Pfizer to discontinue its GLP-1 pill for obesity due to liver toxicity

Pfizer to discontinue its GLP-1 pill for obesity due to liver toxicity

  • STAT
Gene-editing therapy lowers cholesterol without serious side effects in early study

Gene-editing therapy lowers cholesterol without serious side effects in early study

  • STAT
Health Canada Approves NDUVRA for the Topical Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Adults

Health Canada Approves NDUVRA for the Topical Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Adults

  • CISION
First patient in Canada receives mRNA-based bladder cancer treatment in clinical trial

First patient in Canada receives mRNA-based bladder cancer treatment in clinical trial

  • McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Canada lists blood pressure medication (Chlorthalidone) on drug shortages site

Canada lists blood pressure medication (Chlorthalidone) on drug shortages site

  • CTV News
154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines

  • Nature
Experimental drug aims to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form

Experimental drug aims to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form

  • ars technica
FDA plans to phase out animal testing requirements

FDA plans to phase out animal testing requirements

  • Axios
Pain pathway in a dish could aid search for new analgesic drugs

Pain pathway in a dish could aid search for new analgesic drugs

  • npr
Singh promises full pharmacare within four years, starting with ‘common’ medications

Singh promises full pharmacare within four years, starting with ‘common’ medications

  • Toronto Star
Pharma giants push Trump insiders to target Canadian drug pricing

Pharma giants push Trump insiders to target Canadian drug pricing

  • Canada Healthwatch
  • Nick Tsergas
AGAMREE® (vamorolone) Accepted for Priority Review by Health Canada for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

AGAMREE® (vamorolone) Accepted for Priority Review by Health Canada for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

  • CISION
Trump says US will soon announce tariffs on pharmaceutical imports

Trump says US will soon announce tariffs on pharmaceutical imports

  • Reuters
Abortion access in Ontario rose to over 90% after mifepristone was approved: study

Abortion access in Ontario rose to over 90% after mifepristone was approved: study

  • Canadian Press
The American Plan to Eliminate Vaccines: hiring of David Geier is another step toward getting rid of immunizations altogether

The American Plan to Eliminate Vaccines: hiring of David Geier is another step toward getting rid of immunizations altogether

  • McGill
‘Highly problematic’: Trump's acting FDA commissioner pauses planned approval of Novavax shot

‘Highly problematic’: Trump's acting FDA commissioner pauses planned approval of Novavax shot

  • citeline
New HIV prevention drug with 99% effectiveness now universally covered for First Nations and Inuit people

New HIV prevention drug with 99% effectiveness now universally covered for First Nations and Inuit people

  • APTN
Trump’s next tariffs could target foreign-made drugs and medical supplies

Trump’s next tariffs could target foreign-made drugs and medical supplies

  • The New York Times
Why Canadians want the next federal government to follow through on the universal pharmacare program

Why Canadians want the next federal government to follow through on the universal pharmacare program

  • CTV News
New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden

New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden

  • Nature
Canadian researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs

Canadian researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs

  • University of British Columbia
Trump wants to tariff Canadian-made drugs. Experts warn U.S. patients could pay the price

Trump wants to tariff Canadian-made drugs. Experts warn U.S. patients could pay the price

  • CBC
Trump’s proposed tariffs likely to cause shortages of Canadian-made drugs in U.S., study says
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Trump’s proposed tariffs likely to cause shortages of Canadian-made drugs in U.S., study says

  • Globe and Mail
A patient story

A patient story

  • Days of Past Futures
  • Pat Rich
Semaglutide, or Ozempic, reduces symptoms of peripheral arterial disease related to diabetes
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Semaglutide, or Ozempic, reduces symptoms of peripheral arterial disease related to diabetes

  • Globe and Mail
European regulators reject US-approved Alzheimer’s drug over risks of brain bleeding and swelling

European regulators reject US-approved Alzheimer’s drug over risks of brain bleeding and swelling

  • Associated Press
Ibogaine: The last trip? — This psychedelic could change the opioid crisis. But its health risks hinder testing

Ibogaine: The last trip? — This psychedelic could change the opioid crisis. But its health risks hinder testing

  • CBC
Canadian scientists make key discovery in how antibiotics could fight superbugs

Canadian scientists make key discovery in how antibiotics could fight superbugs

  • CTV News
FDA approves new antibiotic to treat UTIs in females

FDA approves new antibiotic to treat UTIs in females

  • Global News
Early use of sotrovimab may protect against long COVID

Early use of sotrovimab may protect against long COVID

  • CIDRAP
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

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