Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial
  • May 29, 2026

Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial
Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients
  • May 29, 2026

Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients

  • Associated Press
FDA vaccine advisers recommend updating COVID shots
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  • May 29, 2026

FDA vaccine advisers recommend updating COVID shots

  • Axios
I'm a weight-loss doctor. Here's why I worry about GLP-1 'microdoses'
  • May 29, 2026

I'm a weight-loss doctor. Here's why I worry about GLP-1 'microdoses'

  • STAT
Health Canada to inspect three Grifols private plasma collection sites in Ontario
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  • May 26, 2026

Health Canada to inspect three Grifols private plasma collection sites in Ontario

  • The Globe and Mail
Lilly to buy three vaccine developers for nearly US$4 billion in infectious disease push
  • May 26, 2026

Lilly to buy three vaccine developers for nearly US$4 billion in infectious disease push

  • CTV News
Kennedy offers legal shield to develop hantavirus treatment
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  • May 26, 2026

Kennedy offers legal shield to develop hantavirus treatment

  • Axios
Former NWTer develops drug to protect heart from chemotherapy
  • May 26, 2026

Former NWTer develops drug to protect heart from chemotherapy

  • Cabin Radio
Health Canada urged to inspect three Grifols sites in Ontario amid safety concerns
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  • May 25, 2026

Health Canada urged to inspect three Grifols sites in Ontario amid safety concerns

  • The Globe and Mail
Health Canada mulls request to release records of 22-year-old who died following paid plasma donation
  • May 23, 2026

Health Canada mulls request to release records of 22-year-old who died following paid plasma donation

  • Winnipeg Free Press
What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?
  • May 23, 2026

What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?

  • The Guardian
A new drug causes dramatic weight loss. Here's how much.
  • May 22, 2026

A new drug causes dramatic weight loss. Here's how much.

  • CTV News
Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression, early trial suggests
  • May 21, 2026

Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression, early trial suggests

  • The Guardian
Eli Lilly shares were bought on Trump's behalf as his policies benefited the drug firm
  • May 21, 2026

Eli Lilly shares were bought on Trump's behalf as his policies benefited the drug firm

  • The Guardian
Generic Ozempic to hit pharmacies this week, but availability will vary across Canada
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  • May 20, 2026

Generic Ozempic to hit pharmacies this week, but availability will vary across Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
Cohere buys biopharma analytics firm Reliant AI
  • May 19, 2026

Cohere buys biopharma analytics firm Reliant AI

  • CTV News
Trump touts a major TrumpRx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs
  • May 19, 2026

Trump touts a major TrumpRx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs

  • Associated Press
A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
  • May 18, 2026

A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
Remarks for the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health - Health and Economic Prosperity: Opportunities for Canada - C.D. Howe Institute
  • May 05, 2026

Remarks for the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health - Health and Economic Prosperity: Opportunities for Canada - C.D. Howe Institute

  • Government of Canada
  • May 05, 2026

Trio of industry veterans launches Quebec Biopharma company to bring new treatments to Canada

  • CISION
Ontario FAST shows what’s possible: Now make speed the standard for all priority cancer meds
  • May 05, 2026

Ontario FAST shows what’s possible: Now make speed the standard for all priority cancer meds

  • Sponsored Content: Cancer Clinician Advocacy Forum
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  • Dr. Sandy Sehdev
  • Apr 28, 2026

Telus Health says two per cent of people behind a third of private drug spending

  • CISION
Vaccines are Canada's front-line defence
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  • Apr 27, 2026

Vaccines are Canada's front-line defence

  • The Hill Times
Moderna's combo flu-COVID vaccine receives European authorization
  • Apr 24, 2026

Moderna's combo flu-COVID vaccine receives European authorization

  • CIDRAP
'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
  • Apr 24, 2026

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

  • Associated Press
Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

  • Toronto Star
Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain
  • Apr 22, 2026

Bird flu vaccine trial begins against potential pandemic strain

  • BBC News
Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.
  • Apr 22, 2026

Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits its work in the U.S.

  • STAT
Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case
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  • Apr 21, 2026

Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case

  • The Globe and Mail
Amazon launches comprehensive GLP-1 program with One Medical
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  • Apr 21, 2026

Amazon launches comprehensive GLP-1 program with One Medical

  • Axios
A criminal sentence for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma clears the way for completing its settlement
  • Apr 21, 2026

A criminal sentence for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma clears the way for completing its settlement

  • STAT
After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines
  • Apr 20, 2026

After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines

  • CTV News
Toronto startup Biossil aims to give failed drugs new life with AI
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  • Apr 20, 2026

Toronto startup Biossil aims to give failed drugs new life with AI

  • The Globe and Mail
Surrey parents turn to academics to save their son from a rare disease
  • Apr 20, 2026

Surrey parents turn to academics to save their son from a rare disease

  • CityNews
How anti-vax advocacy is making Big Pharma bigger
  • Apr 20, 2026

How anti-vax advocacy is making Big Pharma bigger

  • CIDRAP
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  • Jess Steier
Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial
  • Apr 19, 2026

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

  • NBC News
U.S. judge rejects Bayer bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims
  • Apr 18, 2026

U.S. judge rejects Bayer bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims

  • CTV News
'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
  • Apr 17, 2026

'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests

  • BBC News
New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs
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  • Apr 17, 2026

New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs

  • The New York Times
Health Canada approves first needle-free treatment for allergic reactions
  • Apr 17, 2026

Health Canada approves first needle-free treatment for allergic reactions

  • Global News
Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds
  • Apr 17, 2026

Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds

  • CTV News
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
  • Apr 15, 2026

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

  • Reuters

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