US insurers push back on Medicare and Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s

US insurers push back on Medicare and Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s

  • Axios
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

  • Associated Press
When online weight-loss drugs are too good to be true

When online weight-loss drugs are too good to be true

  • npr
FDA clears chikungunya, meningococcal vaccines

FDA clears chikungunya, meningococcal vaccines

  • CIDRAP
RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressants

RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressants

  • Mother Jones
As Canadians’ demand for health care soars, UPS making a big pivot to delivering drugs and devices
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As Canadians’ demand for health care soars, UPS making a big pivot to delivering drugs and devices

  • Globe and Mail
Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But the Industry Is Fighting Back.
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Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But the Industry Is Fighting Back.

  • The New York Times
Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order

Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order

  • The New York Times
The long quest for artificial blood
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The long quest for artificial blood

  • The New Yorker
Diabetes and obesity drugs fuel Eli Lilly profit in the final quarter of 2024

Diabetes and obesity drugs fuel Eli Lilly profit in the final quarter of 2024

  • Associated Press
Drug Similar to Ozempic Failed to Treat Parkinson’s Disease in a Trial
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Drug Similar to Ozempic Failed to Treat Parkinson’s Disease in a Trial

  • The New York Times
How Trump' trade war could hit Canada’s medicine supply

How Trump' trade war could hit Canada’s medicine supply

  • Global News
Why Trump’s threatened pharmaceutical tariffs would be unlikely to lower prices in the U.S.
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Why Trump’s threatened pharmaceutical tariffs would be unlikely to lower prices in the U.S.

  • Globe and Mail
New vaccine shows some promise for kidney cancer

New vaccine shows some promise for kidney cancer

  • Forbes
Ebola vaccine trial begins in Uganda amid outbreak

Ebola vaccine trial begins in Uganda amid outbreak

  • CBC
F.D.A. Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease
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F.D.A. Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease

  • The New York Times
CAR-T cells can arm other immune cells with engineered proteins to fight cancer, study says

CAR-T cells can arm other immune cells with engineered proteins to fight cancer, study says

  • STAT
Biden admin quietly stacked vaccine advisory committee with new members

Biden admin quietly stacked vaccine advisory committee with new members

  • STAT
RFK Says He'll Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son
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RFK Says He'll Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son

  • The New York Times
F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects

F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects

  • The New York Times
Kennedy Says He Will Not Keep Fees From HPV Vaccine Litigation
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Kennedy Says He Will Not Keep Fees From HPV Vaccine Litigation

  • The New York Times
Saskatoon lab secures $24 million grant to create 'holy grail' pan-sarbecovirus vaccine

Saskatoon lab secures $24 million grant to create 'holy grail' pan-sarbecovirus vaccine

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Sick of the stomach bug? Moderna is making a norovirus vaccine

Sick of the stomach bug? Moderna is making a norovirus vaccine

  • Global News
Two-dose hepatitis E vaccination shows promise during outbreak

Two-dose hepatitis E vaccination shows promise during outbreak

  • CIDRAP
Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Ontario for Drugs for Rare Diseases

Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Ontario for Drugs for Rare Diseases

  • Government of Canada
Lawsuit letting B.C. sue opioid makers on behalf of all provinces greenlit by province's Supreme Court

Lawsuit letting B.C. sue opioid makers on behalf of all provinces greenlit by province's Supreme Court

  • Canadian Press
Japanese researchers develop peptide preventing COVID-19 infections

Japanese researchers develop peptide preventing COVID-19 infections

  • Japan Times
Health Canada recalls semaglutide drugs made by compounding pharmacy

Health Canada recalls semaglutide drugs made by compounding pharmacy

  • Global News
Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could help tackle dementia, study suggests

Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could help tackle dementia, study suggests

  • The Guardian
FDA allows standalone use of nasal spray antidepressant

FDA allows standalone use of nasal spray antidepressant

  • npr
Ozempic could also help fight dementia but raise other health risks: study

Ozempic could also help fight dementia but raise other health risks: study

  • CBC
Fruquintinib receives Health Canada authorization for metastatic colorectal cancer

Fruquintinib receives Health Canada authorization for metastatic colorectal cancer

  • Stockhouse
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

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