and tobacco by 50 per cent over the next 10 years through&nbsp;taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle&nbsp;chronic public health problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/raise-prices-on-sugary-drinks-alcohol-and-tobacco-by-50-who-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/raise-prices-on-sugary-drinks-alcohol-and-tobacco-by-50-who-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applications for B.C.'s publicly funded IVF program now open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The program&nbsp;will pay for one round of IVF per person&nbsp;for&nbsp;patients covered by the province's Medical Services Plan (MSP). A patient's&nbsp;fertility doctor&nbsp;will have to apply on their behalf.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/applications-for-bcs-publicly-funded-ivf-program-now-open/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/applications-for-bcs-publicly-funded-ivf-program-now-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How St. Michael's Hospital is trying to break the cycle of readmissions for homeless patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navigator Program helps steer unhoused people through a health-care system that can be especially challenging for patients without a fixed address or means to advocate for themselves. The program was established to break the cycle of hospital readmission and improve health outcomes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-st-michaels-hospital-is-trying-to-break-the-cycle-of-readmissions-for-homeless-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-st-michaels-hospital-is-trying-to-break-the-cycle-of-readmissions-for-homeless-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability tax credits are critical for some Canadians. But applying for them can cost thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Canada launches its new disability benefit payments in July, medical and disability experts are raising alarms over barriers to obtaining the main eligibility requirement, the disability tax credit. Former clients say companies are charging them thousands of dollars for help with their applications &mdash; unaware free alternatives exist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/disability-tax-credits-are-critical-for-some-canadians-but-applying-for-them-can-cost-thousands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/disability-tax-credits-are-critical-for-some-canadians-but-applying-for-them-can-cost-thousands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV approved in U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. has approved the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, maker Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/twice-a-year-shot-to-prevent-hiv-approved-in-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/twice-a-year-shot-to-prevent-hiv-approved-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why those suffering miscarriages could benefit from specialized clinics]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 15 per cent of pregnancies end before 14 weeks' gestation, Canadian OBGYNs say. Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are common after such a loss, but they don't have to be if doctors follow new care guidelines, says the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-those-suffering-miscarriages-could-benefit-from-specialized-clinics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-those-suffering-miscarriages-could-benefit-from-specialized-clinics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're too young to drive or vote &mdash; but they're caring for their ailing loved ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings from a recent case study suggest that as family doctors treat a growing aging population, they will also need to start providing support for the young people who are increasingly sharing the burden of caring for loved ones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/theyre-too-young-to-drive-or-vote-mdash-but-theyre-caring-for-their-ailing-loved-ones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/theyre-too-young-to-drive-or-vote-mdash-but-theyre-caring-for-their-ailing-loved-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sephora kids' are using anti-aging creams. A new study says harms aren't just skin deep]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've recently witnessed a 10-year-old smear their face with an $80 anti-wrinkle cream, you're probably already aware of the&nbsp;'Sephora kids' skin-care trend&nbsp;that has young people clamouring for anti-aging products thanks in part to what they see on social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sephora-kids-are-using-anti-aging-creams-a-new-study-says-harms-arent-just-skin-deep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/sephora-kids-are-using-anti-aging-creams-a-new-study-says-harms-arent-just-skin-deep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta government faces mounting pushback to new COVID-19 vaccine policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alberta government continues to face fierce opposition to plans that will reduce access to publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines in the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-government-faces-mounting-pushback-to-new-covid-19-vaccine-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/alberta-government-faces-mounting-pushback-to-new-covid-19-vaccine-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers should ditch sick notes to free up physicians, save taxpayers millions: Doctors Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Physician advocacy group Doctors Manitoba is calling on employers to get rid of sick note requirements in the workplace as a way of freeing up physicians to do less paperwork and more patient care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/employers-should-ditch-sick-notes-to-free-up-physicians-save-taxpayers-millions-doctors-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/employers-should-ditch-sick-notes-to-free-up-physicians-save-taxpayers-millions-doctors-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[23andMe 'failed to take basic steps' to protect private information, investigation finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[DNA testing company 23andMe didn&rsquo;t have adequate data protections and ignored warning signs ahead of a massive data breach almost two years ago, an investigation by Canada&rsquo;s privacy commissioner found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/23andme-failed-to-take-basic-steps-to-protect-private-information-investigation-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/23andme-failed-to-take-basic-steps-to-protect-private-information-investigation-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against consultancy firm McKinsey &amp; Company, in which the province alleges the company advised opioid manufacturers and helped design advertising campaigns that led to opioid over-prescription.