FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'
  • Jun 17, 2025

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'

  • Associated Press
B.C. Supreme Court certifies class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion
  • Jun 17, 2025

B.C. Supreme Court certifies class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion

  • CBC News
'HIV-ending' drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers
  • Jun 17, 2025

'HIV-ending' drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers

  • The Guardian
PMPRB report reviews potential impact of new medicines on the Canadian market
  • Jun 17, 2025

PMPRB report reviews potential impact of new medicines on the Canadian market

  • Government of Canada
Biosimilar Update: Health Canada Reconsiders Requirement for Comparative Clinical Trials
  • Jun 17, 2025

Biosimilar Update: Health Canada Reconsiders Requirement for Comparative Clinical Trials

  • mccarthy tetrault
Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
  • Jun 16, 2025

Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

  • Associated Press
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
  • Jun 14, 2025

Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves

  • npr
Independent US vaccine body is planned after RFK Jr's mass firing of CDC advisory panel
  • Jun 14, 2025

Independent US vaccine body is planned after RFK Jr's mass firing of CDC advisory panel

  • BMJ
A silent virus might be causing major diseases
  • Jun 13, 2025

A silent virus might be causing major diseases

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
Experts fear upheaval in the U.S. could fuel vaccine distrust in Canada
  • Jun 13, 2025

Experts fear upheaval in the U.S. could fuel vaccine distrust in Canada

  • Ottawa Citizen
FDA approves Moderna RSV vaccine use for people aged 18 to 59
  • Jun 13, 2025

FDA approves Moderna RSV vaccine use for people aged 18 to 59

  • STAT
Blood cancer patients in England first in world to be offered 'Trojan horse' drug
  • Jun 13, 2025

Blood cancer patients in England first in world to be offered 'Trojan horse' drug

  • The Guardian
Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins
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  • Jun 13, 2025

Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins

  • The New York Times
N.S. ready to go 'back to the table' on federal pharmacare deal
  • Jun 12, 2025

N.S. ready to go 'back to the table' on federal pharmacare deal

  • CBC News
How close are we to getting a vaccine for Lyme disease?
  • Jun 12, 2025

How close are we to getting a vaccine for Lyme disease?

  • CBC News
Canadian scientists say RFK Jr.'s firing of U.S. immunization committee is worrisome, could cause vaccine-shortages
  • Jun 12, 2025

Canadian scientists say RFK Jr.'s firing of U.S. immunization committee is worrisome, could cause vaccine-shortages

  • The Canadian Press
Health Canada Authorizes PiaSky® as the first monthly injeciton for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
  • Jun 12, 2025

Health Canada Authorizes PiaSky® as the first monthly injeciton for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

  • CISION
F.D.A. to Use A.I. in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency’
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  • Jun 10, 2025

F.D.A. to Use A.I. in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency’

  • The New York Times
  • Jun 10, 2025

Kennedy abruptly ousts all 17 CDC vaccine panel experts

  • The New York Times
FDA to review new oral gonorrhea antibiotic
  • Jun 10, 2025

FDA to review new oral gonorrhea antibiotic

  • CIDRAP
Merck's RSV treatment for infants is approved by FDA
  • Jun 10, 2025

Merck's RSV treatment for infants is approved by FDA

  • STAT
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers 'overwhelmed'
  • Jun 07, 2025

Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers 'overwhelmed'

  • The Guardian
England is launching a gonorrhea vaccine. Is Canada next?
  • Jun 05, 2025

England is launching a gonorrhea vaccine. Is Canada next?

  • CBC News
GLP-1 drugs may be linked to elevated risk of serious eye disease, study finds
  • Jun 05, 2025

GLP-1 drugs may be linked to elevated risk of serious eye disease, study finds

  • STAT
Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos
  • Jun 05, 2025

Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos

  • The Canadian Press
Weight-loss drug Wegovy use is up 50% among U.S. teens, study shows
  • Jun 03, 2025

Weight-loss drug Wegovy use is up 50% among U.S. teens, study shows

  • Global News
'I have a life back': How ketamine therapy is helping these Nova Scotians find relief from depression
  • Jun 03, 2025

'I have a life back': How ketamine therapy is helping these Nova Scotians find relief from depression

  • CBC News
Closing Canada's health equity gap is a shared responsibility
  • Jun 03, 2025

Closing Canada's health equity gap is a shared responsibility

  • Healthing
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  • Mark Vineis
Artificial blood that could work for all blood types in trials
  • Jun 02, 2025

Artificial blood that could work for all blood types in trials

  • Newsweek
Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer's? One couple is helping scientists find out
  • May 31, 2025

Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer's? One couple is helping scientists find out

  • npr
Could Plasma Exchange Therapy Actually Help You Live Longer?
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  • May 31, 2025

Could Plasma Exchange Therapy Actually Help You Live Longer?

  • The New York Times
FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions
  • May 31, 2025

FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions

  • STAT
US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine
  • May 28, 2025

US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine

  • Reuters
What's actually happening with U.S. vaccine policy?
  • May 27, 2025

What's actually happening with U.S. vaccine policy?

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
Common anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests
  • May 27, 2025

Common anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests

  • CTV News
Anti-anxiety pill travels 52,000 kilometres to get to Canadian shelves, study shows
  •  —
  • May 27, 2025

Anti-anxiety pill travels 52,000 kilometres to get to Canadian shelves, study shows

  • The Globe and Mail
Provinces should cover weight-loss drugs for people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, says drug agency
  •  —
  • May 23, 2025

Provinces should cover weight-loss drugs for people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, says drug agency

  • Globe and Mail
Drugs like Ozempic may lower cancer risk if you have diabetes: study
  • May 23, 2025

Drugs like Ozempic may lower cancer risk if you have diabetes: study

  • Global News
AI Is rewiring drug discovery. Regulators must keep up
  • May 23, 2025

AI Is rewiring drug discovery. Regulators must keep up

The future of drug discovery will not be driven by Petri dishes and pipettes alone — it will be driven by code

  • Nick Kadysh
Moderna pulls application for U.S. approval of COVID-flu shot
  • May 22, 2025

Moderna pulls application for U.S. approval of COVID-flu shot

  • Reuters
FDA pushes Pfizer and Moderna to expand warnings of heart risks on COVID shots
  • May 22, 2025

FDA pushes Pfizer and Moderna to expand warnings of heart risks on COVID shots

  • Axios
Tariffs and healthcare in Canada: rising drug prices, limited access and risks to medical research
  • May 22, 2025

Tariffs and healthcare in Canada: rising drug prices, limited access and risks to medical research

  • Healthing

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