Ebola outbreak nears milestone, but vaccine is close
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  • Jul 30, 2026

Ebola outbreak nears milestone, but vaccine is close

  • STAT
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  • Theresa Gaffney and Helen Branswell
Peptides are rising in popularity, but health experts warn ‘very few of them’ have any benefits
  • Jul 30, 2026

Peptides are rising in popularity, but health experts warn ‘very few of them’ have any benefits

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
Working past 65 in Alberta? Your health benefits could soon cost your employer more
  • Jul 30, 2026

Working past 65 in Alberta? Your health benefits could soon cost your employer more

  • CBC News
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  • Lauren Battagello
Health Canada granted injunction over unauthorized peptide retailer sales
  • Jul 29, 2026

Health Canada granted injunction over unauthorized peptide retailer sales

  • Global News
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  • Adriana Fallico
Thunder Bay, Ont., health-care partners urge safe disposal of medication, drug equipment
  • Jul 29, 2026

Thunder Bay, Ont., health-care partners urge safe disposal of medication, drug equipment

  • CBC News
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  • Sarah Law
Apotex emerges as only supplier of generic Ozempic in Canada for now
  • Jul 28, 2026

Apotex emerges as only supplier of generic Ozempic in Canada for now

  • Globe and Mail
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  • CHRIS HANNAY
Cancelled federal ‘axe the fax’ digital prescription program gets new life in Quebec
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  • Jul 27, 2026

Cancelled federal ‘axe the fax’ digital prescription program gets new life in Quebec

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Tu Thanh Ha and Chris Hannay
Hair loss risk goes up on GLP-1 drugs, BMJ study finds
  • Jul 24, 2026

Hair loss risk goes up on GLP-1 drugs, BMJ study finds

  • Global News
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  • Adriana Fallico
Canadian premiers face calls to improve diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer
  • Jul 23, 2026

Canadian premiers face calls to improve diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer

  • Global News
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  • Ella Macdonald & Rebecca Lau
Hair loss with GLP-1 drugs is rare, but real, studies find
  • Jul 22, 2026

Hair loss with GLP-1 drugs is rare, but real, studies find

  • CTV News
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  • Nancy Lapid
Health Canada moves to speed approvals for drugs and medical devices
  • Jul 22, 2026

Health Canada moves to speed approvals for drugs and medical devices

  • West Central Online
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  • Jenny Hagan
Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years
  • Jul 22, 2026

Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years

  • Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
The benefits of GLP-1s for women no one is talking about
  • Jul 22, 2026

The benefits of GLP-1s for women no one is talking about

  • The Washington Post
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  • Tamar Haspel
It's faster to fly a human around the moon than to get a new drug to Canadians
  • Jul 22, 2026

It's faster to fly a human around the moon than to get a new drug to Canadians

  • CHW Perspective
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  • Bettina Hamelin
U.S. FDA panel to review 7 peptides amid growing popularity
  • Jul 22, 2026

U.S. FDA panel to review 7 peptides amid growing popularity

  • CBC News
Novo sues Lilly, claiming misleading ads in weight-loss drug battle
  • Jul 21, 2026

Novo sues Lilly, claiming misleading ads in weight-loss drug battle

  • CTV News
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  • Maggie Fick and Michael Erman
‘Substance of concern’ detected in Annapolis County drug supply, doesn’t respond to Narcan
  • Jul 20, 2026

‘Substance of concern’ detected in Annapolis County drug supply, doesn’t respond to Narcan

  • CTV News
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  • Lauren Roulston
Yukon gov't working to add new cystic fibrosis medication to its drug plan
  • Jul 20, 2026

Yukon gov't working to add new cystic fibrosis medication to its drug plan

  • CBC News
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  • Chris MacIntyre
‘This is an important health issue’: Patients, organizations increase pressure to fund ovarian cancer drug
  • Jul 20, 2026

‘This is an important health issue’: Patients, organizations increase pressure to fund ovarian cancer drug

  • CityNews
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  • Pat Taney
Canada’s Drug Agency recommends funding this drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
  • Jul 16, 2026

