Wegovy is a weight-loss drug. Health Canada says it can now be used to curb heart-attack risk
Canada's health regulator has approved Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attack or ...
Health Canada Cuts $14.6M From Cannabis Program Amid Federal Austerity
Health Canada faces CA$20.5M in cannabis program cuts over 3 years, raising concerns for the legal market amid federal inaction.
Canada’s health system often fails to properly treat Black women and girls. A national survey aims to change that
Black Women's Institute for Health launched the survey since virtually all data health providers rely on for Black women is ...
B.C. can sue opioid providers for health-care costs on behalf of other governments, Canada's top court rules
Canada's top court has ruled that British Columbia can bring forward a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical ...
Esperion announces new drug submissions in Canada for NEXLETOL
Esperion (ESPR) has filed New Drug Submissions to Health Canada for NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET, once-daily, accessible, oral non-statin medications ...
Listeria contamination concerns prompt mushroom recall: Health Canada
Health Canada says customers across Ontario and Quebec should throw out or return any O’Ya hoho brand Enoki mushrooms due to ...
Health Canada recalls Winkler’s breakfast sausages, smoked turkey thighs due to possible metal contamination
Health Canada has recalled Winkler’s brand breakfast sausages and smoked turkey thighs over a risk that some of the products ...
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Health Canada approves new weight loss medication
Approval announced for injection medication aimed at treatment for adults for obesity and risk of non-fatal myocardial ...
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Canada Takes One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance
In 2023, Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial ministers of health and agriculture released a Pan-Canadian Action ...
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Health Canada issues NOC to J&J’s CARVYKTI for multiple myeloma
The study compared CARVYKTI's efficacy and safety against standard-of-care regimens in patients with multiple myeloma.
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Neuralink Expands to Canada, Seeks 6 More Patients for Brain Chip
Like the US study, the CAN-PRIME Neuralink trial will only consider patients who can't use their hands and is designed to ...
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Health Canada releases notice on aligned reviews between Health Canada and health technology assessment organizations
On November 5, 2024, Health Canada released the Notice to industry: Aligned reviews between Health Canada and ...