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Canada Healthwatch 🍁

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‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ Canada’s health news aggregator 🏡 canadahealthwatch.ca ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 18h
Canada's health ministers say federal funding extension only delays looming 'fiscal cliff', Ian Froese reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 17/10/2026
Canada has something to learn from U.S. healthcare — but it’s not what you think, Jason M. Sutherland writes. Read this article at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
What parents need to know about childhood vision problems and uneven provincial coverage, Maria Sarrouh reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
Manitoba will hire up to 90 family doctors by 2029 with $6M in federal funding, CBC reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
Do you sleep in on weekends? Experts say it may have health benefits — but 97 is the magic number, Kevin Jiang reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment, Shannon Firth reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth #Menopause
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
Hunters take issue with Saskatchewan’s plan to end chronic wasting disease testing, Jeremy Simes reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
WHO issues warning of measles spreading in Americas. Here’s how Canadians could be affected, Christl Dabu reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA #MeaslesCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
What to know about listeria after a nationwide recall for cheese, Heather Wright reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA #Listeria
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
Health ministers say one-year extension of mental health, home care funding not enough, Temur Durrani and Kristy Kirkup report. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/10/2026
Health ministers united in calling for federal funding certainty despite extension, Ian Bickis reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Yes, obesity is a problem – but a greater one is the food industry and its greed. By Prof Kent Buse, Hugo Harper, Dr. Pawan Randev and Patricia Hampton. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available, Kamilla Bonnesen, Olivia Cooke and Tracy Vaillancourt write. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Make a 'sick day' kit for cold and flu season before your household gets hit, Andee Tagle reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Chips, cereals and frozen meals could raise risk of brain damage and dementia, study finds, Adrian Ghobrial reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #BrainHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
We know junk food isn't healthy, but scientists are trying to determine if it's also bad for our brains, Nick Logan reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension, Ian Bickis reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Flu vaccine appointments are now open in Quebec as early flu season looms, Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Ottawa to extend $1.2B in funding for home care, mental health services, The Canadian Press reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #HealthFunding
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 15/10/2026
Nearly 2,000 young nurses left the profession in Quebec in 2024, Robin Della Corte reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
A mentally healthy workforce builds a strong country, Marion Cooper writes. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MentalHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
Canada needs to look beyond kids and social media to address online harms, Natalie Brender writes. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MentalHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
Kenya confirms 2nd case of Ebola in relative of patient who died earlier this month, The Associated Press reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #EbolaOutbreak
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications? By Brenda Goodman. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PharmacareCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
More than half of doctors surveyed would leave an independent Alberta, Fakiha Baig reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
Ontario to change how people get safer-supply opioids, in bid to stop drugs being diverted to street, Omar Mosleh reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
Quebec delays breast cancer screening expansion for women aged 45-49, Robin Della Corte reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14/10/2026
With a surge of influenza cases in Canada, this province rolled vaccines out earlier than normal, Paul Hollingsworth reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Canadians want more local news on health care; affordability tops national concerns, The Canadian Journalism Foundation reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Why is Ottawa so hellbent on limiting access to MAID? By André Picard. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MAID #MentalHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
As a scientist, here’s what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim, Devi Sridhar writes. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealth #PneumonicPlague
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Federal dental plan expands access, but patients still face costs, denials, and gaps in care, report finds. By Mzwandile Poncana. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Feeling sick? Why you may not be able to tell which virus you have, Archie Niari reports. Read this article at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
What’s behind the rise in medical tourism, and what Canadians should know, Christopher Liew writes. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Flu, COVID-19 and RSV: What Canadians should know. By Nicole Ireland. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Embedding mental health care into primary care is an economic imperative, Lesley Lutes and Sabrina Wong write. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MentalHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report, Hannah Alberga reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MAID
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that, Kerry Gillespie reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MentalHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Measles is the most contagious disease known. Here's what to know if you're unsure about your immunity status, Maria Godoy reports. Read this article at canadahealthwatch.ca #MeaslesCA #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Menopause can impact your eyes. Here's how, Stephanie Tsicos reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth #Menopause
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Public health reports new measles case at Montreal airport and a hospital, Daniel J. Rowe reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MeaslesCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 13/10/2026
Some women are turning to Mexico for endometriosis care, Jorge Barrera reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #EndometriosisCare
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 12/10/2026
Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review By Joel Lexchin, Alice Fabbri, Barbara Mintzes, and Quinn Grundy. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 11/10/2026
How governments can preserve trust while expanding access to vision care, Nina Ahuja writes. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #VisionCare
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 10/10/2026
You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong? By Devi Sridhar. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 09/10/2026
1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, Uday Rana reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #DigitalHealth #MentalHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 09/10/2026
‘I feel like I’m being punished for doing well’: Calgary cancer patient seeks continued drug funding. By Kevin Green. Read this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerCare
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 09/10/2026
What you eat while on Ozempic is crucial, experts warn. Here’s how to avoid malnutrition, Kevin Jiang reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PharmacareCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 09/10/2026
Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, Alanna Smith reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 09/10/2026
Unproven ‘cures’ pushed online amid plague concerns, AFP reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PneumonicPlague
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