Canada’s Drug Agency recommends funding this drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
eVisitNB CEO disputes minister’s claim on prescription renewal data
  • Jul 16, 2026

eVisitNB CEO disputes minister’s claim on prescription renewal data

  • CBC News
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  • Sam Farley
TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique
  • Jul 16, 2026

TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique

  • npr
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  • Sydney Lupkin
A new cancer treatment is hailed as a breakthrough, but Canadians don’t have access to it. Here’s why.
  • Jul 14, 2026

A new cancer treatment is hailed as a breakthrough, but Canadians don’t have access to it. Here’s why.

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
FDA authorized Zyn nicotine pouches without knowing what they were made of, says former agency scientist
  • Jul 14, 2026

FDA authorized Zyn nicotine pouches without knowing what they were made of, says former agency scientist

  • STAT
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  • Matthew Chapman and Kathryn Kranhold
Demand for immunoglobulin treatments skyrockets in Canada
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  • Jul 13, 2026

Demand for immunoglobulin treatments skyrockets in Canada

  • Globe and Mail
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  • CHRIS HANNAY
Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence
  • Jul 08, 2026

Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence

  • The Conversation
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  • Dannell D. Boatman
Dialysis patient fears Vitalité's change to medication pickup will bring added costs
  • Jul 08, 2026

Dialysis patient fears Vitalité's change to medication pickup will bring added costs

  • CBC News
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  • Victoria Walton
AI tool offers early warning system for drug shortages
  • Jul 08, 2026

AI tool offers early warning system for drug shortages

  • Medscape
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  • Shawn Radcliffe
Ottawa lost more than $10M in health equipment after 2024 flood: Report
  • Jul 07, 2026

Ottawa lost more than $10M in health equipment after 2024 flood: Report

  • Toronto Sun
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  • Brian Towie
What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?
  • Jul 07, 2026

What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?

  • The Conversation
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  • Samuel Cornell
Health Canada warns doctors not to start this prescription medication
  • Jul 07, 2026

Health Canada warns doctors not to start this prescription medication

  • CTV News
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  • Archie Niari
Health Canada permits temporary import of Chinese-authorized chemo injection drug amid critical shortage
  • Jul 03, 2026

Health Canada permits temporary import of Chinese-authorized chemo injection drug amid critical shortage

  • CBC News
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  • Amina Zafar
mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next
  • Jul 02, 2026

mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next

  • CBC News
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  • Amina Zafar
Auditor-General stands down in favour of government review of PrescribeIT
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  • Jul 02, 2026

Auditor-General stands down in favour of government review of PrescribeIT

  • Globe and Mail
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  • CHRIS HANNAY
Health Canada approves first generic semaglutide for weight loss
  • Jun 29, 2026

Health Canada approves first generic semaglutide for weight loss

  • CP24
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  • Tammy Ibrahimpoor
‘We’re running blind’: Ontario pharmacist sounds alarm on drug shortages
  • Jun 25, 2026

‘We’re running blind’: Ontario pharmacist sounds alarm on drug shortages

  • CTV News
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  • Siobhan Morris
Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales
  • Jun 23, 2026

Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales

  • The Guardian
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  • Andrew Gregory
New treatment option arrives for Canadians with sleep apnea and obesity
  • Jun 22, 2026

New treatment option arrives for Canadians with sleep apnea and obesity

  • CTV News
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  • Archie Niari
Canada eliminates phase III trial requirement for biosimilar approvals
  • Jun 22, 2026

Canada eliminates phase III trial requirement for biosimilar approvals

  • Generics and Biosimilars Initiative
Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
  • Jun 19, 2026

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

  • npr
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  • Joseph Kim
Access to free naloxone in B.C. preventing 4 out of 5 potentially fatal overdoses, report finds
  • Jun 19, 2026

Access to free naloxone in B.C. preventing 4 out of 5 potentially fatal overdoses, report finds

  • CBC News
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  • Emily Fagan
NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs
  • Jun 18, 2026

NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs

  • The Guardian
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  • Julia Kollewe

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