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mRNA vaccine from CDC and Moderna protects ferrets from current avian influenza strain

mRNA vaccine from CDC and Moderna protects ferrets from current avian influenza strain

  • Fierce Biotech
US health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, with some patients facing repossessions

US health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, with some patients facing repossessions

  • CBS News
Pharmacists Association asks Canada Health Infoway to delay upcoming $0.20 transaction fee for e-prescribing service
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Pharmacists Association asks Canada Health Infoway to delay upcoming $0.20 transaction fee for e-prescribing service

  • Canadian Healthcare Network
Ontario proposes requiring health staffing agencies to disclose their rates

Ontario proposes requiring health staffing agencies to disclose their rates

  • Canadian Press
Why the drug industry and its friends are holding their fire on RFK Jr.

Why the drug industry and its friends are holding their fire on RFK Jr.

  • Axios
'Real target in CEO's assassination was for-profit health care'

'Real target in CEO's assassination was for-profit health care'

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  • Steven Lewis
Amazon One Medical sued after patient prescribed inhaler dies in ER

Amazon One Medical sued after patient prescribed inhaler dies in ER

  • healthexec.com
Loblaw Board of Directors establishes patient care and quality committee

Loblaw Board of Directors establishes patient care and quality committee
Ontario building new base, buying 2 planes for Ornge air ambulance

Ontario building new base, buying 2 planes for Ornge air ambulance

  • Canadian Press
An algorithm was supposed to fix Canada’s food safety system. Instead, it missed a deadly listeria outbreak
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An algorithm was supposed to fix Canada’s food safety system. Instead, it missed a deadly listeria outbreak

  • Globe and Mail
A Canadian cancer charity tells the public it spends most of its donations on charitable works. Financial records tell a different story

A Canadian cancer charity tells the public it spends most of its donations on charitable works. Financial records tell a different story

  • U of T — Investigative Journalism Bureau
B.C. pharmacist who dispensed 28,400 naloxone doses to single person fined, suspended

B.C. pharmacist who dispensed 28,400 naloxone doses to single person fined, suspended

  • CTV News
New tongue-stimulating implant offers hope to millions with sleep apnea in UK

New tongue-stimulating implant offers hope to millions with sleep apnea in UK

  • The Guardian
Trump says "big discussion" over childhood vaccine programs is coming

Trump says "big discussion" over childhood vaccine programs is coming

  • Axios
Chronic disease rates surge among young Canadians: SunLife report

Chronic disease rates surge among young Canadians: SunLife report

  • Insurance Business Magazine
These entrepreneurs are using AI to fight health insurance claims denials
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These entrepreneurs are using AI to fight health insurance claims denials

  • Forbes
Oncologists say life-saving cancer drugs often out of reach for those without private insurance

Oncologists say life-saving cancer drugs often out of reach for those without private insurance

  • Ottawa Citizen
HOOPP plans to allow self-employed Ontario doctors to join pension plan for the first time
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HOOPP plans to allow self-employed Ontario doctors to join pension plan for the first time

  • Globe and Mail
How AI went from dooming radiologists to making them better
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How AI went from dooming radiologists to making them better

  • Globe and Mail
A high-tech medical clinic operated by a telecom giant has opened in Toronto — and it’s accepting up to 6,000 patients
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A high-tech medical clinic operated by a telecom giant has opened in Toronto — and it’s accepting up to 6,000 patients

  • Toronto Star
Quebec expands the range of surgeries that can be performed privately without charge

Quebec expands the range of surgeries that can be performed privately without charge

  • Le Devoir
Private nursing agencies banned from inking new contracts with Manitoba public health

Private nursing agencies banned from inking new contracts with Manitoba public health

  • CBC
Words written on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

Words written on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

  • Associated Press
U.S. health care industry rethinks security for executives after murder of UnitedHealth CEO

U.S. health care industry rethinks security for executives after murder of UnitedHealth CEO

  • Reuters
Major U.S. health insurer reverses decision to put time-limits on anesthesia

Major U.S. health insurer reverses decision to put time-limits on anesthesia

  • Associated Press
Eli Lilly invests $3B to expand Wisconsin factory to help meet demand for Mounjaro, Zepbound

Eli Lilly invests $3B to expand Wisconsin factory to help meet demand for Mounjaro, Zepbound

  • Associated Press
UnitedHealth uses faulty AI to deny elderly patients medically necessary coverage, lawsuit claims (Nov 20th)

UnitedHealth uses faulty AI to deny elderly patients medically necessary coverage, lawsuit claims (Nov 20th)

  • CBS News
Q&A with Medimap’s CEO, on using tech to address Canada’s health-care problems

Q&A with Medimap’s CEO, on using tech to address Canada’s health-care problems

  • Canadian Affairs
Prenatal blood test can sometimes hint at cancer in moms-to-be

Prenatal blood test can sometimes hint at cancer in moms-to-be

  • Associated Press
University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart announce multi-year partnership, new Pharmacy Care Clinic on campus

University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart announce multi-year partnership, new Pharmacy Care Clinic on campus

  • UOttawa
VEOZAH® receives Health Canada approval as non-hormonal treatment for vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause

VEOZAH® receives Health Canada approval as non-hormonal treatment for vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause

  • CISION
Why are doctors wary of wearables?

Why are doctors wary of wearables?

  • BBC News
WELL Health Completes Acquisition of Jack Nathan Health's Canadian Clinical Assets, Begins to Operate Clinics at Wal-Mart

WELL Health Completes Acquisition of Jack Nathan Health's Canadian Clinical Assets, Begins to Operate Clinics at Wal-Mart

  • CISION
Blood test that can screen for 50+ cancers now for sale in Canada, at $2,099

Blood test that can screen for 50+ cancers now for sale in Canada, at $2,099

  • CBC
Are scented candles bad for you? The science suggests they are

Are scented candles bad for you? The science suggests they are

  • CNN

Potential Changes To Medical Device Establishment Licensing Under Canada's Medical Devices Regulations

  • mondaq
Let's put Montreal's idle pharmaceutical plant to good use

Let's put Montreal's idle pharmaceutical plant to good use

  • Montreal Gazette
  • Adam R. Houston and Jason Nickerson
Injectable asthma treatment hailed as ‘game-changer.’ Here’s why

Injectable asthma treatment hailed as ‘game-changer.’ Here’s why

  • Reuters
Untrained, low-wage workers are here to stay in Ontario long-term care

Untrained, low-wage workers are here to stay in Ontario long-term care

  • Canadian Affairs
Parkview Manor to be shut down, marking ninth Ontario long-term-care facility closure in three years

Parkview Manor to be shut down, marking ninth Ontario long-term-care facility closure in three years

  • Toronto Star
LifeLabs data breach report released after firm loses four-year bid to keep it quiet

LifeLabs data breach report released after firm loses four-year bid to keep it quiet

  • Canadian Press
Ultrasound anywhere: Virtual reality tool aims to change the face of rural healthcare for Canadians

Ultrasound anywhere: Virtual reality tool aims to change the face of rural healthcare for Canadians

  • Healthing

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