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OMA warns about the risks of pharmacists' scope-expansion

OMA warns about the risks of pharmacists' scope-expansion

  • qp briefing
Roche and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) successfully complete negotiations for COLUMVI® for treatment of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Roche and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) successfully complete negotiations for COLUMVI® for treatment of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

  • CISION
Union says privatizing hospital cleaning services at Etobicoke General increases threat of superbugs

Union says privatizing hospital cleaning services at Etobicoke General increases threat of superbugs

  • Toronto Star
Pfizer's gene therapy cuts hemophilia A bleeding rate in late-stage trial

Pfizer's gene therapy cuts hemophilia A bleeding rate in late-stage trial

  • Reuters
Private equity and healthcare: Should Canadians be concerned?

Private equity and healthcare: Should Canadians be concerned?

  • healthydebate
  • Danyaal Raza & Karen S. Palmer
Renfrew hospital quietly transferring $9.6 million to not-for-profit sparks investigation

Renfrew hospital quietly transferring $9.6 million to not-for-profit sparks investigation

  • Ottawa Citizen
Roche climbs as once-daily weight loss pill shows promise
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Roche climbs as once-daily weight loss pill shows promise

  • Forbes
Shoppers Drug Mart strikes partnership with blood testing startup Truvian Health

Shoppers Drug Mart strikes partnership with blood testing startup Truvian Health

  • Globe and Mail

Health Canada authorizes Alecensaro® (alectinib) as the first and only adjuvant treatment for people with ALK-positive early-stage lung cancer

  • CISION
Change Healthcare cyberhack fallout ripples to consumers

Change Healthcare cyberhack fallout ripples to consumers

  • Axios
Rapid rise of telehealth use in U.S. hospitals
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Rapid rise of telehealth use in U.S. hospitals

  • Forbes
Top 10 clinical IT startups in Toronto

Top 10 clinical IT startups in Toronto

  • Tracxn
Pfizer’s Once-Daily Weight Loss Pill Moves Forward
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Pfizer’s Once-Daily Weight Loss Pill Moves Forward

  • Forbes
P.E.I. seniors hit with two major long-term care fee increases in less than a year
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P.E.I. seniors hit with two major long-term care fee increases in less than a year

  • Saltwire
As access to healthcare becomes more difficult, Canadians want government to encourage use of virtual care

As access to healthcare becomes more difficult, Canadians want government to encourage use of virtual care

  • spark*
Ontario regulator condemns exclusive deals between pharmacies and insurance companies
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Ontario regulator condemns exclusive deals between pharmacies and insurance companies

  • Globe and Mail
Brookfield teams up with Spain’s Grifols family to explore a bid for Spanish drugmaker
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Brookfield teams up with Spain’s Grifols family to explore a bid for Spanish drugmaker

  • Globe and Mail
Telemedicine could be hindered by Ottawa (Translated Article)

Telemedicine could be hindered by Ottawa (Translated Article)

  • La Presse
Pharmacists association says Ontario teachers should not be restricted to in-house pharmacy
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Pharmacists association says Ontario teachers should not be restricted to in-house pharmacy

  • Globe and Mail
'Under Stress and Duress': Final report on what we heard from pharmacy professionals about corporate pressures in pharmacy

'Under Stress and Duress': Final report on what we heard from pharmacy professionals about corporate pressures in pharmacy

  • Ontario College of Pharmacists
New e. coli case at daycare chain struck by massive 2023 outbreak

New e. coli case at daycare chain struck by massive 2023 outbreak

  • Calgary Herald
B.C. seniors advocate seeks tenancy protection for residents of retirement homes
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B.C. seniors advocate seeks tenancy protection for residents of retirement homes

  • Globe and Mail
OMERS sells LifeLabs to U.S.-based Quest Diagnostics for $1.35-billion
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OMERS sells LifeLabs to U.S.-based Quest Diagnostics for $1.35-billion

  • Globe and Mail
Moderna scores US federal funding for mRNA bird flu vaccine as pandemic fears grow
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Moderna scores US federal funding for mRNA bird flu vaccine as pandemic fears grow

  • Forbes
Novavax Submits Application to Health Canada for Updated Protein-based 2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine

Novavax Submits Application to Health Canada for Updated Protein-based 2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine

  • CISION
Ontario regulator to hear concerns over teachers’ insurance restricting choice of pharmacy
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Ontario regulator to hear concerns over teachers’ insurance restricting choice of pharmacy

  • Globe and Mail
Scalp cooling therapy can help prevent hair loss in cancer patients, but few know it exists

Scalp cooling therapy can help prevent hair loss in cancer patients, but few know it exists

  • Ottawa Citizen
New Brunswick health authority allegedly warned about prior problems with travel nurse company
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New Brunswick health authority allegedly warned about prior problems with travel nurse company

  • Globe and Mail
Oracle Debuts AI Tool To Cut Doctor’s Screen Time By 50%

Oracle Debuts AI Tool To Cut Doctor’s Screen Time By 50%

  • Forbes
U.K. Patients To Get $3.3 Million Hemophilia Gene Therapy For Free

U.K. Patients To Get $3.3 Million Hemophilia Gene Therapy For Free

  • Forbes
Leaked Health Canada memo details pending changes to virtual care

Leaked Health Canada memo details pending changes to virtual care

  • Saltwire
Health Canada approves world’s first Chikungunya vaccine

Health Canada approves world’s first Chikungunya vaccine

  • Valneva
Former Moderna executive launches genome editing company
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Former Moderna executive launches genome editing company

  • STAT
Winnipeg lawsuit seeks billions of dollars for failed plan to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba

Winnipeg lawsuit seeks billions of dollars for failed plan to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba

  • CBC News
Can Canada Harness Its Potential to Become a Leader in the Life Sciences?

Can Canada Harness Its Potential to Become a Leader in the Life Sciences?

  • The Future Economy
  • Jason Field
GreenShield sees 132% surge in mental health claims since pandemic

GreenShield sees 132% surge in mental health claims since pandemic

  • Insurance Business Magazine
Nvidia’s Work in Healthcare Is Just Getting Started

Nvidia’s Work in Healthcare Is Just Getting Started

  • Forbes
Quebec hospital uses virtual reality to help with nurse shortage

Quebec hospital uses virtual reality to help with nurse shortage

  • Global News
Gene therapy may cure rare diseases. But drugmakers have few incentives, leaving families desperate

Gene therapy may cure rare diseases. But drugmakers have few incentives, leaving families desperate

  • Associated Press
The WHO says corporate greed is causing millions of preventable deaths

The WHO says corporate greed is causing millions of preventable deaths

  • Canada Healthwatch
  • Danyaal Raza
800 Quebec nurses, 2400 PSWs moved from private to public sector since new limits on private agencies introduced

800 Quebec nurses, 2400 PSWs moved from private to public sector since new limits on private agencies introduced
These companies are leveraging AI to improve Canada’s stressed healthcare system

These companies are leveraging AI to improve Canada’s stressed healthcare system

  • Globe and Mail

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