US senators push for urgent action on bird flu vaccine
  • Dec 12, 2025

US senators push for urgent action on bird flu vaccine

  • Reuters
ADHD prescriptions surge in Ontario — driven by one group
  • Dec 11, 2025

ADHD prescriptions surge in Ontario — driven by one group

  • Toronto Star
One mom’s journey with postpartum depression, and what an approved treatment means for others
  • Dec 11, 2025

One mom’s journey with postpartum depression, and what an approved treatment means for others

  • CTV News
FDA approves first new gonorrhea drug in decades
  • Dec 11, 2025

FDA approves first new gonorrhea drug in decades

  • STAT
Mpox vaccine booster trials are necessary now
  • Dec 11, 2025

Mpox vaccine booster trials are necessary now

  • STAT
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  • Joseph Osmundson, Miguel I. Paredes
US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy
  • Dec 10, 2025

US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy

  • The Guardian
'Enough is enough': Saskatoon nurse speaks out on rise in hospital violence
  • Dec 09, 2025

'Enough is enough': Saskatoon nurse speaks out on rise in hospital violence

  • Global News
GLP-1 drugs have 'little or no effect' on risk of obesity-related cancers, study suggests
  • Dec 09, 2025

GLP-1 drugs have 'little or no effect' on risk of obesity-related cancers, study suggests

  • NBC News
How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism
  • Dec 09, 2025

How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism

  • Associated Press
Canadian Blood Services seeking plasma donations
  • Dec 09, 2025

Canadian Blood Services seeking plasma donations

  • CTV News
Massive U.S. drug spending gives Trump trade leverage
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  • Dec 05, 2025

Massive U.S. drug spending gives Trump trade leverage

  • The Globe and Mail
Hims & Hers acquires Livewell in Canada in anticipation of generic Ozempic
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  • Dec 04, 2025

Hims & Hers acquires Livewell in Canada in anticipation of generic Ozempic

  • The Globe and Mail
A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test
  • Dec 04, 2025

A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test
A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer
  • Dec 03, 2025

A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer

  • Associated Press
Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada
  • Dec 03, 2025

Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  •  — 
  • Joel Lexchin
Federal Minister of Health tables the 2024 Annual Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
  • Dec 03, 2025

Federal Minister of Health tables the 2024 Annual Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

  • Government of Canada
Wegovy won't be in Canadian public drug plans as Novo Nordisk refuses talks
  • Dec 03, 2025

Wegovy won't be in Canadian public drug plans as Novo Nordisk refuses talks

  • Global News
U.S. Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule
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  • Dec 02, 2025

U.S. Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule

  • The New York Times
Canada's public health plans end talks with Novo Nordisk to cover weight-loss drug Wegovy
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  • Dec 02, 2025

Canada's public health plans end talks with Novo Nordisk to cover weight-loss drug Wegovy

  • The Globe and Mail
Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration collaborate on generic drug information sharing
  • Dec 01, 2025

Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration collaborate on generic drug information sharing

  • Government of Canada
Australia's drug regulator issues mental health warning for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic
  • Dec 01, 2025

Australia's drug regulator issues mental health warning for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic

  • The Guardian
WHO recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity
  • Dec 01, 2025

WHO recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity

  • NBC News
New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors shouldn't be 'gatekeeping' PrEP
  • Dec 01, 2025

New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors shouldn't be 'gatekeeping' PrEP

  • CTV News
Flu vaccines take months to make. Here's what could speed things up
  • Nov 29, 2025

Flu vaccines take months to make. Here's what could speed things up

  • CBC News
Canadians fighting rare cancer may have to pay $600K for last-ditch treatment
  • Nov 29, 2025

Canadians fighting rare cancer may have to pay $600K for last-ditch treatment

  • CityNews
A top FDA official is threatening to crack down on vaccine approvals
  • Nov 29, 2025

A top FDA official is threatening to crack down on vaccine approvals

  • Axios
Ontario woman who fought for cystic fibrosis drug recognized for increasing access
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  • Nov 29, 2025

Ontario woman who fought for cystic fibrosis drug recognized for increasing access

  • The Globe and Mail
Brazil authorizes world's first single-dose dengue vaccine
  • Nov 27, 2025

Brazil authorizes world's first single-dose dengue vaccine

  • CTV News
Doctors looking into hormone therapy as a way to ward off dementia in women
  • Nov 27, 2025

Doctors looking into hormone therapy as a way to ward off dementia in women

  • NBC News
Quantum BioPharma seeks $700M in 'stock spoofing' lawsuit
  • Nov 26, 2025

Quantum BioPharma seeks $700M in 'stock spoofing' lawsuit

  • CTV News
U.S. Medicare cuts prices for 15 prescription drugs. Here's what they are
  • Nov 26, 2025

U.S. Medicare cuts prices for 15 prescription drugs. Here's what they are

  • Axios
Premier promises Manitoban battling degenerative disease will get temporary coverage after outcry
  • Nov 26, 2025

Premier promises Manitoban battling degenerative disease will get temporary coverage after outcry

  • CBC News
Postpartum Prescription of GLP-1 Drugs Has Increased Sharply, Study Finds
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  • Nov 25, 2025

Postpartum Prescription of GLP-1 Drugs Has Increased Sharply, Study Finds

  • The New York Times
Family distraught as Manitoba maintains it won't pay for treatment for 30-year-old with degenerative disease
  • Nov 25, 2025

Family distraught as Manitoba maintains it won't pay for treatment for 30-year-old with degenerative disease

  • CBC News
People who stop using Mounjaro suffer reversal of health benefits, says study
  • Nov 24, 2025

People who stop using Mounjaro suffer reversal of health benefits, says study

  • The Guardian
Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer's in Novo Nordisk Trials
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  • Nov 24, 2025

Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer's in Novo Nordisk Trials

  • The New York Times
Zymeworks wanted to be Canada's first Big Pharma. Despite two blockbusters-in-the-making, that's no longer the plan
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  • Nov 24, 2025

Zymeworks wanted to be Canada's first Big Pharma. Despite two blockbusters-in-the-making, that's no longer the plan

  • The Globe and Mail
Eli Lilly joins the $1 trillion club
  • Nov 24, 2025

Eli Lilly joins the $1 trillion club

  • Axios
Doctors respond to US' 'data-free' decision over menopause hormone therapy: 'It's not true'
  • Nov 24, 2025

Doctors respond to US' 'data-free' decision over menopause hormone therapy: 'It's not true'

  • The Guardian
Pharmacare advisory committee says bilateral model is broken, calls for national essential-medicines list
  • Nov 23, 2025

Pharmacare advisory committee says bilateral model is broken, calls for national essential-medicines list

  • Canadian Press
Manitoban with degenerative disease urges province to cover life-sustaining drug after free coverage lapses
  • Nov 21, 2025

Manitoban with degenerative disease urges province to cover life-sustaining drug after free coverage lapses

  • CBC News
B.C. toddler travels to U.S. for potentially life-changing stem cell treatment
  • Nov 21, 2025

B.C. toddler travels to U.S. for potentially life-changing stem cell treatment

  • CTV News

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