Lauren Pelley

Senior Health & Medical Reporter at CBC News

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Long-term medication or modern crash diet? Inside the new world of GLP-1s

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. At a bridal shop in downtown Halifax, Beverley Smith is trying on wedding d... See more

cbc.ca•Lauren Pelley•Oct 27, 2026

Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases

Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases | CBC News | Posted: October 7, 2026 8:00 AM | Last Updated: 14 hours ago World Health Organization has released its first-ever guidelines on managing childhood obe... See more

cbc.ca•Lauren Pelley•Oct 7, 2026

More women are taking testosterone to treat menopause symptoms. Does science support that?

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here . Scroll through social media as a woman of a certain ag... See more

cbc.ca•Lauren Pelley•Sep 26, 2026

Deepfake doctors peddling bogus cures are becoming more convincing - and very little can be done to stop them

During the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry became a familiar face across the country, appearing regularly at news conferences and in media clips. Then her face and voice started popping up somewhere else: in AI-generated... See more

cbc.ca•Lauren Pelley•Sep 18, 2026

Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo

Health Canada has given Moderna the green light to launch a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo form of the Ebola virus — which continues to surge throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo — as experts caution that the outbreak con... See more

cbc.ca•Lauren Pelley•Aug 4, 2026

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Long-term medication or modern crash diet? Inside the new world of GLP-1s

Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases

More women are taking testosterone to treat menopause symptoms. Does science support that?

Deepfake doctors peddling bogus cures are becoming more convincing - and very little can be done to stop them

Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo

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Long-term medication or modern crash diet? Inside the new world of GLP-1s

Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases

More women are taking testosterone to treat menopause symptoms. Does science support that?

Deepfake doctors peddling bogus cures are becoming more convincing - and very little can be done to stop them

Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo