Ozempic approved in Canada to reduce kidney decline in people with diabetes
  • Aug 19, 2025

Ozempic approved in Canada to reduce kidney decline in people with diabetes

  • Global News
Manitoba updating RSV immunization program this fall, but not committing to universal coverage
  • Aug 18, 2025

Manitoba updating RSV immunization program this fall, but not committing to universal coverage

  • CBC News
FDA's new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views
  • Aug 18, 2025

FDA's new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

  • Associated Press
Invivyd gets FDA advice on path for fast-track of injectable COVID monoclonal antibody
  • Aug 18, 2025

Invivyd gets FDA advice on path for fast-track of injectable COVID monoclonal antibody

  • CIDRAP
Health Canada Approves LP.8.1 Variant Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech
  • Aug 18, 2025

Health Canada Approves LP.8.1 Variant Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech

  • CISION
Ozempic now sells for half price in cash for U.S. patients
  • Aug 18, 2025

Ozempic now sells for half price in cash for U.S. patients

  • CTV News
Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories all open to pharmacare talks, but say they're not taking place
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  • Aug 18, 2025

Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories all open to pharmacare talks, but say they're not taking place

  • The Hill Times
Leaked report shows B.C. review four years ago urged changes to expensive rare-disease drug system
  • Aug 18, 2025

Leaked report shows B.C. review four years ago urged changes to expensive rare-disease drug system

  • Vancouver Sun
Multiple myeloma patients see hope in newly approved Health Canada drug
  • Aug 17, 2025

Multiple myeloma patients see hope in newly approved Health Canada drug

  • CityNews
Canada's measles count triples US, if you trust US data
  • Aug 15, 2025

Canada's measles count triples US, if you trust US data

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
Eli Lilly hikes weight-loss drug prices in Canada after pressure from Trump
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  • Aug 15, 2025

Eli Lilly hikes weight-loss drug prices in Canada after pressure from Trump

  • The Globe and Mail
Johnson & Johnson is closing its JLabs innovation centre in Toronto
  • Aug 15, 2025

Johnson & Johnson is closing its JLabs innovation centre in Toronto

  • The Logic
Anti-vaccine RFK Jr. creates vaccine panel of anti-vaccine group's dreams
  • Aug 15, 2025

Anti-vaccine RFK Jr. creates vaccine panel of anti-vaccine group's dreams
U.S. health department reinstates childhood-vaccine task force, nearly 30 years after it was disbanded
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  • Aug 15, 2025

U.S. health department reinstates childhood-vaccine task force, nearly 30 years after it was disbanded

  • The Globe and Mail
Canada's life sciences sector should leverage tariffs to achieve transformation
  • Aug 14, 2025

Canada's life sciences sector should leverage tariffs to achieve transformation

  • MacDonald-Laurier Institute
Off-the-shelf vaccine shows success against deadly cancers
  • Aug 14, 2025

Off-the-shelf vaccine shows success against deadly cancers

  • Axios
Conservatives call for investigation of Spanish drugmaker's use of Canadian-donated blood plasma
  • Aug 13, 2025

Conservatives call for investigation of Spanish drugmaker's use of Canadian-donated blood plasma

  • The Globe and Mail
Report suggests FDA may not reauthorize Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids
  • Aug 13, 2025

Report suggests FDA may not reauthorize Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids

  • CIDRAP
Not adhering to Tamiflu guidelines found to be common in pediatric hospitals
  • Aug 13, 2025

Not adhering to Tamiflu guidelines found to be common in pediatric hospitals

  • CIDRAP
U.S. Batten disease experts who lobbied B.C. to reinstate drug in Charleigh Pollock case had relationships with drug company
  • Aug 13, 2025

U.S. Batten disease experts who lobbied B.C. to reinstate drug in Charleigh Pollock case had relationships with drug company

  • Vancouver Sun
Deconstructing RFK Jr.'s reasons for cuts to mRNA vaccine work
  • Aug 13, 2025

Deconstructing RFK Jr.'s reasons for cuts to mRNA vaccine work

  • STAT
Another explanation for canceled mRNA contracts
  • Aug 12, 2025

Another explanation for canceled mRNA contracts

  • STAT
Increase in calls to make RSV immunizations available across Canada
  • Aug 12, 2025

Increase in calls to make RSV immunizations available across Canada

  • CTV News
Less focus on COVID-19 expected to lead to $650-million spending cuts for PHAC by 2027-2028
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  • Aug 11, 2025

Less focus on COVID-19 expected to lead to $650-million spending cuts for PHAC by 2027-2028

  • The Hill Times
Obesity Canada's updated medication guidelines say weight-loss drugs are safe and effective, lead author says
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  • Aug 11, 2025

Obesity Canada's updated medication guidelines say weight-loss drugs are safe and effective, lead author says

  • The Globe and Mail
Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court
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  • Aug 11, 2025

Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court

  • The New York Times
Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study
  • Aug 11, 2025

Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study

  • Reuters
RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world
  • Aug 11, 2025

RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world

  • The Guardian
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  • Devi Sridhar
Concerns raised as N.S. non-profit supplying low-cost medications scales back service
  • Aug 10, 2025

Concerns raised as N.S. non-profit supplying low-cost medications scales back service

  • CBC News
As pharmacists, we must be empowered to act in the face of Canada’s painkiller shortage
  • Aug 10, 2025

As pharmacists, we must be empowered to act in the face of Canada’s painkiller shortage

  • Toronto Star
Will Ozempic make grocery stores go bust?
  • Aug 10, 2025

Will Ozempic make grocery stores go bust?

  • The Hub
Worldwide shortages of hormone replacement medication leave women struggling
  • Aug 09, 2025

Worldwide shortages of hormone replacement medication leave women struggling

  • CBC News
Pharmacare at risk
  • Aug 09, 2025

Pharmacare at risk

  • Winnipeg Free Press
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  • Noah Schulz
RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines threatens Canada's access
  • Aug 09, 2025

RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines threatens Canada's access

  • The Canadian Press
No more reading glasses? New FDA-approved eye drops can fix your near vision
  • Aug 09, 2025

No more reading glasses? New FDA-approved eye drops can fix your near vision

  • Global News
The U.S. just cut $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine technology. Experts explain what this could mean
  • Aug 08, 2025

The U.S. just cut $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine technology. Experts explain what this could mean

  • CBC News
RFK Jr.'s cuts to vaccine funding threaten pandemic preparedness, Canadian health experts warn
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  • Aug 07, 2025

RFK Jr.'s cuts to vaccine funding threaten pandemic preparedness, Canadian health experts warn

  • The Globe and Mail
Alzheimer's treatment: Lithium may protect aging brains
  • Aug 07, 2025

Alzheimer's treatment: Lithium may protect aging brains

  • CTV News
Former B.C. health ministers weigh in on expensive drugs for rare diseases
  • Aug 07, 2025

Former B.C. health ministers weigh in on expensive drugs for rare diseases

  • Vancouver Sun
Pill Causes Major Weight Loss in Eli Lilly Trial’s Results
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  • Aug 07, 2025

Pill Causes Major Weight Loss in Eli Lilly Trial’s Results

  • The New York Times
FDA fast-tracks antibody treatment targeting bacterial biofilms
  • Aug 07, 2025

FDA fast-tracks antibody treatment targeting bacterial biofilms

  • CIDRAP
The Health Data Imperative: Why Canada’s Health Future Depends on Secure Interoperability
  • Aug 07, 2025

The Health Data Imperative: Why Canada’s Health Future Depends on Secure Interoperability

  • Evelyn Pyper, MPH

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