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-court-certifies-canada-wide-class-action-suit-against-mckinsey-for-alleged-opioid-promotion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-court-certifies-canada-wide-class-action-suit-against-mckinsey-for-alleged-opioid-promotion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She is the 'safe person' for her nieces. Now she runs the Auntie Program for other Indigenous girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maxine Peigan created an eight-week program for young Indigenous girls to learn how to deal with social issues impacting their lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-is-the-safe-person-for-her-nieces-now-she-runs-the-auntie-program-for-other-indigenous-girls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/she-is-the-safe-person-for-her-nieces-now-she-runs-the-auntie-program-for-other-indigenous-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. man acquitted of sexual assault after blaming 'automatism' on magic mushrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case,&nbsp;which the judge called "unusual," highlights the long and controversial legal history surrounding horrific acts of violence and claims of automatism&nbsp;&mdash; a term describing unconscious, involuntary behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-man-acquitted-of-sexual-assault-after-blaming-automatism-on-magic-mushrooms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-man-acquitted-of-sexual-assault-after-blaming-automatism-on-magic-mushrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overdose deaths in Quebec are on the rise, and the problem could get worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec's death toll from drug overdoses pales in comparison to other provinces. But many places in North America are experiencing drops in drug overdose deaths, while Quebec is trending in the wrong direction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/overdose-deaths-in-quebec-are-on-the-rise-and-the-problem-could-get-worse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/overdose-deaths-in-quebec-are-on-the-rise-and-the-problem-could-get-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major overhaul ordered for panel that sets Canada's cancer screening guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[An external review says there is a "pressing need" to modernize the Task Force on Preventive Health Care. The arm's-length federal body is responsible for advising family doctors on when to send patients for routine screenings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/major-overhaul-ordered-for-panel-that-sets-canadas-cancer-screening-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/major-overhaul-ordered-for-panel-that-sets-canadas-cancer-screening-guidelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From addiction to high school graduation: Thunder Bay, Ont., woman shares story of recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Thunder Bay, Ont., woman shares her experience with abuse, grief, addiction and recovery as she prepares to receive her high school diploma next week, supported by her son and the city's recovery community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/from-addiction-to-high-school-graduation-thunder-bay-ont-woman-shares-story-of-recovery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/from-addiction-to-high-school-graduation-thunder-bay-ont-woman-shares-story-of-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 cases of measles reported in northern B.C., officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health officials in British Columbia say there are 20 suspected and confirmed cases of measles in the northern region of the province as they continue to warn of the highly contagious&nbsp;disease circulating in a small community in the northeast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/20-cases-of-measles-reported-in-northern-bc-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/20-cases-of-measles-reported-in-northern-bc-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['See us and accept us': Moncton becomes 1st Canadian city to raise neurodiversity flag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louis H&eacute;bert Chatelain and his mom, Caroline Jose, are part of a global movement that dedicates June 16 to celebrate people with diverse minds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/see-us-and-accept-us-moncton-becomes-1st-canadian-city-to-raise-neurodiversity-flag/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/see-us-and-accept-us-moncton-becomes-1st-canadian-city-to-raise-neurodiversity-flag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moms' emotional statements open Ontario inquest for 7 Maplehurst inmates after overdose deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coroner's inquest into the deaths of seven men from drug overdoses while they were incarcerated at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ont., began Monday with emotional statements from the families being read to the jury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/moms-emotional-statements-open-ontario-inquest-for-7-maplehurst-inmates-after-overdose-deaths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/moms-emotional-statements-open-ontario-inquest-for-7-maplehurst-inmates-after-overdose-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles is surging in Alberta. Which vaccine-preventable disease could be next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors and scientists worry Alberta's measles outbreaks could signal the start of a new era when other&nbsp;dangerous infectious diseases of the past could re-emerge and pose new health threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-is-surging-in-alberta-which-vaccine-preventable-disease-could-be-next/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-is-surging-in-alberta-which-vaccine-preventable-disease-could-be-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belleville remains under a state of emergency with little hope on the horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a year after Belleville, Ont.,&nbsp;declared a state of emergency triggered by a spate of overdoses linked to&nbsp;the opioid epidemic,&nbsp;people at the heart of the crisis say things have gone from bad to worse.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/belleville-remains-under-a-state-of-emergency-with-little-hope-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/belleville-remains-under-a-state-of-emergency-with-little-hope-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous people fleeing wildfires face immense mental health burdens. Experts say they shouldn't have to]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous people living on reserves and in remote communities in Canada are disproportionately affected by wildfires, researchers have found. Those who study wildfire evacuations and others who provide counselling to Indigenous people suggest there are ways to improve how it's all handled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-people-fleeing-wildfires-face-immense-mental-health-burdens-experts-say-they-shouldnt-have-to/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/indigenous-people-fleeing-wildfires-face-immense-mental-health-burdens-experts-say-they-shouldnt-have-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why it’s going to be hard to end Ontario’s measles outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario currently has more measles cases than in all of the U.S. combined, and infections