When it comes to funding for novel drugs and devices, waiting for a government decision is the most painful part
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When it comes to funding for novel drugs and devices, waiting for a government decision is the most painful part

  • Globe and Mail
  • Andre Picard
Pharmacare is law in Canada, but negotiations with provinces are slowing it down

Pharmacare is law in Canada, but negotiations with provinces are slowing it down

  • Jane Fletcher, Braden Manns, David Campbell & Reed F Beall
The Wild West of Men's Health Sites (Translation)

The Wild West of Men's Health Sites (Translation)

  • Radio-Canada
There are daily pills to prevent HIV — but injectable options could change what prevention looks like

There are daily pills to prevent HIV — but injectable options could change what prevention looks like

  • CBC

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

  • CISION
How Health Canada can improve transparency in drug inspections

How Health Canada can improve transparency in drug inspections

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  • Joel Lexchin
Nova Scotia NDP questions lack of pharmacare deal with Ottawa

Nova Scotia NDP questions lack of pharmacare deal with Ottawa

  • Canadian Press
Are U.S. tariffs a threat to Canadian health sciences innovators — or a golden opportunity?
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Are U.S. tariffs a threat to Canadian health sciences innovators — or a golden opportunity?

  • Globe and Mail
Governments of Canada, Yukon sign pharmacare deal to provide universal access to birth control, diabetes meds

Governments of Canada, Yukon sign pharmacare deal to provide universal access to birth control, diabetes meds

  • CBC
Feds give millions to two B.C. firms in effort to boost biomanufacturing, clean energy

Feds give millions to two B.C. firms in effort to boost biomanufacturing, clean energy

  • Canadian Press
Japanese antiviral ensitrelvir shows promise in preventing household COVID spread

Japanese antiviral ensitrelvir shows promise in preventing household COVID spread

  • CIDRAP
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants

Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants

  • KFF Health News
Hair loss drug finasteride can cause debilitating side-effects, men say

Hair loss drug finasteride can cause debilitating side-effects, men say

  • CBC
'Not forgotten': Trial offers hope for long Covid sufferers, testing 5-day Remdesivir regimen as treatment

'Not forgotten': Trial offers hope for long Covid sufferers, testing 5-day Remdesivir regimen as treatment

  • ITV news
Governments of Canada, Nunavut sign funding deal for rare disease drugs

Governments of Canada, Nunavut sign funding deal for rare disease drugs

  • Nunatsiaq
New York man cured of sickle cell anemia by new gene therapy

New York man cured of sickle cell anemia by new gene therapy

  • CBS News
Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Northwest Territories for Drugs for Rare Diseases

Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Northwest Territories for Drugs for Rare Diseases

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

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

  • Government of Canada
Ontario family pleads with Ministry of Health to fund pricey cancer drug

Ontario family pleads with Ministry of Health to fund pricey cancer drug

  • CTV News
5-strain meningitis vaccine shows promise in very young kids

5-strain meningitis vaccine shows promise in very young kids

  • CIDRAP
MS patients in England to benefit from major roll out of take-at-home pill

MS patients in England to benefit from major roll out of take-at-home pill

  • The Guardian
Gilead data suggest once-a-year injection of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection

Gilead data suggest once-a-year injection of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection

  • STAT
Trade war may drive up medical costs for Canadians, Medtech Canada says

Trade war may drive up medical costs for Canadians, Medtech Canada says

  • CTV News
AI Startup Promises New Drug Discoveries

AI Startup Promises New Drug Discoveries

  • Forbes
Federal government cancels deal with Novavax to make COVID vaccines in Montreal

Federal government cancels deal with Novavax to make COVID vaccines in Montreal

  • Montreal Gazette
Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people

Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people

  • The Guardian
Cheaper, generic versions of Ozempic could come to Canada as early as next year
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Cheaper, generic versions of Ozempic could come to Canada as early as next year

  • Globe and Mail
NIH to axe grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines

NIH to axe grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines

  • Science

Health Canada authorizes LAZCLUZE® (lazertinib) in combination with RYBREVANT® (amivantamab) as a first-line chemotherapy-free treatment for patients with EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer

  • CISION
Regina woman says ALS drug recently approved by Health Canada has made a difference in her life

Regina woman says ALS drug recently approved by Health Canada has made a difference in her life

  • CTV News
P.E.I. signs $30-million pharmacare deal for diabetes medication, contraceptives

P.E.I. signs $30-million pharmacare deal for diabetes medication, contraceptives

  • Canadian Press
US CDC plans study into debunked vaccine–autism link

US CDC plans study into debunked vaccine–autism link

  • Reuters
Norovirus vaccine given as a pill shows promising results in phase I trial

Norovirus vaccine given as a pill shows promising results in phase I trial

  • ars technica
Finasteride: beautiful hair, but at what price? (Translation)

Finasteride: beautiful hair, but at what price? (Translation)

  • Radio-Canada
B.C. signs $670-million pharmacare agreement with federal government

B.C. signs $670-million pharmacare agreement with federal government

  • Canadian Press
First HPV vaccine recipients see 80% drop in cervical precancer

First HPV vaccine recipients see 80% drop in cervical precancer

  • CIDRAP
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Impacts of U.S. research cuts

Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Impacts of U.S. research cuts

  • Associated Press
Trump regime weighs pulling funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine

Trump regime weighs pulling funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine

  • Reuters
Manitoba 1st province to strike pharmacare deal with federal government

Manitoba 1st province to strike pharmacare deal with federal government

  • CBC
mRNA vaccine shows promise in pancreatic cancer trial

mRNA vaccine shows promise in pancreatic cancer trial

  • Forbes
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots

F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots

  • The New York Times
First pharmacare deal is coming soon: Health Minister

First pharmacare deal is coming soon: Health Minister

  • CBC

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