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Less invasive heart bypass technique developed by Canadian shows promising results, study finds

Par :Alanna Smith

31 juillet 2026 à 18:39

Dr. Marc Ruel, a world-renowned heart surgeon pictured in 2025, has pioneered a less invasive approach to heart bypass surgery.

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Alberta’s plans to regulate, oversee new private-pay medical testing regime fall short, experts say

Par :Alanna Smith

28 juillet 2026 à 21:08

Alberta’s plans to regulate, oversee and evaluate its new rules that allow residents to privately pay for certain medical tests fall short and may benefit private investors over patients, health care experts warn.

The New Brunswick government says an eastern town will be the latest to get a new collaborative care clinic. Medical equipment in the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital is pictured in, Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Access to oral swab HIV self-testing kits expanded as part of national program

Par :Alanna Smith

22 juillet 2026 à 13:51

OraQuick is Canada’s first oral self-test and provides results in about 20 minutes after swabbing the upper and lower gums.

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Canada’s Drug Agency reverses course, now recommends public drug plans cover Alzheimer’s drug

Par :Alanna Smith

16 juillet 2026 à 08:30

A scientist looks at scans at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital in Geneva, Switzerland. The Canadian Drug Expert Committee is recommending that lecanemab should be publicly reimbursed with conditions.

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What to know about cyclosporiasis, the gastrointestinal illness outbreak hitting the U.S.

Par :Alanna Smith

14 juillet 2026 à 13:37

This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample.

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In Saskatchewan, volunteer drivers go the distance to bridge rural health care’s transportation gap

Par :Alanna Smith · Photography by Liam Richards

7 juillet 2026 à 06:00

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