How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs
  • May 05, 2025

How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten Canadians’ access to prescription drugs

  • Joel Lexchin
JAMP-Pregabalin recalled across Canada amid potentially fatal risks
  • May 05, 2025

JAMP-Pregabalin recalled across Canada amid potentially fatal risks

  • Toronto Star
Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds
  • May 05, 2025

Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds

  • npr
Seasonique birth control recalled in Canada over missing pills
  • May 05, 2025

Seasonique birth control recalled in Canada over missing pills

  • Global News
04.Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
  • May 03, 2025

04.Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination

  • The New York Times
Cancer patients in England to be first in Europe to be offered immunotherapy jab
  • May 03, 2025

Cancer patients in England to be first in Europe to be offered immunotherapy jab

  • The Guardian
Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times
  • May 03, 2025

Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times

  • The New York Times
Wegovy treated a serious form of liver disease in a major clinical trial
  • May 02, 2025

Wegovy treated a serious form of liver disease in a major clinical trial

  • NBC News
Canada’s complicated drug-approval system needs overhaul, former regulator says
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  • Apr 29, 2025

Canada’s complicated drug-approval system needs overhaul, former regulator says

  • Globe and Mail
FDA scrutiny of Novavax sparks uncertainty about other vaccines
  • Apr 29, 2025

FDA scrutiny of Novavax sparks uncertainty about other vaccines

  • Associated Press
Liberals vow to fight healthcare privatization — is that in their platform?
  • Apr 28, 2025

Liberals vow to fight healthcare privatization — is that in their platform?

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope
  • Apr 27, 2025

Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

  • Associated Press
RFK Jr.’s FDA forces costly new vaccine trial on Novavax, threatening the company's survival
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  • Apr 27, 2025

RFK Jr.’s FDA forces costly new vaccine trial on Novavax, threatening the company's survival

  • Wall Street Journal
The New Science of Aging Can Predict Your Future
  • Apr 26, 2025

The New Science of Aging Can Predict Your Future

  • The New York Times
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  • Eric Topol
More evidence shingles vaccine lowers dementia risk
  • Apr 25, 2025

More evidence shingles vaccine lowers dementia risk

  • CIDRAP
Study: Baloxavir cuts household influenza transmission by 29%
  • Apr 25, 2025

Study: Baloxavir cuts household influenza transmission by 29%

  • CIDRAP
Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief
  • Apr 24, 2025

Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief

  • The Guardian
Key FDA drug data goes missing amid DOGE cuts
  • Apr 24, 2025

Key FDA drug data goes missing amid DOGE cuts

  • Axios
Vaccine developers mobilize amid "great unraveling" of their work
  • Apr 24, 2025

Vaccine developers mobilize amid "great unraveling" of their work

  • Axios
Novavax says its COVID shot is on track for full FDA approval after delay
  • Apr 23, 2025

Novavax says its COVID shot is on track for full FDA approval after delay

  • Associated Press
U.S. ‘whistleblower’ site targets Canadian doctors providing gender-affirming care
  • Apr 22, 2025

U.S. ‘whistleblower’ site targets Canadian doctors providing gender-affirming care

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
New agreement geared toward universal mRNA avian flu vaccine
  • Apr 22, 2025

New agreement geared toward universal mRNA avian flu vaccine

  • CIDRAP
Roche to invest US$50-billion in U.S. to avoid Trump tariffs, create 12,000 jobs
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  • Apr 22, 2025

Roche to invest US$50-billion in U.S. to avoid Trump tariffs, create 12,000 jobs

  • Globe and Mail
Paxlovid may cut risk of stroke for at least 3 months after COVID diagnosis
  • Apr 21, 2025

Paxlovid may cut risk of stroke for at least 3 months after COVID diagnosis

  • CIDRAP
Mpox drug Tpoxx didn't speed lesion healing in clade 1 patients, trial shows
  • Apr 18, 2025

Mpox drug Tpoxx didn't speed lesion healing in clade 1 patients, trial shows

  • CIDRAP
People say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to evaluate the claims
  • Apr 18, 2025

People say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to evaluate the claims

  • Associated Press
Eli Lilly stock soars on encouraging results for daily weight-loss pill
  • Apr 18, 2025

Eli Lilly stock soars on encouraging results for daily weight-loss pill

  • Axios
White House, Florida promote Canada drug imports while tariff threat looms
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  • Apr 17, 2025

White House, Florida promote Canada drug imports while tariff threat looms

  • Globe and Mail
Stem cells to treat Parkinson's? 2 small studies hint at success
  • Apr 17, 2025

Stem cells to treat Parkinson's? 2 small studies hint at success

  • npr
For some prostate cancer patients, new treatment option offers relief – and hope
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  • Apr 17, 2025

For some prostate cancer patients, new treatment option offers relief – and hope

  • Globe and Mail
U.S. puts drug tariffs on the table, threatening entire supply chains
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  • Apr 16, 2025

U.S. puts drug tariffs on the table, threatening entire supply chains

  • Globe and Mail
Pharma tariffs could be a generics problem
  • Apr 16, 2025

Pharma tariffs could be a generics problem

  • Axios
Saving lives with Manitoba-made vaccines
  • Apr 16, 2025

Saving lives with Manitoba-made vaccines

  • University of Manitoba
Brazil authorizes Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine
  • Apr 16, 2025

Brazil authorizes Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine

  • CIDRAP
Pfizer to discontinue its GLP-1 pill for obesity due to liver toxicity
  • Apr 14, 2025

Pfizer to discontinue its GLP-1 pill for obesity due to liver toxicity

  • STAT
Gene-editing therapy lowers cholesterol without serious side effects in early study
  • Apr 14, 2025

Gene-editing therapy lowers cholesterol without serious side effects in early study

  • STAT
Health Canada Approves NDUVRA for the Topical Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Adults
  • Apr 14, 2025

Health Canada Approves NDUVRA for the Topical Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Adults

  • CISION
First patient in Canada receives mRNA-based bladder cancer treatment in clinical trial
  • Apr 13, 2025

First patient in Canada receives mRNA-based bladder cancer treatment in clinical trial

  • McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Canada lists blood pressure medication (Chlorthalidone) on drug shortages site
  • Apr 13, 2025

Canada lists blood pressure medication (Chlorthalidone) on drug shortages site

  • CTV News
154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines
  • Apr 11, 2025

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines

  • Nature
Experimental drug aims to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form
  • Apr 11, 2025

Experimental drug aims to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form

  • ars technica
FDA plans to phase out animal testing requirements
  • Apr 10, 2025

FDA plans to phase out animal testing requirements

  • Axios

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