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An AI-equipped scanner is now permanently installed at the entrance to the emergency department at Charlottetown’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a short pilot project confirmed potentially dangerous weapons are entering the ER. Source link

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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. Source link

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. Source link

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. Source link

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. Source link

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. Source link

Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called Neffy. Source link

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Health Minister Lela Evans had some strong words about past billings by a company that provided travel nurses to the province. Source link