Long wait for cancer drug approvals causing 'great anguish' among patients, doctors

Long wait for cancer drug approvals causing 'great anguish' among patients, doctors

  • CBC
Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails

Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails

  • KATHLEEN BARNARD, LOUISE BINDER
New drug shows promise against Duchenne muscular dystrophy

New drug shows promise against Duchenne muscular dystrophy

  • McGill
Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations

Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations

  • npr
Shionogi receives $375M to develop drug that prevents COVID

Shionogi receives $375M to develop drug that prevents COVID

  • CIDRAP
New Brunswick gets federal funding to cover cost of drugs for four rare diseases

New Brunswick gets federal funding to cover cost of drugs for four rare diseases

  • Canadian Press

Feds sign deal with New Brunswick to improve access to rare disease drugs

  • Government of Canada
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
Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer

Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer

  • Canadian Press
Discovery of fungal compound may lead to new treatments for dementia, Parkinson’s and depression

Discovery of fungal compound may lead to new treatments for dementia, Parkinson’s and depression

  • The Hamilton Spectator
US Supreme Court takes case challenging ACA’s no-cost coverage for PrEP

US Supreme Court takes case challenging ACA’s no-cost coverage for PrEP

  • them.us
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
Health minister wants more time for pharmacare deals. NDP health critic says they can be signed in ‘next few days’

Health minister wants more time for pharmacare deals. NDP health critic says they can be signed in ‘next few days’

  • Hill Times Health
Wider benefits of Ozempic, Wegovy put pressure on Canadian insurers to expand drug coverage
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Wider benefits of Ozempic, Wegovy put pressure on Canadian insurers to expand drug coverage

  • Globe and Mail
Billed as nonaddictive, new pain pill could soon win FDA approval
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Billed as nonaddictive, new pain pill could soon win FDA approval

  • The Washington Post
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
Sask. & feds sign $40M agreement to improve access to rare-disease drugs

Sask. & feds sign $40M agreement to improve access to rare-disease drugs

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Health Canada Approval for VYLOY® (zolbetuximab)

Health Canada Approval for VYLOY® (zolbetuximab)

  • CISION
America Needs a Norovirus Vaccine, Now
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America Needs a Norovirus Vaccine, Now

  • The New York Times
Paxlovid Improved Long Covid Symptoms in Some Patients, Researchers Report
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Paxlovid Improved Long Covid Symptoms in Some Patients, Researchers Report

  • The New York Times
New Approach Could Treat Inflammatory Skin Conditions Like Eczema with ‘Huge Benefits’

New Approach Could Treat Inflammatory Skin Conditions Like Eczema with ‘Huge Benefits’

  • good news network
GLP-1 withdrawal can have lasting health effects

GLP-1 withdrawal can have lasting health effects

  • Axios
Pharma looks for quantum leap in drug development

Pharma looks for quantum leap in drug development

  • Axios
GLP-1 Drugs For Weight Loss Aren’t Cost-Saving Yet

GLP-1 Drugs For Weight Loss Aren’t Cost-Saving Yet

  • Forbes
  • Joshua Cohen
Bridging the gap between science and policy for precision medicine
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Bridging the gap between science and policy for precision medicine

  • Hill Times
  • PIERRE D. SARR
A year in, acceptance of RSV vaccination is growing: poll

A year in, acceptance of RSV vaccination is growing: poll

  • CIDRAP
Prepare now to use convalescent plasma for the next pandemic

Prepare now to use convalescent plasma for the next pandemic

  • STAT
  • Michael J. Joyner, R. Scott Wright, and Arturo Casadevall
FDA fast-tracks Staph aureus vaccine

FDA fast-tracks Staph aureus vaccine

  • CIDRAP
Why bone marrow transplants are becoming less common

Why bone marrow transplants are becoming less common

  • STAT
Canadian health plans, pharma firm agree on terms to fund costly prostate cancer treatment

Canadian health plans, pharma firm agree on terms to fund costly prostate cancer treatment

  • CBC
Premiers looking at interim pricing for new medicines, says Alberta premier

Premiers looking at interim pricing for new medicines, says Alberta premier

  • Hill Times Health
A Manitoban is losing his ability to move his muscles. A drug might prevent that, but the province won't pay

A Manitoban is losing his ability to move his muscles. A drug might prevent that, but the province won't pay

  • CBC
Weight Loss Drugs Changed Their Lives. Then They Lost Coverage.
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Weight Loss Drugs Changed Their Lives. Then They Lost Coverage.

  • The New York Times
Ottawa doctor uses phage therapy, enlisting viruses to fight bacterial infections

Ottawa doctor uses phage therapy, enlisting viruses to fight bacterial infections

  • Ottawa Citizen
B.C. must prioritize timely access to cancer drugs

B.C. must prioritize timely access to cancer drugs

  • New Westminster Record
  • Robert Bick & Barry Stein
The Drug Is a ‘Miracle’ but These Families Can’t Get It (2023)

The Drug Is a ‘Miracle’ but These Families Can’t Get It (2023)

  • The New York Times
RFK Jr’s lawyer has asked the F.D.A. to revoke approval of the polio vaccine

RFK Jr’s lawyer has asked the F.D.A. to revoke approval of the polio vaccine

  • The New York Times
Some epilepsy patients worry their seizures will return amid medication shortage

Some epilepsy patients worry their seizures will return amid medication shortage

  • CTV News
Eleven clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2025

Eleven clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2025

  • Nature
This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' — and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' — and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

  • npr
For kids with rare genetic disorders, customized CRISPR treatments offer hope

For kids with rare genetic disorders, customized CRISPR treatments offer hope

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

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

  • Axios

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