are climbing in Alberta and Manitoba. CBC&rsquo;s Jennifer Yoon breaks down what&rsquo;s behind the resurgence of a disease eliminated decades ago, and why those on the front line say it&rsquo;s going to be really difficult to get this outbreak under control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-its-going-to-be-hard-to-end-ontarios-measles-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-its-going-to-be-hard-to-end-ontarios-measles-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men are not OK, report on premature deaths in Canada suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 44 per cent of living in Canada will die prematurely from causes like suicide and the opioid crisis that are for the most part preventable, according to a new report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/men-are-not-ok-report-on-premature-deaths-in-canada-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/men-are-not-ok-report-on-premature-deaths-in-canada-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's top doctor Theresa Tam leaving role at end of term June 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-top-doctor-theresa-tam-leaving-role-at-end-of-term-june-20/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canadas-top-doctor-theresa-tam-leaving-role-at-end-of-term-june-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta's measles outbreaks are now the worst in nearly half a century]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, 'O Canada' was not yet&nbsp;the official national anthem and gasoline would set&nbsp;you back 24 cents a litre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-measles-outbreaks-are-now-the-worst-in-nearly-half-a-century/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/albertas-measles-outbreaks-are-now-the-worst-in-nearly-half-a-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obstetrical, gynecological care patient complaints on the rise in Ontario, says patient ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data shows more people are filing complaints about obstetrical and gynecological care&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ontario, with insensitivity, poor communication and lack of trauma awareness among the most common grievances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/obstetrical-gynecological-care-patient-complaints-on-the-rise-in-ontario-says-patient-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/obstetrical-gynecological-care-patient-complaints-on-the-rise-in-ontario-says-patient-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 hospitalized after eating salami recalled due to possible salmonella]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Public Health Agency of Canada has released a notice stating that 57 people &mdash;&nbsp;44 in Alberta and 13 in Ontario &mdash;&nbsp;got sick after eating Rea brand Genoa salami and Bona brand Genova salami.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/7-hospitalized-after-eating-salami-recalled-due-to-possible-salmonella/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/7-hospitalized-after-eating-salami-recalled-due-to-possible-salmonella/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke carries short- and long-term health risks, Alberta experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Alberta faces the prospect of another wildfire smoke-filled summer, experts are urging people to monitor conditions and take steps to protect their health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wildfire-smoke-carries-short-and-long-term-health-risks-alberta-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/wildfire-smoke-carries-short-and-long-term-health-risks-alberta-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug analyzer goes mobile in Thunder Bay, Ont., in wake of consumption site's closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new mobile outreach van is offering free drug checking in Thunder Bay, Ont., following the closure of the city's only supervised consumption site, where the service was formerly offered. In the community with the highest opioid-related death rate in the province, here's what advocates hope the service achieves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drug-analyzer-goes-mobile-in-thunder-bay-ont-in-wake-of-consumption-sites-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/drug-analyzer-goes-mobile-in-thunder-bay-ont-in-wake-of-consumption-sites-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day in the life of a rural paramedic — and why response times can be dangerously long]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outside of major cities, paramedic response times can be significantly longer than in urban areas, affecting patient outcomes in some high-priority cases. This is particularly true in Quebec, where a recent report found response times doubled in rural areas, where paramedics are calling for more resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-rural-paramedic-and-why-response-times-can-be-dangerously-long/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-rural-paramedic-and-why-response-times-can-be-dangerously-long/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This U.S. doctor is making the move to B.C. &mdash; here's why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Muthanna Yacoub has been recruited by the City of Colwood-owned medical clinic. The province is trying to recruit more U.S. doctors like him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-us-doctor-is-making-the-move-to-bc-mdash-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-us-doctor-is-making-the-move-to-bc-mdash-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From clinics to culinary tours to laser tag: How this Ontario city is wooing future doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The group Doctors 4 Cambridge invited medical students to the city as part of the Rural Ontario Medical Placement week with a goal of convincing them to move to the community after graduation. The week included more than just showing them where they could work, but also fine dining, entertainment and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/from-clinics-to-culinary-tours-to-laser-tag-how-this-ontario-city-is-wooing-future-doctors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/from-clinics-to-culinary-tours-to-laser-tag-how-this-ontario-city-is-wooing-future-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How close are we to getting a vaccine for Lyme disease?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating tick-borne infection if it is left untreated, is a growing problem in parts of Canada, with thousands of reported cases. But could there soon be a vaccine?