TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma
  • Jan 31, 2026

TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma
Canada is a launchpad in race for generic Ozempic
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  • Jan 30, 2026

Canada is a launchpad in race for generic Ozempic

  • The Globe and Mail
AstraZeneca strikes deal for up to $18.5 billion to license Chinese weight-loss drugs
  • Jan 30, 2026

AstraZeneca strikes deal for up to $18.5 billion to license Chinese weight-loss drugs

  • Reuters
Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome
  • Jan 29, 2026

Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome

  • The New York Times
Government of Canada announces the new Chairperson of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
  • Jan 29, 2026

Government of Canada announces the new Chairperson of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

  • Government of Canada
'Poop pills' developed in London show promise for cancer patients in early trial
  • Jan 29, 2026

'Poop pills' developed in London show promise for cancer patients in early trial

  • CTV News
'We could see shortages': Experts warn of impacts of tariffs on healthcare
  • Jan 29, 2026

'We could see shortages': Experts warn of impacts of tariffs on healthcare

  • CTV News
Trump says Eli Lilly to build six US plants
  • Jan 29, 2026

Trump says Eli Lilly to build six US plants

  • Reuters
US pressures Gavi to phase out use of thimerosal-containing vaccines
  • Jan 29, 2026

US pressures Gavi to phase out use of thimerosal-containing vaccines

  • CIDRAP
Eli Lilly signs up to $1.12 billion deal with private gene-editing firm Seamless
  • Jan 28, 2026

Eli Lilly signs up to $1.12 billion deal with private gene-editing firm Seamless

  • Reuters
Roche obesity drug shows 22.5% weight loss as it seeks to catch up with Lilly, Novo
  • Jan 27, 2026

Roche obesity drug shows 22.5% weight loss as it seeks to catch up with Lilly, Novo

  • Reuters
Healthy teens are dying from the flu. Their families urge vaccination.
  • Jan 26, 2026

Healthy teens are dying from the flu. Their families urge vaccination.

  • USA Today
Merck unit partners with global health coalition to develop affordable Ebola vaccine
  • Jan 26, 2026

Merck unit partners with global health coalition to develop affordable Ebola vaccine

  • Reuters
'A year is a long time to wait': Ontario speeds up cancer drug access
  • Jan 25, 2026

'A year is a long time to wait': Ontario speeds up cancer drug access

  • Global News
Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash
  • Jan 23, 2026

Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash

  • Reuters
Ontario fast-tracking public coverage for new drugs targeting six cancers
  • Jan 23, 2026

Ontario fast-tracking public coverage for new drugs targeting six cancers

  • CTV News
Five cancer drugs funded quickly through Ontario pilot project
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  • Jan 22, 2026

Five cancer drugs funded quickly through Ontario pilot project

  • The Globe and Mail
Judge opens path to 67,500 lawsuits against J&J over alleged cancer link to talc products
  • Jan 22, 2026

Judge opens path to 67,500 lawsuits against J&J over alleged cancer link to talc products

  • Reuters
Canadian scientists uncover hidden cells behind brain cancer — and an old drug that could stop them
  • Jan 22, 2026

Canadian scientists uncover hidden cells behind brain cancer — and an old drug that could stop them

  • McMaster University
Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?
  • Jan 22, 2026

Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?

  • The New York Times
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
  • Jan 22, 2026

mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
Many patients may keep off lost pounds after stopping a GLP-1, U.S. data suggest
  • Jan 22, 2026

Many patients may keep off lost pounds after stopping a GLP-1, U.S. data suggest

  • CTV News
Novavax signs licensing agreement with Pfizer for vaccine development
  • Jan 20, 2026

Novavax signs licensing agreement with Pfizer for vaccine development

  • Reuters
GSK Grows in Immunology, Buying Rapt Therapeutics and Food Allergy Drug in $2.2B Deal
  • Jan 20, 2026

GSK Grows in Immunology, Buying Rapt Therapeutics and Food Allergy Drug in $2.2B Deal

  • MedCity News
Bristol Myers partners with Microsoft for AI-driven lung cancer detection
  • Jan 20, 2026

Bristol Myers partners with Microsoft for AI-driven lung cancer detection

  • Reuters
Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
  • Jan 20, 2026

Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults

  • CIDRAP
The advent of powerful weight-loss drugs is promising, but not a cure for all that ails us
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  • Jan 20, 2026

The advent of powerful weight-loss drugs is promising, but not a cure for all that ails us

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Bariatric surgery beats GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes across income levels, study says
  • Jan 19, 2026

Bariatric surgery beats GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes across income levels, study says

  • STAT
Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals
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  • Jan 19, 2026

Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals

  • The Globe and Mail
The Carney government is about to give up a vital bit of sovereignty. Worse, it could harm Canadians’ health
  • Jan 18, 2026

The Carney government is about to give up a vital bit of sovereignty. Worse, it could harm Canadians’ health

  • Toronto Star
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  • Matthew Herder
Researchers develop pill that can report if it has or hasn't been swallowed
  • Jan 18, 2026

Researchers develop pill that can report if it has or hasn't been swallowed

  • Inside Precision Medicine
Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies
  • Jan 18, 2026

Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies

  • The Guardian
"I am very annoyed": Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.'s attack on vaccines
  • Jan 16, 2026

"I am very annoyed": Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.'s attack on vaccines
Sanofi sees near-term weakness in US vaccines sales due to antivax rhetoric
  • Jan 16, 2026

Sanofi sees near-term weakness in US vaccines sales due to antivax rhetoric

  • Reuters
US FDA delays two drug reviews in new expedited review program after safety, efficacy concerns
  • Jan 16, 2026

US FDA delays two drug reviews in new expedited review program after safety, efficacy concerns

  • Reuters
Food companies are targeting users of weight-loss drugs with 'GLP-1 Friendly' labels
  • Jan 14, 2026

Food companies are targeting users of weight-loss drugs with 'GLP-1 Friendly' labels

  • Associated Press
FDA tells pharma companies to remove suicide warnings from popular weight-loss drugs
  • Jan 13, 2026

FDA tells pharma companies to remove suicide warnings from popular weight-loss drugs

  • Associated Press
Nvidia, Eli Lilly to spend $1 billion over five years on joint research lab
  • Jan 13, 2026

Nvidia, Eli Lilly to spend $1 billion over five years on joint research lab

  • Reuters
Thermo Fisher wins contracts as pharma shifts production to US, CEO says
  • Jan 13, 2026

Thermo Fisher wins contracts as pharma shifts production to US, CEO says

  • Reuters
  • Jan 13, 2026

New drug candidate reverses metabolic liver disease and fibrosis, pre-clinical data show

  • McMaster University
Price of semaglutide drugs may drop more than half in Canada
  • Jan 12, 2026

Price of semaglutide drugs may drop more than half in Canada

  • Toronto Star
Health Canada approves 1st GLP-1 daily pill
  • Jan 12, 2026

Health Canada approves 1st GLP-1 daily pill

  • Global News

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