A 35-year study shows cannabis use links to fragmented, poor sleep measured by monitors, even though users believe they slept well.

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human

Social anxiety is more common than many think. Here's what you need to know about the condition.

A University of Calgary study estimates trade costs would rise by five to eight per cent and Alberta could see up to 175,000 jobs cut and a $62-billion annual hit to the economy.

Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data reveals

Physicians warn AI-generated ads featuring the likenesses of prominent doctors are scamming patients out of their money, putting Canadians’ health at risk and eroding public trust. Yet there’s still n...

Are we willing to regulate and enforce cannabis safety, especially to protect the most vulnerable among us?

A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?

Every few scrolls, another health expert appears on the screen. While some are genuinely qualified, others simply sound convincing enough to pass as one. With AI-generated content flooding feeds, avoi...

The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

The longevity zealots of the biohacking movement miss the point of a joyful life, whose sweetness comes from savoring the moment

Lobbying records reveal years of organized opposition to cancer warning labels

Claude Lemieux played 21 seasons with six teams, tallying 80 career playoff goals.

Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".

Engagement-based feeds amplify intergroup, moralized, emotional (IME) and toxic content relative to reverse-chronological feeds, and a diversified extremity algorithm reduces exposure to IME and toxic...

Amid growing world crises, mental disorders have significantly increased globally

The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

23andMe is partnering with HealthEx to allow users to import their medical records, the company said Tuesday at STAT Breakthrough Summit West.

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 — and simultaneously work less...

Mounting evidence has linked alcohol to higher risks of cancer but many people aren't aware. New findings suggest labels that make the link clear may motivate people to cut back on drinking.

Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.

A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.

Anthropic announced this week that its new model found security flaws in "every major operating system and web browser." Even before the news, AI models had gotten dramatically better at finding bugs.

New research suggests people know images and headlines are false but share them anyway

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives approved the registration of 1,028 U.S. nurses between April 2025 and January 2026, putting it on track for a tenfold increase compared to recent years.

The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.

Growing numbers of people are injecting unregulated peptides for health reasons - but one expert says they are "lab rats".

Spending time in nature, even briefly, triggers changes in the brain that calm stress, restore attention and quiet mental clutter, a new study has found. Researchers at McGill University and colleague...

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found.

Montrealer believed in the importance of sharing her family’s story, and never lost her sense of wonder and gratitude for being alive

Health Canada is recalling two lots of MAR-Amlodipine after some bottles were found to contain midodrine, a medication used to treat low blood pressure.

Welcome to the February 2026 Improvement Evidence Update — your go-to monthly summary of the latest quality improvement research, evidence, tools, and events—all from the past month and condensed into...

This year’s flu vaccine appears to be more effective than originally predicted, according to preliminary new research.

More research is needed to understand the long-term benefits of exercise on depression, however.

Welcome to the December 2025 Improvement Evidence Update — your go-to monthly summary of the latest quality improvement research, evidence, tools, and events—all from the past month and condensed into...