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Canada approves app for birth control, but experts urge caution
Description
February 9, 2024
An app previously sold in Canada as a fertility tracker, Natural Cycles, has been approved by Health Canada as a form of birth control, and it has some women trading in the pill for the smartphone application. But as Sean Previl explains, some doctors say relying on a smartphone app to deter pregnancy is "playing with fire."
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Canada approves app for birth control, but experts urge caution01:33 | February 9, 2024 -
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Health Matters: Statistic Canada data shows Canadians are drinking less alcohol02:47 | March 9, 2026 -
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Health Matters: 1 in 4 Canadians living in LTC homes were prescribed anti-psychotic medication without diagnosis, CIHI report says02:29 | February 26, 2026 -
Alberta to introduce its own MAID eligibility limits in new legislation01:53 | February 25, 2026 -
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Health Matters: Ontario family health teams struggle with lack of competitive funding02:41 | February 24, 2026 -
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Canada approves app for birth control, but experts urge caution01:33 | February 9, 2024
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Canadian Cancer Society recommends to lower colon cancer screening age to 4501:45 | 7 hours ago
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Wait times costing Canadians billions according to new research from the Fraser Institute02:15 | March 10, 2026
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Canada approves app for birth control, but experts urge caution
Description
February 9, 2024
An app previously sold in Canada as a fertility tracker, Natural Cycles, has been approved by Health Canada as a form of birth control, and it has some women trading in the pill for the smartphone application. But as Sean Previl explains, some doctors say relying on a smartphone app to deter pregnancy is "playing with fire."
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