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-close-are-we-to-getting-a-vaccine-for-lyme-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/how-close-are-we-to-getting-a-vaccine-for-lyme-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec 'closely monitoring' tuberculosis in Nunavik, minister says, as doctors call for more resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec&rsquo;s health minister says the province&rsquo;s public health service is &ldquo;closely monitoring&rdquo; the tuberculosis situation in Nunavik, after a letter from Nunavik&rsquo;s 14 mayors called for the declaration of a public health emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-closely-monitoring-tuberculosis-in-nunavik-minister-says-as-doctors-call-for-more-resources/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-closely-monitoring-tuberculosis-in-nunavik-minister-says-as-doctors-call-for-more-resources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke blankets Alberta as fight against western wildfires continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smoke from wildfires burning across Alberta has blanketed much of the province, including the Edmonton region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/smoke-blankets-alberta-as-fight-against-western-wildfires-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/smoke-blankets-alberta-as-fight-against-western-wildfires-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Gazan families came to Quebec for safety. Now, they face life without health coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gazans who arrive in Canada receive three months of health-care coverage&nbsp;&mdash; a federal policy that some health-care professionals and Palestinians are calling on Quebec to extend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/these-gazan-families-came-to-quebec-for-safety-now-they-face-life-without-health-coverage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/these-gazan-families-came-to-quebec-for-safety-now-they-face-life-without-health-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health experts warn of measles risks during pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Measles cases are rising in Ontario, putting pregnant people and their babies at risk. Experts are calling for better prenatal screening for measles antibodies and urging vaccination before pregnancy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-experts-warn-of-measles-risks-during-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-experts-warn-of-measles-risks-during-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nunavik's 14 mayors call for public health emergency over tuberculosis cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayors of 14 Inuit communities in northern Quebec are demanding the provincial government declare a public health emergency as tuberculosis cases in Nunavik&nbsp;reach the highest reported level in recent history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nunaviks-14-mayors-call-for-public-health-emergency-over-tuberculosis-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nunaviks-14-mayors-call-for-public-health-emergency-over-tuberculosis-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge calls woman a 'danger,' sends her to prison after faking pregnancies, defrauding Ontario doulas]]></title><description><![CDATA[One victim, Tracy Robb, who supported Kaitlyn Braun through what turned out to be a fake pregnancy, says she hasn't been the same since.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/judge-calls-woman-a-danger-sends-her-to-prison-after-faking-pregnancies-defrauding-ontario-doulas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/judge-calls-woman-a-danger-sends-her-to-prison-after-faking-pregnancies-defrauding-ontario-doulas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicians brace for summer travel season as Alberta tops 800 measles cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[As summer approaches, Alberta's measles case counts are expected to keep climbing and some experts worry transmission will become even more widespread.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/physicians-brace-for-summer-travel-season-as-alberta-tops-800-measles-cases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/physicians-brace-for-summer-travel-season-as-alberta-tops-800-measles-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 infants born with congenital measles from unvaccinated mothers in Ontario since last fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/6-infants-born-with-congenital-measles-from-unvaccinated-mothers-in-ontario-since-last-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/6-infants-born-with-congenital-measles-from-unvaccinated-mothers-in-ontario-since-last-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada has a hotline for people who hide their drug use]]></title><description><![CDATA[An anonymous hotline has fielded over 20,000 calls from people across Canada who want support when using drugs alone, and as CBC&rsquo;s Jennifer La Grassa uncovers, the callers who rely on the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) are not who you might think they are.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-has-a-hotline-for-people-who-hide-their-drug-use/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-has-a-hotline-for-people-who-hide-their-drug-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reunited after 57 years: He was an intern, she was a preemie not expected to survive]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Dr. Donald Craig was an intern in 1968, he delivered a premature baby during a snowstorm in Saint John. Decades later, Krista Barczyk honoured him for saving her life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reunited-after-57-years-he-was-an-intern-she-was-a-preemie-not-expected-to-survive/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/reunited-after-57-years-he-was-an-intern-she-was-a-preemie-not-expected-to-survive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stepping into the unknown is good for us &mdash; and being an explorer doesn't require skydiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many, the word "explore" brings to mind&nbsp;daring feats: climbing towering peaks,&nbsp;plunging into ocean depths or soaring through the air&nbsp;on a skydive.&nbsp;But exploration is more than that; it's a fundamental part of who we are, essential to reaching our fullest potential.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/stepping-into-the-unknown-is-good-for-us-mdash-and-being-an-explorer-doesnt-require-skydiving/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/stepping-into-the-unknown-is-good-for-us-mdash-and-being-an-explorer-doesnt-require-skydiving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life felt dark when I began losing my sight. A stranger opened my eyes to a brighter future]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Deepinder Singh went to see an optometrist for failing vision, he expected to hear he had an easily treatable problem. Learning there was no cure sent him into a tailspin, until a stranger helped him focus on the future ahead of him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/life-felt-dark-when-i-began-losing-my-sight-a-stranger-opened-my-eyes-to-a-brighter-future/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/life-felt-dark-when-i-began-losing-my-sight-a-stranger-opened-my-eyes-to-a-brighter-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seasonique birth control pills from Teva Canada recalled due to extra yellow tablets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada issued a recall notice on Friday for some&nbsp;Seasonique&nbsp;birth control products due to some packages containing the correct blue-green pills coming with extraneous yellow tablets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seasonique-birth-control-pills-from-teva-canada-recalled-due-to-extra-yellow-tablets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seasonique-birth-control-pills-from-teva-canada-recalled-due-to-extra-yellow-tablets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influenza now killing more Nova Scotians than COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Nova Scotians dying from influenza exceeds that of COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/influenza-now-killing-more-nova-scotians-than-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/influenza-now-killing-more-nova-scotians-than-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visits up at Toronto's remaining consumption sites, 2 months after province forced 4 to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto's remaining supervised consumption sites say they've gotten busier in the two months since the province forced four sites to close&nbsp; &mdash; part of a changing picture of drug use in the city as Ontario continues its move toward&nbsp;an abstinence-based treatment model.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/visits-up-at-torontos-remaining-consumption-sites-2-months-after-province-forced-4-to-close/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/visits-up-at-torontos-remaining-consumption-sites-2-months-after-province-forced-4-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventable deaths, violent attacks: doctor alleges deteriorating conditions at Fraser Health hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[An emergency physician is blowing the whistle on what she says are deteriorating conditions at two hospitals in B.C.'s Fraser Health authority&nbsp;&mdash; and alleging her job was threatened after she and other doctors sought to warn patients about a potentially dangerous situation in one emergency room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/preventable-deaths-violent-attacks-doctor-alleges-deteriorating-conditions-at-fraser-health-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/preventable-deaths-violent-attacks-doctor-alleges-deteriorating-conditions-at-fraser-health-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia recoups $3.7M in health-transfer clawbacks from Ottawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[The payments were previously withheld because of people paying out of pocket for MRIs and ultrasounds at private clinics in the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotia-recoups-37m-in-health-transfer-clawbacks-from-ottawa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nova-scotia-recoups-37m-in-health-transfer-clawbacks-from-ottawa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know about measles during pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of an Ontario baby who contracted measles while in the womb and was then born premature is raising questions about the virus and how it effects pregnancy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-we-know-about-measles-during-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-we-know-about-measles-during-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who considered assisted death after bedsore tells coroner's inquiry 'you have to fight' for care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coroner's inquiry into the death of Normand Meunier &mdash; who requested medical assistance in dying after developing a severe bedsore in hospital &mdash; wrapped up this week, after hearing from someone who knows all too well what Meunier went through.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/man-who-considered-assisted-death-after-bedsore-tells-coroners-inquiry-you-have-to-fight-for-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/man-who-considered-assisted-death-after-bedsore-tells-coroners-inquiry-you-have-to-fight-for-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. mom picks up her son's ADHD medication, is given an opioid instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother on Vancouver Island is warning people to double check their prescriptions&nbsp;after she was accidentally dispensed the powerful opioid hydromorphone instead of her son's regular ADHD medication.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-mom-picks-up-her-sons-adhd-medication-is-given-an-opioid-instead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bc-mom-picks-up-her-sons-adhd-medication-is-given-an-opioid-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada achieved measles elimination status in 1998. Now, it could lose it]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Canada&rsquo;s measles outbreak continues to grow, the country is at risk of losing its measles elimination status &mdash; a bar set by the World Health Organization.&nbsp;That could have implications for the entire region of the Americas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-achieved-measles-elimination-status-in-1998-now-it-could-lose-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/canada-achieved-measles-elimination-status-in-1998-now-it-could-lose-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Adulting 101' programs help Gen Z catch up on key life skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[A researcher and psychologist says Gen Z children grew up with fewer opportunities to learn practical skills than older generations. Some post-secondary institutions are offering "adulting" resources to help students gain the skills and confidence to navigate the world more independently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/adulting-101-programs-help-gen-z-catch-up-on-key-life-skills/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/adulting-101-programs-help-gen-z-catch-up-on-key-life-skills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. urges Canadian health officials to spare B.C. ostrich flock from cull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roughly 400 birds have been ordered killed after avian flu was detected in 2 carcasses in December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rfk-jr-urges-canadian-health-officials-to-spare-bc-ostrich-flock-from-cull/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rfk-jr-urges-canadian-health-officials-to-spare-bc-ostrich-flock-from-cull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative horse simulator helps riders with disabilities saddle up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The system allows riders to control the speed of their simulated ride through a variety of virtual trails.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/innovative-horse-simulator-helps-riders-with-disabilities-saddle-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/innovative-horse-simulator-helps-riders-with-disabilities-saddle-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former employees apply for class-action lawsuit against Interior Health over stolen identities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit, which has yet to be certified in court, alleges Interior Health attempted to conceal the breach from those affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-employees-apply-for-class-action-lawsuit-against-interior-health-over-stolen-identities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/former-employees-apply-for-class-action-lawsuit-against-interior-health-over-stolen-identities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is normal pressure hydrocephalus, the brain disorder affecting Billy Joel?