UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

  • Fortune
Ontario regulator considers penalties for pharmacies that strike exclusivity deals with insurance companies
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Ontario regulator considers penalties for pharmacies that strike exclusivity deals with insurance companies

  • Globe and Mail
High costs of colonoscopy deter young Americans from testing — raising cancer risk

High costs of colonoscopy deter young Americans from testing — raising cancer risk

  • BMJ
White House Advances Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine in Cigarettes

White House Advances Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine in Cigarettes

  • The New York Times
UnitedHealth Group annual profit falls, in first report since exec's killing

UnitedHealth Group annual profit falls, in first report since exec's killing

  • Axios
U of T to host new national hub to advance life sciences breakthroughs

U of T to host new national hub to advance life sciences breakthroughs

  • University of Toronto
Alberta medical supplier targets podcaster with $6M defamation lawsuit

Alberta medical supplier targets podcaster with $6M defamation lawsuit

  • CTV News
N.S. faces federal clawbacks to health funding as private imaging sector grows

N.S. faces federal clawbacks to health funding as private imaging sector grows

  • CBC
A second US hospital bankruptcy draws more private equity scrutiny

A second US hospital bankruptcy draws more private equity scrutiny

  • Axios
Health Canada approves Reveal(R) G4 Rapid HIV-1/2 Test for point-of-care use

Health Canada approves Reveal(R) G4 Rapid HIV-1/2 Test for point-of-care use

  • Newswire
Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report

Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report

  • ars technica
Moderna may have the best shot at a norovirus vaccine
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Moderna may have the best shot at a norovirus vaccine

  • Forbes
In Canada, 14,000 lives are lost annually to hospital-acquired infections

In Canada, 14,000 lives are lost annually to hospital-acquired infections

  • Calgary Herald
  • Brian Bonney
Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

  • Associated Press
J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6 billion deal, delving further into central nervous system disorders

J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6 billion deal, delving further into central nervous system disorders

  • Associated Press
Investors get pickier with AI-fueled health deals

Investors get pickier with AI-fueled health deals

  • Axios
Insurance companies have started influencing which health-care providers you use. Should you be concerned?
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Insurance companies have started influencing which health-care providers you use. Should you be concerned?

  • Toronto Star
Ontario could allow long-term care homes to skip planning rules to boost bed count

Ontario could allow long-term care homes to skip planning rules to boost bed count

  • Global News
It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into large language AI models

It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into large language AI models

  • ars technica
Ottawa silent on fate of letter clarifying rules on out-of-pocket primary care fees
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Ottawa silent on fate of letter clarifying rules on out-of-pocket primary care fees

  • Globe and Mail
Controversial paid-plasma clinics expand in New Brunswick

Controversial paid-plasma clinics expand in New Brunswick

  • CBC
US health insurers limit coverage of prosthetics, questioning their medical necessity

US health insurers limit coverage of prosthetics, questioning their medical necessity

  • KFF Health News
Ontario Increasing Access to Skin and Wound Care in Long-Term Care Homes

Ontario Increasing Access to Skin and Wound Care in Long-Term Care Homes

  • Laura Smith, MPP
'It's about time': Experts in Canada support call for warnings about cancer risk from alcohol

'It's about time': Experts in Canada support call for warnings about cancer risk from alcohol

  • CTV News
Angry family members concerned for loved ones at Sudbury long-term care home

Angry family members concerned for loved ones at Sudbury long-term care home

  • The Trillium
Health care dominated Alberta lobbying registry in 2024

Health care dominated Alberta lobbying registry in 2024

  • Local Journalism Initiative
Advancing bone grafts: Hydrogel research unlocks new potential for regrowth

Advancing bone grafts: Hydrogel research unlocks new potential for regrowth

  • Healthing
Should Canada allow surrogates to be compensated?

Should Canada allow surrogates to be compensated?

  • Canadian Affairs
Access to medication is increasingly being dictated by preferred pharmacy networks
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Access to medication is increasingly being dictated by preferred pharmacy networks

  • Globe and Mail
Pharma looks for quantum leap in drug development

Pharma looks for quantum leap in drug development

  • Axios
Ten Health Care Predictions for 2025

Ten Health Care Predictions for 2025

  • MacLean's
Why bone marrow transplants are becoming less common

Why bone marrow transplants are becoming less common

  • STAT
‘Uber for nursing’: alarm over use of AI to aid US nurses and healthcare

‘Uber for nursing’: alarm over use of AI to aid US nurses and healthcare

  • The Guardian
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

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