Global Health

• The Narwhal: Are environmental risks making Canada’s doctor shortage more acute?
• The Tyee: Bad Water Sickens First Nations. But Government Doesn’t Track the Toll
• The Guardian: Reform urged in Malaysia after disabled man is jailed for attempted suicide
• Toronto Star: How a White House reversal affects a village in Madagascar
• CBC: Trump changes to foreign aid restricting access to family planning services in poorest countries
• Thompson Reuters Foundation: End to "confusion and fear"? Madagascar set to update colonial-era family planning laws
• CBC: The plague is spreading rapidly in Madagascar, which already had highest number of cases worldwide
• CBC: Baby sex selection ad targets Indo-Canadians

Pharmaceuticals

• CTV: Canada relies on foreign regulators for the majority of drug manufacturer inspections — but one of its biggest partners is falling behind
• CTV: Canadians could lose vital safety information amid deep cuts to the U.S. FDA, experts warn
• Globe and Mail: Nearly half of hospitals failed to report adverse drug reactions despite laws requiring them to, analysis finds
• Globe and Mail: Health Canada to call for better data from drug trial sponsors to address gaps affecting women, racialized populations
• Globe and Mail: Health Canada rarely tracks sex of patients in adverse medical device incidents, data show

Reproductive Rights

• The Tyee: Doctors Group Slams Abortion ‘Reversal’ Treatment Offered in Canada and Abroad
• OpenDemocracy: Canadian government urged to fast-track promise to tackle anti-abortionists
• The Tyee: Liberals Vowed to End Charity Status for ‘Dishonest’ Anti-Abortion Groups. They Haven’t
• Thompson Reuters Foundation: End to "confusion and fear"? Madagascar set to update colonial-era family planning laws

Abuse and Neglect in Childbirth

• OpenDemocracy: Indigenous women report racism and neglect in COVID-19 Canada childbirth
• The Globe and Mail: The disturbing record behind one of B.C.’s top billing doctors
• Globe and Mail: B.C. scrutinizes disciplinary process after doctor’s $2.1-million overbilling case
• CBC: Advocates, experts and mothers call for action on the mistreatment of women during childbirth
• CBC: 'A scene from a horror movie': 9 mothers speak out about alleged mistreatment during childbirth
• CBC: 'Stop! Stop!': Canadian women share stories of alleged mistreatment in the delivery room

Mental Health

• The Guardian: Reform urged in Malaysia after disabled man is jailed for attempted suicide
• Toronto Star: Lifting the curtain on suicides in Canadian hospitals
• CTV: W5 uncovers hundreds of suicide deaths by patients in Canadian hospitals
• CTV: W5 uncovers 300 suicide deaths by patients in Canadian hospitals