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer Billy Joel said Friday he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus and that it was affecting his hearing, vision and balance. What is the brain disorder and how can it be treated?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-is-normal-pressure-hydrocephalus-the-brain-disorder-affecting-billy-joel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/what-is-normal-pressure-hydrocephalus-the-brain-disorder-affecting-billy-joel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakup of Alberta health ministry will create confusion, doctors and nurses say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organizations that represent Alberta's physicians and nurses say the splitting of the provincial health ministry into two, at the same time Alberta Health Services is broken into four, will create confusion for patients.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/breakup-of-alberta-health-ministry-will-create-confusion-doctors-and-nurses-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/breakup-of-alberta-health-ministry-will-create-confusion-doctors-and-nurses-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing confirms avian flu after hundreds of dead geese found near Lipton, Sask.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Saskatchewan farms were quarantined because of the virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/testing-confirms-avian-flu-after-hundreds-of-dead-geese-found-near-lipton-sask/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/testing-confirms-avian-flu-after-hundreds-of-dead-geese-found-near-lipton-sask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health P.E.I. spending thousands of dollars a month on private employment agencies, contracts reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health P.E.I. has hired six senior managers through private employment agencies at costs ranging from $17,490 a month to $43,750 a month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-pei-spending-thousands-of-dollars-a-month-on-private-employment-agencies-contracts-reveal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/health-pei-spending-thousands-of-dollars-a-month-on-private-employment-agencies-contracts-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[External review of hospital in London, Ontario shows challenges of 'self imposed' problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[London's largest employer will need to make tough decisions as it continues to grapple with the fallout of years of instability, bloated management and growing need for medical care, a review of the organizational structure of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/external-review-of-hospital-in-london-ontario-shows-challenges-of-self-imposed-problems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/external-review-of-hospital-in-london-ontario-shows-challenges-of-self-imposed-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should ayahuasca be made legal? A N.S. religious freedom case tests that argument]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tar-like substance located inside a freezer by RCMP is now at the heart of an unusual case this week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/should-ayahuasca-be-made-legal-a-ns-religious-freedom-case-tests-that-argument/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/should-ayahuasca-be-made-legal-a-ns-religious-freedom-case-tests-that-argument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 170 new measles cases reported in Ontario, bringing total to nearly 1,800]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public Health Ontario says 173 more people have been infected with measles in the province over the past week, bringing the number of measles cases to 1,795 since Ontario's outbreak began last October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-170-new-measles-cases-reported-in-ontario-bringing-total-to-nearly-1800/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/more-than-170-new-measles-cases-reported-in-ontario-bringing-total-to-nearly-1800/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Rifts in families': Parents seek better talk on vaccines as measles outbreak grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents are feeling the strain as the measles outbreak grows, especially in southern Alberta. At a Lethbridge playground, they say they&rsquo;re trying to keep kids safe and navigate touchy vaccine conversations, whether they&rsquo;re pro-vaccines or not.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rifts-in-families-parents-seek-better-talk-on-vaccines-as-measles-outbreak-grows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rifts-in-families-parents-seek-better-talk-on-vaccines-as-measles-outbreak-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of babies worry about measles exposure in Manitoba outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents in Manitoba are growing more concerned as measles cases rise, and for the first time, officials have called what's happening in the province&nbsp;an outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-of-babies-worry-about-measles-exposure-in-manitoba-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/parents-of-babies-worry-about-measles-exposure-in-manitoba-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles concerns growing for Manitoba parents as official says province is seeing outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents in Manitoba are growing more concerned as measles cases rise, and for the first time, officials have called what's happening in the province&nbsp;an outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-concerns-growing-for-manitoba-parents-as-official-says-province-is-seeing-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-concerns-growing-for-manitoba-parents-as-official-says-province-is-seeing-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This institution has to close. But some residents don’t want to leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a landmark ruling by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 2021, the provincial government must close large institutions that house hundreds of people with disabilities. The trouble is that for some, it's home. Portia Clark has the story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-institution-has-to-close-but-some-residents-dont-want-to-leave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-institution-has-to-close-but-some-residents-dont-want-to-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyme disease continues to rise in Quebec and climate change is partially to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have been increasing in Quebec for more than a decade, and experts say climate change is partially to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lyme-disease-continues-to-rise-in-quebec-and-climate-change-is-partially-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lyme-disease-continues-to-rise-in-quebec-and-climate-change-is-partially-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls and young women need better access to mental health care, StatsCan report suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waitlists for mental health and substance use services are one of the deterrents for girls and young women in Canada looking for professional help, a new report from Statistics Canada suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/girls-and-young-women-need-better-access-to-mental-health-care-statscan-report-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/girls-and-young-women-need-better-access-to-mental-health-care-statscan-report-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lethbridge doctors worry about patient safety as ER staffing shortage drags on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency room doctors in Lethbridge are warning that ongoing staffing shortages could make growing wait times even longer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lethbridge-doctors-worry-about-patient-safety-as-er-staffing-shortage-drags-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/lethbridge-doctors-worry-about-patient-safety-as-er-staffing-shortage-drags-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why wasn't Joe Biden's 'aggressive' prostate cancer spotted sooner? Experts weigh in]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late-stage cancer diagnosis of former U.S. president Joe Biden has some wondering how the disease was able to go undetected when his health has&nbsp;been under intense scrutiny, especially near the end of his presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-wasnt-joe-bidens-aggressive-prostate-cancer-spotted-sooner-experts-weigh-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-wasnt-joe-bidens-aggressive-prostate-cancer-spotted-sooner-experts-weigh-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global pandemic accord adopted by WHO amid U.S. absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the World Health Organization have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/global-pandemic-accord-adopted-by-who-amid-us-absence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/global-pandemic-accord-adopted-by-who-amid-us-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stranger delivered CPR for 20 minutes to a Montreal man. His family wants to meet them]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was able to celebrate his 87th birthday, albeit in hospital, after the quick thinking of a stranger saved his life when he went into cardiac arrest while on a walk. His family says they want to find the stranger and thank them, whoever they might be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-stranger-delivered-cpr-for-20-minutes-to-a-montreal-man-his-family-wants-to-meet-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/a-stranger-delivered-cpr-for-20-minutes-to-a-montreal-man-his-family-wants-to-meet-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of reported bedsores in Nova Scotia hospitals soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province says the reason behind the uptick is only because it is counting them differently, but a patient safety advocate says that's no comfort because they shouldn't happen at all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/number-of-reported-bedsores-in-nova-scotia-hospitals-soar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/number-of-reported-bedsores-in-nova-scotia-hospitals-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's much faster to get hip or knee replacements if there's a central waitlist: study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery quickly without needing more operating rooms or funding if surgeons worked off a centralized list of patients, the author of a new study says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-much-faster-to-get-hip-or-knee-replacements-if-theres-a-central-waitlist-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/its-much-faster-to-get-hip-or-knee-replacements-if-theres-a-central-waitlist-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This nurse visited B.C. with hundreds of other Americans. Now she wants to relocate there]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. says nursing applications have more than doubled since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-nurse-visited-bc-with-hundreds-of-other-americans-now-she-wants-to-relocate-there/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/this-nurse-visited-bc-with-hundreds-of-other-americans-now-she-wants-to-relocate-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankrupt DNA testing company 23andMe to be bought by Regeneron]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals says it will comply with privacy policies regarding the use of customer data. 23andMe's bankruptcy filings had drawn&nbsp;scrutiny from lawmakers who warned that millions of customers'&nbsp;genetic data could be sold to unscrupulous buyers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bankrupt-dna-testing-company-23andme-to-be-bought-by-regeneron/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/bankrupt-dna-testing-company-23andme-to-be-bought-by-regeneron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver doctor on Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Peter Black, a urologist and director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre, speaks about former U.S. president Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vancouver-doctor-on-joe-bidens-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vancouver-doctor-on-joe-bidens-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Peter Black of the Vancouver Prostate Centre on former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dr-peter-black-of-the-vancouver-prostate-centre-on-former-president-joe-bidens-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/dr-peter-black-of-the-vancouver-prostate-centre-on-former-president-joe-bidens-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine skepticism a growing concern, virologist warns amid rising measles caseload]]></title><description><![CDATA[Misinformation is&nbsp;making it hard for Canada to reach the vaccination levels needed to prevent the spread of measles, experts say as the country deals with the largest outbreak of the disease in almost three decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vaccine-skepticism-a-growing-concern-virologist-warns-amid-rising-measles-caseload/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/vaccine-skepticism-a-growing-concern-virologist-warns-amid-rising-measles-caseload/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec women having hard time getting follow-up breast ultrasounds after mammograms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province&rsquo;s target for these appointments is three weeks or less, but according to Quebec&rsquo;s public health institute, wait times vary. That's creating concern, given that with cancer, time is of the essence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-women-having-hard-time-getting-follow-up-breast-ultrasounds-after-mammograms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/quebec-women-having-hard-time-getting-follow-up-breast-ultrasounds-after-mammograms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seasonal allergies are getting worse, but newer medications could offer relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say the roughly one in five Canadians who experience respiratory allergies aren't imagining things. Seasonal allergies are getting worse. Thankfully, newer medications and treatments, including allergy tablets that dissolve under the tongue, are offering seasonal sufferers more relief.