On our radar: Questions remain about private-pay Nurse Practitioner clinics ahead of April 1 deadline https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/questions-remain-about-billing-for-primary-care-9.7115682 ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Tackling air pollution should be part of government work to cut cancer rates, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/tackle-air-pollution-cut-cancer-rates-scientists ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Canada launches new program to grant 33,000 foreign workers permanent residence https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/ottawa-has-launched-program-to-grant-33000-foreign-workers-pr/article_3f788d97-9446-4377-ae78-54f42ee686ca.html @thestar.com ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/06/generic-drugs-weight-loss-semaglutide-ozempic-wegovy-diabetes-obesity-study ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Can psilocybin ease distress in the dying? Research shows promise https://ottawacitizen.com/news/psychedelics-end-of-life ⦸ @egpayne.bsky.social @ottawacitizen.com ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Quebec health reform leads to drop in doctor recruitment https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-health-reform-leads-to-drop-in-recruitment-doctors-say/ @stephgiroux.bsky.social ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

One to watch: Groups call on federal government to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-health-care-bill-11-9.7116512 @cassandrabell.bsky.social ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

U.S. FDA approves J&J's blood cancer drug after speedy review https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-approves-jnjs-blood-cancer-drug-2026-03-05/ @reuters.com ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine policies are "unreviewable," DOJ lawyer tells judge https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/rfk-jr-can-promote-getting-measles-with-impunity-doj-lawyer-tells-judge/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

China approves pfizer's glp-1 drug for weight management https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-approves-pfizer-glp-1-drug-weight-management-2026-03-06/ @reuters.com ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

AI brain fry: How ChatGPT, Claude overuse could impact your health https://www.axios.com/2026/03/06/ai-chatgpt-claude-jobs-brain-fry ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-menopause-hormone-therapy-women-bc-pharmacare/ ⦸ @picardonhealth.bsky.social ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Tylenol use by pregnant women in U.S. ERs dropped after Trump autism warning https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5732929/tylenol-pregnant-women-autism-trump-warning ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Doctors and health groups warn Alberta's plan for two-tier healthcare will worsen wait times https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/doctors-health-groups-warn-albertas-dual-practice-health-plane-could-worsen-wait-times/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Measles isn't the only disease making a comeback. Mumps is on the rise https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/health/mumps-virus-vaccine-wellness?Date=20260305&Profile=cnn ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Want to understand Ontario's ER crisis? Watch 'The Pitt' www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social @thestar.com ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Alberta promises billions for health care, but new hospital towers are still years away https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-budget-hospital-towers-9.7115208 ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Contaminated drinking water can last months or even years after wildfires: Canadian study https://vancouversun.com/news/contaminated-drinking-water-wildfires-ubc-led-study ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Can a digital tablet cut back a country's overuse of antibiotics? https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5732471/antibiotic-overuse-resistance-rwanda-digital-tablet ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

We're blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drgorfinkel.bsky.social ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

'Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bc-daylight-saving-health-concerns-9.7114947 ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-menopause-hormone-therapy-women-bc-pharmacare/ ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Alberta poached almost 70 nurses from Philippines since 2022 — but was it enough? https://calgaryherald.com/news/agreement-alberta-hiring-nurses-philippines ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Trump administration is failing to address spread of measles, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/trump-administration-measles ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Thousands of P.E.I. patients left looking for family doctors as physicians leave practices https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/thousands-of-pei-patients-left-looking-for-family-doctors-as-physicians-leave-practices/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Vancouver hospital should 'never' be diverting pregnant patients, says trauma surgeon https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-pregnant-patients-vgh-diversion-9.7115404 ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Canadian drinking water still at risk long after wildfires https://news.ubc.ca/2026/03/canadian-drinking-water-at-risk-long-after-wildfires/ ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/appeal-court-tosses-case-brought-by-b-c-health-executive-fired-for-vaccine-refusal/article_2a73181c-90b7-5515-8acb-716a07b509f2.html ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

UK covid inquiry reaches 'bittersweet' final day of witness testimony https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/04/covid-inquiry-reaches-bittersweet-final-day-of-witness-testimony ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking to put pregnancy warnings on antidepressants https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/top-fda-drug-official-is-trying-to-hire-a-friend-whos-seeking-a-bold-new/article_bd125f40-2f37-54e3-8cbb-fb7466c34dfc.html ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/maid-applicants-should-have-more-mental-health-support-says-quebec-coroner/article_052abf4b-2163-5674-90db-e57521a8dd36.html ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Are Canada's radon guidelines 'failing to protect Canadians' from lung cancer? https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/radon-guidelines-canada-9.7113142 ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Gen Z flocks to traditional Chinese medicine as trust in US health system plummets https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/04/chinamaxxing-influencers-chinese-traditional-medicine ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

'A constant stream' of serious flu cases leaves hundreds dead in Alberta https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/tough-flu-season-across-canada-leaves-hundreds-dead-in-alberta/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

Resigning doctor shares frustrations with Health P.E.I. https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/summerside/pei-doctor-explains-decision-to-leave ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0d59e7wjlo ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

New Glasgow, N.S., hospital getting AI-powered weapons detection system https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/new-glasgow-ns-hospital-getting-ai-powered-weapons-detection-system/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction – Retraction Watch https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictional-paediatrics-child-health/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

This story is nuts The journal ‘Pediatrics and Child health’ has been published an article type, for case reports, that are made up and fictional without having any clear notice 😱 retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...

Researchers tricked Utah's AI prescription-refill bot into spreading misinfo, tripling doses, and recommending meth https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/doctronic-utah-prescriptions-ai-jailbreak ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁

B.C. coroner calls inquest into Tumbler Ridge mass shooting https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-chief-coroner-announcement-tumbler-ridge ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Worth watching: Health Canada's drug approval process is not actually broken https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/health-canadas-drug-approval-process-is-not-actually-broken/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

NY attorney general demands hospital resume gender-affirming treatment for trans youth https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ny-attorney-general-demands-hospital-resume-gender-affirming-treatment-for-trans-youth/article_f79e79b9-c759-5a72-af5a-395124c65a36.html ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Toronto Public Health will not suspend 30K students over their outstanding vaccine records this year https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-public-health-will-not-suspend-students-over-their-vaccine-records-this-year/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Alberta's Budget 2026 to add billions to hospitals, surgical services https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/albertas-budget-2026-to-add-billions-to-hospitals-surgical-services/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Bacteria found in mouth and gut may help protect against severe peanut allergic reactions https://healthsci.mcmaster.ca/?post_type=post&p=30699 ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Calgary researcher advocates for ending daylight saving time as debate re-emerges https://calgaryherald.com/news/circadian-rhythm-expert-says-end-daylight-saving-time-in-alberta ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Medical journal The Lancet blasts RFK Jr.'s health work as a failure https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/medical-journal-the-lancet-blasts-rfk-jr-s-health-work-as-a-failure/ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Pharmacare expands in B.C.: Here's what is covered now https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-pharmacare-expands-what-is-covered-now ⦸ ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