You can never overestimate the importance of diet on your overall health and wellbeing. But while some of us may only focus our attention on how many calories we’re consuming, what we eat is also important. One expert has warned that many of the foods we eat as part of a standard Western diet could … Read more
Diabetes is a serious and life-changing health condition that causes blood sugar levels to become too high. There are two types of diabetes, known as type 1 and type 2. While it is not exactly known what causes type 1 diabetes, type 2 is often linked to factors such as being overweight and not exercising … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland has tabled the legislation to create the framework for a national single-payer pharmacare program Thursday afternoon. This legislation is a key piece of the supply and confidence agreement that sees the NDP support the Liberals on confidence votes in exchange for advancing key priorities including pharmacare. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland has put the pharmacare bill on the House of Commons notice paper, bringing one step closer the tabling of the long-awaited legislation and central piece in the government’s deal with the NDP. This makes it possible to introduce the legislation on Thursday or Friday, as government bills need at least two … Read more
If you want to understand how different the human and animal medicine and vaccine industries have historically been, you don’t need to look much further than weight loss drugs. On the human side, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggled to meet the demand for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, respectively, since introducing them, as the … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s excited about introducing pharamcare legislation, but that some are “jumping the gun” and raising “premature” worries after the NDP announced they have a deal on Friday. This comes on the heels of the Alberta government saying it already intends to opt out of pharmacare, instead requesting its share of … Read more
Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The caution applies to any watch or ring, regardless of brand, that claims to measure blood glucose levels in a noninvasive way, the … Read more
Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The caution applies to any watch or ring, regardless of brand, that claims to measure blood glucose levels in a noninvasive way, the … Read more
Pharmacare negotiations between the Liberals and NDP are on a knife’s edge, and the main point of contention is the number of drugs they plan to start with. If the parties reach a deal, they plan to begin by launching with a select few drug categories while they continue to formulate a more robust national … Read more
As doctors and nurses huddled around me, introducing themselves as hurriedly as they pricked my fingertips with needles and stuck IVs in my veins, and I tried my hardest to tune out the surrounding chaos of the emergency room on a holiday weekend, I had just one thought running through my mind: Please don’t be … Read more