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seasonal-allergies-are-getting-worse-but-newer-medications-could-offer-relief/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/seasonal-allergies-are-getting-worse-but-newer-medications-could-offer-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never imagined my 4th pregnancy would be my first without a family doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Maggie Campbell found out she was expecting her fourth baby, she was not immediately ecstatic. Instead, her mind started racing about where to turn for care without a family doctor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-never-imagined-my-4th-pregnancy-would-be-my-first-without-a-family-doctor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/i-never-imagined-my-4th-pregnancy-would-be-my-first-without-a-family-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis can be used as a psychedelic in therapy, but it's not for everyone, some mental health providers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Canadians who suffer from mental illness are turning to psychedelic therapy that utilizes cannabis instead of better known psychedelics such as psilocybin. But therapists and researchers warn this approach is not suitable &mdash; or safe &mdash; for everyone, and research is still in its infancy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cannabis-can-be-used-as-a-psychedelic-in-therapy-but-its-not-for-everyone-some-mental-health-providers-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/cannabis-can-be-used-as-a-psychedelic-in-therapy-but-its-not-for-everyone-some-mental-health-providers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles outbreak will continue unless more people get vaccinated: Sask. chief medical officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been 37 reported measles cases in Saskatchewan from mid-March to mid-May, Saskatchewan Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said at a news conference Friday, compared to only two cases from 2015 to 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-outbreak-will-continue-unless-more-people-get-vaccinated-sask-chief-medical-officer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/measles-outbreak-will-continue-unless-more-people-get-vaccinated-sask-chief-medical-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His wife had a miscarriage, he had no time to grieve. It’s a policy he says needs to change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Etienne Crevier's wife had a miscarriage two weeks ago. He wants grieving fathers-to-be to have access to the same parental insurance benefits to mourn the loss of a child as women do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/his-wife-had-a-miscarriage-he-had-no-time-to-grieve-its-a-policy-he-says-needs-to-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/his-wife-had-a-miscarriage-he-had-no-time-to-grieve-its-a-policy-he-says-needs-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba pharmacists will soon have ability to prescribe birth control, HIV medications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pharmacists in Manitoba will soon be able to prescribe birth control, the health minister revealed this week in an announcement that pleasantly surprised the industry.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-pharmacists-will-soon-have-ability-to-prescribe-birth-control-hiv-medications/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-pharmacists-will-soon-have-ability-to-prescribe-birth-control-hiv-medications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[P.E.I. man, left debilitated after vaccine, misses out on deadline for compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A P.E.I. man wants others to be aware of a federal program that offers compensation for serious injuries from vaccines approved by Health Canada, since he missed the deadline for applying and has been left in dire straits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pei-man-left-debilitated-after-vaccine-misses-out-on-deadline-for-compensation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/pei-man-left-debilitated-after-vaccine-misses-out-on-deadline-for-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. hasn't buried a single unclaimed body since legislation change in January]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four months ago the Newfoundland and Labrador government brought in legislation meant to tackle the growing number of bodies going unclaimed - it has yet to bury a single person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-hasnt-buried-a-single-unclaimed-body-since-legislation-change-in-january/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/nl-hasnt-buried-a-single-unclaimed-body-since-legislation-change-in-january/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal homeless advocates call for reform after coroner's report on Innu man's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community leaders and advocates are urging action after a Quebec coroner found Rapha&euml;l Andr&eacute;&rsquo;s 2021 death in a portable toilet was preventable and linked to systemic failures in homelessness services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-homeless-advocates-call-for-reform-after-coroners-report-on-innu-mans-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/montreal-homeless-advocates-call-for-reform-after-coroners-report-on-innu-mans-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaitlyn Braun to be sentenced today in Hamilton after faking pregnancies, defrauding doulas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaitlyn Braun, 26, could face three years in prison, as requested by both the Crown and defence, after pleading guilty in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kaitlyn-braun-to-be-sentenced-today-in-hamilton-after-faking-pregnancies-defrauding-doulas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/kaitlyn-braun-to-be-sentenced-today-in-hamilton-after-faking-pregnancies-defrauding-doulas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest into UVic student's fatal overdose recommends improvements to B.C. and campus emergency response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clearer addresses on campus, better training for campus security officers and updated protocols for B.C. Ambulance are among some of the jury's recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inquest-into-uvic-students-fatal-overdose-recommends-improvements-to-bc-and-campus-emergency-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/inquest-into-uvic-students-fatal-overdose-recommends-improvements-to-bc-and-campus-emergency-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperately ill baby healed with personalized gene therapy, doctors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/desperately-ill-baby-healed-with-personalized-gene-therapy-doctors-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/desperately-ill-baby-healed-with-personalized-gene-therapy-doctors-say/</guid></item></channel></rss>