Big pharma might cut research, delay new drugs if pharmacare means more generics: memo
Brand-name drug companies could put off introducing new medicine in Canada and scale back research here if the country makes a major shift to cheaper […]
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Advisory committee kept out of the loop on veterans’ controversial new PTSD form
A committee that is supposed to advise the Veterans Affairs minister on mental health issues was kept in the dark about changes to an important […]
New federal questionnaire making it harder for PTSD veterans to get help, critics warn
A key psychological questionnaire for veterans about post-traumatic stress disorder was quietly rewritten late last year by Veterans Affairs Canada, CBC News has learned — […]
Canadian emergency medical workers rush to Mozambique
A Canadian team of Red Cross medical responders is headed into the heart of a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique after a devastating cyclone strike in […]
Federal agency looking at fitness trackers for public sector workers
A little-known research group inside the prime minister’s own department has been looking at whether public servants should be offered electronic fitness-tracking devices to help […]
Trudeau to apologize for mistreatment of Inuit with tuberculosis
At the same time as residential schools were separating Indigenous children from their families and culture, a federally run medical ship was robbing Inuit of […]
Ottawa should create a new national drug agency: pharmacare council
Canada should create a new arm’s-length drug agency to oversee national pharmacare and create a list of approved, covered drugs, says a new report from […]
Pharmacare advisory council calls for national drug agency, but no guidance yet on universal coverage
Canada should create a new national arm’s-length agency to manage prescription medications, including negotiating prices and creating a formulary of approved, covered drugs, says an interim report […]
Pot pardon legislation coming soon: Goodale
Canadians will soon have a better sense of how the Liberals’ plan to speed up and lower the cost of certain marijuana-related pardons will work. […]
Mounties dial back warnings about dangers of fentanyl exposure for police
The RCMP are reviewing how their members should handle fentanyl following new reports that downplay the risks faced by frontline officers exposed to the drug. While […]