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The Ministry of Health has launched a 30-day consultation on allowing the sale and use of certain devices that function as hearing aids, without a prescription. 07/28/2026

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An Ontario couple who disembarked from the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena are isolating in Grey Bruce. A third who may have been exposed on a flight is in Peel Region. 07/28/2026

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A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done. 07/28/2026

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'I shouldn't have to go out of country. I feel like I should be able to get that care and that help here where I am, but it's just not possible,' said Talia Assu-Gregg, 20. 07/28/2026

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PAHO Director calls for expanded access to innovations such as oral and injectable PrEP, rapid testing, and HIV self-testing, while strengthening early diagnosis and timely treatment initiation to advance HIV elimination.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 27 July 2026 (PAHO) – The Region of the Americas has more tools than ever before to prevent, diagnose,… 07/28/2026

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 27 July 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will collaborate to expand early HIV diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the aim of improving access to testing, facilitating timely linkage to care, and helping reduce preventable AIDS-related deaths.… 07/28/2026

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07/27/2026

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Washington D.C., 24 July 2026 (PAHO)– One month after a powerful earthquake doublet struck its north-central region, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country’s health recovery. Although the immediate aftermath of the disaster has passed, the health emergency continues, with the response… 07/24/2026

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Caracas, Venezuela, 23 July 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), in coordination with the Ministry of Popular Power for Health and the Social Security Institute, trained nursing professionals from health facilities in the Metropolitan Area of Caracas and La Guaira to… 07/24/2026

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07/23/2026

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Research published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that the burden of neurological disorders in the Americas is shifting from premature death to long-term disability, highlighting opportunities to strengthen prevention, rehabilitation, and long-term care.Washington, D.C., July 22, 2026 (PAHO) – Nearly 470 million people in the… 07/22/2026

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Beginning Wednesday, July 22, the urgent care centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital will register patients from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. 07/22/2026

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A Montreal hospital's surgeon is livestreaming complex eye surgeries to give medical trainees a real-time window into the operating room. 07/15/2026

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Toronto healthcare workers have spent months preparing for possible threats — from mass-casualty events to outbreaks of viral illnesses such as measles and norovirus. 06/11/2026

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Rising healthcare costs and U.S. government spending have contributed to a projected depletion date that is less than 10 years from now. 06/09/2026

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