Generic version of Ozempic, Wegovy to launch in Canada
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  • Jul 09, 2025

Generic version of Ozempic, Wegovy to launch in Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
Vaccine startup nets $45 million in funding despite wider vax skepticism
  • Jul 09, 2025

Vaccine startup nets $45 million in funding despite wider vax skepticism

  • Axios
Child walks again after experimental treatment for genetic condition
  • Jul 09, 2025

Child walks again after experimental treatment for genetic condition

  • STAT
B.C. woman sues psychiatrist, says prescribed drug made her gamble away her home equity, shop excessively. Lawsuit thrown out
  • Jul 09, 2025

B.C. woman sues psychiatrist, says prescribed drug made her gamble away her home equity, shop excessively. Lawsuit thrown out

  • Vancouver Sun
Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data
  • Jul 08, 2025

Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data

  • CIDRAP
What if pharma companies made ‘safe’ recreational drugs? A thought experiment from an expert in drug law enforcement and policy
  • Jul 08, 2025

What if pharma companies made ‘safe’ recreational drugs? A thought experiment from an expert in drug law enforcement and policy

  • STAT
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  • Jim Crotty
For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks
  • Jul 08, 2025

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

  • The Tyee
Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%
  • Jul 08, 2025

Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%

  • CTV News
Swiss medicines authority issues first approval for antimalarial drug for treatment of infants
  • Jul 08, 2025

Swiss medicines authority issues first approval for antimalarial drug for treatment of infants

  • Associated Press
'Every day matters': B.C. stands by decision to cut drug funding for child with terminal brain disease
  • Jul 06, 2025

'Every day matters': B.C. stands by decision to cut drug funding for child with terminal brain disease

  • Vancouver Sun
Federal drug-price regulator unveils new guidelines for 2026
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  • Jul 03, 2025

Federal drug-price regulator unveils new guidelines for 2026

  • The Globe and Mail
Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot
  • Jul 02, 2025

Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

  • ars technica
What is Batten disease and why did the B.C. government cut off coverage for a nine-year-old girl?
  • Jul 02, 2025

What is Batten disease and why did the B.C. government cut off coverage for a nine-year-old girl?

  • Vancouver Sun
Meet Canada's next generation of researchers
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  • Jun 30, 2025

Meet Canada's next generation of researchers

  • The Globe and Mail
A shadow vaccine panel is now a public health necessity
  • Jun 27, 2025

A shadow vaccine panel is now a public health necessity

After shocking the medical world by firing all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Robert Kennedy Jr. then let the other shoe drop.

  • Raywat Deonandan
Ontario pledges $235M for primary care, and $14B for a hospital
  • Jun 26, 2025

Ontario pledges $235M for primary care, and $14B for a hospital

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisors recommend RSV antibodies for infants
  • Jun 26, 2025

RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisors recommend RSV antibodies for infants

  • Axios
Generic cancer drugs fail quality tests at alarming rate, investigation shows
  • Jun 26, 2025

Generic cancer drugs fail quality tests at alarming rate, investigation shows

  • STAT
‘Monumental’ HIV shot could be coming to Canada. What we know
  • Jun 25, 2025

‘Monumental’ HIV shot could be coming to Canada. What we know

  • Global News
E.coli can turn plastic into painkillers, chemists discover
  • Jun 24, 2025

E.coli can turn plastic into painkillers, chemists discover

  • Canadian Affairs
Langford MP calls for review of federal report that led to B.C. ending funding for 9-year-old's 800k per year medication
  • Jun 22, 2025

Langford MP calls for review of federal report that led to B.C. ending funding for 9-year-old's 800k per year medication

  • chek news
Ozempic babies: How weight-loss drugs affect birth control
  • Jun 22, 2025

Ozempic babies: How weight-loss drugs affect birth control

  • CTV News
Novo Nordisk's next-gen obesity drug results a letdown for investors
  • Jun 22, 2025

Novo Nordisk's next-gen obesity drug results a letdown for investors

  • STAT
The province where COVID is free, but the vaccine isn’t
  • Jun 20, 2025

The province where COVID is free, but the vaccine isn’t

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
Islet cell transplant trial outcome 'major milestone' toward cure for diabetes
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  • Jun 20, 2025

Islet cell transplant trial outcome 'major milestone' toward cure for diabetes

  • The Globe and Mail
How new vaccines could revolutionise our relationship with tuberculosis
  • Jun 20, 2025

How new vaccines could revolutionise our relationship with tuberculosis

  • GAVI
People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug
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  • Jun 20, 2025

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

  • The New York Times
US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
  • Jun 20, 2025

US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract

  • Reuters
Here’s what’s happening in Trump-land (It’s bad)
  • Jun 20, 2025

Here’s what’s happening in Trump-land (It’s bad)

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
B.C. government won't fund drug for rare disease for nine-year-old girl
  • Jun 19, 2025

B.C. government won't fund drug for rare disease for nine-year-old girl

  • The Canadian Press
The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it
  • Jun 19, 2025

The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it

  • Associated Press
Nicole Verdun, top gene therapy regulator, is out at FDA
  • Jun 19, 2025

Nicole Verdun, top gene therapy regulator, is out at FDA

  • STAT
Health Canada approves Novartis' KISQALI® for HR+/HER2- early breast cancer patients at high risk of recurrence
  • Jun 19, 2025

Health Canada approves Novartis' KISQALI® for HR+/HER2- early breast cancer patients at high risk of recurrence

  • CISION
FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'
  • Jun 17, 2025

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'

  • Associated Press
B.C. Supreme Court certifies class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion
  • Jun 17, 2025

B.C. Supreme Court certifies class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion

  • CBC News
'HIV-ending' drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers
  • Jun 17, 2025

'HIV-ending' drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers

  • The Guardian
PMPRB report reviews potential impact of new medicines on the Canadian market
  • Jun 17, 2025

PMPRB report reviews potential impact of new medicines on the Canadian market

  • Government of Canada
Biosimilar Update: Health Canada Reconsiders Requirement for Comparative Clinical Trials
  • Jun 17, 2025

Biosimilar Update: Health Canada Reconsiders Requirement for Comparative Clinical Trials

  • mccarthy tetrault
Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
  • Jun 16, 2025

Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

  • Associated Press
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
  • Jun 14, 2025

Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves

  • npr
Independent US vaccine body is planned after RFK Jr's mass firing of CDC advisory panel
  • Jun 14, 2025

Independent US vaccine body is planned after RFK Jr's mass firing of CDC advisory panel

  • BMJ
A silent virus might be causing major diseases
  • Jun 13, 2025

A silent virus might be causing major diseases

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas

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