health

Thousands of students with disabilities across the province are experiencing a “break in services” because of a lack of resources. There were nearly 1,500 students in 2021. By 2025, it had climbed to more than 3,400 students. Source link

When people who are overweight and obese stopped taking their weight-loss medications they regained weight faster than those who stopped a diet or exercise program, a new review of studies finds. Source link

The chief executive officer of the group responsible for health care for almost 80,000 northern Manitobans is stepping down. Source link

Nova Scotia’s health minister says public meetings in communities with a pattern of emergency department closures will continue, despite her government repealing legislation last year that included a requirement for the meetings. Source link

Alberta’s measles outbreaks sparked more than 2,000 cases of the highly infectious illness in 2025, and while transmission has dropped dramatically, experts warn the virus remains a threat in the year ahead. Source link

With generic versions of the weight-loss drug Ozempic expected to hit the Canadian market this year, provincial data shows the number of times the medication has been dispensed from pharmacies across Manitoba has more than quadrupled over the past four years. Source link

After Quebec’s controversial Bill 2 led to some clinics threatening or planning to close, and others dealing with doctors leaving, some now say they’re reconsidering after the government agreed to both delay and significantly amend the law. Source link

For the second time in less than a week, the emergency department at the hospital in the district municipality of 100 Mile House was closed temporarily as the mayor of the community in British Columbia’s South Cariboo region calls for meaningful long-term solutions. Source link

In Canada, the patent for some semaglutide drugs has expired, paving the way for the country to become the first to offer cheaper generic versions of medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to people with prescriptions. Pharmaceutical experts say this could take some time. Source link

Nova Scotia Health says 50 American health-care workers have taken positions in Nova Scotia in the past fiscal year, up from 31 in 2024. Source link