Ottawa, drug companies launch task force to prepare for USMCA talks
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  • Apr 03, 2026

Ottawa, drug companies launch task force to prepare for USMCA talks

  • The Globe and Mail
Province signs contract with new virtual health-care provider after missed deadline
  • Apr 03, 2026

Province signs contract with new virtual health-care provider after missed deadline

  • CBC News
Chatbots are now prescribing psychiatric drugs
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  • Apr 03, 2026

Chatbots are now prescribing psychiatric drugs

  • The Verge
  • Apr 03, 2026

Government of Canada announces $127 million investment in Aspect Biosystems and Providence Health Care to bolster the Canadian biomanufacturing and life sciences ecosystem

  • CISION
Trump threatens 100% tariff on US drug makers that don't strike deals to lower prices
  • Apr 03, 2026

Trump threatens 100% tariff on US drug makers that don't strike deals to lower prices

  • The Guardian
New Brunswick inks virtual care deal with $12.9M annual budget
  • Apr 02, 2026

New Brunswick inks virtual care deal with $12.9M annual budget

  • CTV News
Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles
  • Apr 02, 2026

Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles

  • Reuters
Health Canada imposes new conditions on Grifols after deaths of two people who donated plasma
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  • Apr 02, 2026

Health Canada imposes new conditions on Grifols after deaths of two people who donated plasma

  • The Globe and Mail
Health Canada slaps new conditions on plasma 'donation' company Grifols, still reviewing 2 Winnipeg deaths
  • Apr 02, 2026

Health Canada slaps new conditions on plasma 'donation' company Grifols, still reviewing 2 Winnipeg deaths

  • CBC News
U.S. FDA grants speedy approval of Eli Lilly's GLP-1 oral weight-loss pill
  • Apr 01, 2026

U.S. FDA grants speedy approval of Eli Lilly's GLP-1 oral weight-loss pill

  • Global News
The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides
  • Apr 01, 2026

The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides

  • npr
Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion
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  • Apr 01, 2026

Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion

  • The New York Times
Addressing potential medical device supply and shipping issues during the conflict in the Middle East
  • Apr 01, 2026

Addressing potential medical device supply and shipping issues during the conflict in the Middle East

  • Government of Canada
Ban paid plasma and end Grifols contract, say health care advocates
  • Apr 01, 2026

Ban paid plasma and end Grifols contract, say health care advocates

  • Canadian Health Coalition
FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.'s Wishes
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  • Mar 31, 2026

FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.'s Wishes

  • The New York Times
Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion
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  • Mar 31, 2026

Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion

  • The New York Times
Health care is Canada's prime job creator – and not only because of an aging population
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  • Mar 31, 2026

Health care is Canada's prime job creator – and not only because of an aging population

  • The Globe and Mail
Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence
  • Mar 30, 2026

Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence

  • The Guardian
Calgary for-profit plasma clinic rated 'non-compliant' during Health Canada inspection
  • Mar 30, 2026

Calgary for-profit plasma clinic rated 'non-compliant' during Health Canada inspection

  • CBC News
Generic versions of weight-loss drugs should arrive on Canadian pharmacy shelves this summer
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  • Mar 29, 2026

Generic versions of weight-loss drugs should arrive on Canadian pharmacy shelves this summer

  • National Post
The UK is 'weeks away' from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say
  • Mar 28, 2026

The UK is 'weeks away' from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say

  • The Guardian
China's rise threatens the drug world's status quo
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  • Mar 28, 2026

China's rise threatens the drug world's status quo

  • Axios
Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens
  • Mar 27, 2026

Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens

  • npr
More deficiencies uncovered at blood plasma donor centres in Canada
  • Mar 27, 2026

More deficiencies uncovered at blood plasma donor centres in Canada
Inspection of Grifols' head office finds 'deficiencies'
  • Mar 27, 2026

Inspection of Grifols' head office finds 'deficiencies'
People selling plasma to Grifols not told about its use for drugs sold overseas, MPs hear
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  • Mar 27, 2026

People selling plasma to Grifols not told about its use for drugs sold overseas, MPs hear

  • The Globe and Mail
Walmart Canada expands pharmacist‑led support across Canada (Press Release)
  • Mar 27, 2026

Walmart Canada expands pharmacist‑led support across Canada (Press Release)
As popular as weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are, they're about to meet their match in cheaper generics
  • Mar 26, 2026

As popular as weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are, they're about to meet their match in cheaper generics

  • CBC News
Company's credit downgrade raises questions about N.B. virtual health changes
  • Mar 26, 2026

Company's credit downgrade raises questions about N.B. virtual health changes

  • CTV News
Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds
  • Mar 26, 2026

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

  • The Guardian
China launches long-term care insurance system to alleviate aging challenges
  • Mar 26, 2026

China launches long-term care insurance system to alleviate aging challenges

  • Reuters
Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
  • Mar 25, 2026

Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

  • CBC News
Why Canada spends $1-billion a year on drugs made from blood plasma
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  • Mar 25, 2026

Why Canada spends $1-billion a year on drugs made from blood plasma

  • The Globe and Mail
Regina plasma clinic investigated for 'non-compliance': Health Canada
  • Mar 24, 2026

Regina plasma clinic investigated for 'non-compliance': Health Canada

  • CTV News
EU regulator flags Baxter cancer drug shortage until early next year
  • Mar 24, 2026

EU regulator flags Baxter cancer drug shortage until early next year

  • Reuters
Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial
  • Mar 24, 2026

Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial

  • Reuters
MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access
  • Mar 24, 2026

MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access

  • The New York Times
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  • Mar 23, 2026

WELL Health angles for key role in Ontario's planned provincial EMR buildout

  • The Globe and Mail
Virtual health care not living up to full potential, study suggests
  • Mar 23, 2026

Virtual health care not living up to full potential, study suggests

  • CBC News
What's the future of virtual health care in Ontario? Despite cutback, it may have taken root
  • Mar 22, 2026

What's the future of virtual health care in Ontario? Despite cutback, it may have taken root

  • Toronto Star
Health Canada says paid plasma clinic in Regina violated rules requiring at least two-days between a person donating
  • Mar 21, 2026

Health Canada says paid plasma clinic in Regina violated rules requiring at least two-days between a person donating

  • CBC News
Novartis to buy breast cancer drug candidate in up to $3bn deal
  • Mar 21, 2026

Novartis to buy breast cancer drug candidate in up to $3bn deal

  • Reuters

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