2025 was a year of breakthroughs in health and medicine. Here are five
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  • Dec 25, 2025

2025 was a year of breakthroughs in health and medicine. Here are five

  • The Globe and Mail
Health Canada approves first drug specifically made to treat moderate to severe postpartum depression
  • Dec 25, 2025

Health Canada approves first drug specifically made to treat moderate to severe postpartum depression

  • National Post
Consultation: Draft guidance on decentralized clinical trials
  • Dec 25, 2025

Consultation: Draft guidance on decentralized clinical trials

  • Government of Canada
The Wegovy weight loss pill could come to Canada. What we know
  • Dec 24, 2025

The Wegovy weight loss pill could come to Canada. What we know

  • Global News
Health Canada approves new throat cancer treatment
  • Dec 23, 2025

Health Canada approves new throat cancer treatment

  • Global News
Wegovy pill for weight loss approved by U.S. regulators
  • Dec 23, 2025

Wegovy pill for weight loss approved by U.S. regulators

  • CTV News
A new drug could stop Alzheimer's before memory loss begins
  • Dec 22, 2025

A new drug could stop Alzheimer's before memory loss begins

  • ScienceDaily
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves
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  • Dec 21, 2025

Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves

  • The New York Times
'A potential treasure trove': World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
  • Dec 21, 2025

'A potential treasure trove': World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines

  • The Guardian
B.C. mulls funding drug for patients with genetic cholesterol disorder who can't tolerate statins
  • Dec 21, 2025

B.C. mulls funding drug for patients with genetic cholesterol disorder who can't tolerate statins

  • Vancouver Sun
Health Canada opens consultations on 'Red Tape Reduction Initiatives to improve access to drugs'
  • Dec 20, 2025

Health Canada opens consultations on 'Red Tape Reduction Initiatives to improve access to drugs'

  • Government of Canada
Moderna secures up to $54.3 million funding for bird flu vaccine from global coalition
  • Dec 20, 2025

Moderna secures up to $54.3 million funding for bird flu vaccine from global coalition

  • Reuters
White House announces new round of drug-price deals
  • Dec 20, 2025

White House announces new round of drug-price deals
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called 'highly unethical'
  • Dec 19, 2025

US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called 'highly unethical'

  • The Guardian
Researchers discover why cholesterol-lowering statins harm muscles
  • Dec 18, 2025

Researchers discover why cholesterol-lowering statins harm muscles

  • Vancouver Sun
Woman with blood disorder finds B.C. is only province not to cover 'life-changing' drug
  • Dec 18, 2025

Woman with blood disorder finds B.C. is only province not to cover 'life-changing' drug

  • Global News
These chronic pain patients had no forewarning that their pain medications would be out of stock
  • Dec 18, 2025

These chronic pain patients had no forewarning that their pain medications would be out of stock

  • CTV News
Eli Lilly & Co. cuts price of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs in Canada
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  • Dec 17, 2025

Eli Lilly & Co. cuts price of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs in Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
New gonorrhea drug is not just a scientific breakthrough but a business one
  • Dec 17, 2025

New gonorrhea drug is not just a scientific breakthrough but a business one

  • STAT
China's drug discovery contributions have tripled in 10 years
  • Dec 16, 2025

China's drug discovery contributions have tripled in 10 years

  • STAT
Health Canada approves drug for rare Fabry disease
  • Dec 16, 2025

Health Canada approves drug for rare Fabry disease

  • CTV News
Dana-Farber settles U.S. Justice Department suit over manipulated data
  • Dec 16, 2025

Dana-Farber settles U.S. Justice Department suit over manipulated data

  • STAT
FDA approves label change for Depo-Provera, adding brain tumor warning
  • Dec 16, 2025

FDA approves label change for Depo-Provera, adding brain tumor warning

  • NBC News
New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea
  • Dec 16, 2025

New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea

  • The Guardian
We have not yet finished righting the wrongs inflicted by thalidomide
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  • Dec 16, 2025

We have not yet finished righting the wrongs inflicted by thalidomide

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs
  • Dec 15, 2025

Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs

  • CTV News
Health Canada approves Wegovy as first-ever treatment for severe liver disease
  • Dec 15, 2025

Health Canada approves Wegovy as first-ever treatment for severe liver disease
Quebec will not cover Health Canada-approved Alzheimer's drug
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  • Dec 13, 2025

Quebec will not cover Health Canada-approved Alzheimer's drug

  • The Globe and Mail
Kingston doctor hopes new Alzheimer's drug will soon be publicly funded in Ontario
  • Dec 13, 2025

Kingston doctor hopes new Alzheimer's drug will soon be publicly funded in Ontario

  • The Whig
FDA panel calls to loosen restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy
  • Dec 13, 2025

FDA panel calls to loosen restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy

  • NBC News
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
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

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