Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemo

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Product Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemo Issue Medical devices – Performance What to do Affected clients will be notified with instructions to follow. Software update to correct problems. Audience Healthcare Affected products Filter items Showing 1 to 1 of 1 entries Show 102550100 entries Affected products Lot or serial number Model or catalog number Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemo Not applicable. 14.3.2 Version 15.0.1 …

Empower Children With Cancer Today

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Karachi- Life threw an unimaginable challenge his way when he was diagnosed with blood cancer earlier this year. For 14-year old Muneeb Raza from Lyari, Karachi, Eid turned from a time of celebration to one filled with fatigue and illness. Chemotherapy treatments and hospital visits replaced his school days and playtime. His family was overwhelmed, but his spirit never faltered. …

Moderna pauses its RSV vaccine trial for children

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Washington – A pediatric vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),a highly contagious, common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs, is on hold, per US Food and Drug Administration`s instructions. An FDA document shows that a phase 1 trial of two experimental Moderna RSV vaccines in infants aged five to eight months was paused in July as five …

Ontario Expanding Access to Dialysis Care in Scarborough

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SCARBOROUGH — The Ontario government is connecting more people in Scarborough to life-sustaining renal care closer to home by investing nearly $15 million to add 27 new hemodialysis stations at Scarborough Health Network’s (SHN) General and Centenary sites. “Our government is making record investments to expand Ontario’s hospitals and connect people of all ages to fast, convenient care, no matter …

Pfizer Canada highlights its global efforts to protect children

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Canada – Pfizer Canada is proud to highlight the organization’s global efforts to help protect children from pneumonia, the leading infectious cause of mortality in children under five years old. Pfizer recently announced that it has delivered one billion doses of its pneumococcal vaccine as part of its collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Pfizer’s collaboration with Gavi is part …

Celebrating 1 year of Canadian Dental Care Plan success

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Ottawa – One year ago, the Government of Canada launched one of Canada’s largest social programs to date, the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). Since its launch, the CDCP has improved the lives of millions of Canadians by expanding access to affordable dental care. Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced that more than 3 million Canadians have …

DOUBLE The Impact Of Your Giving to Indus For Healthy Pakistan

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Karachi – Every dollar you give today will be matched up to $25,000 in Canada. Your generosity can make an even greater impact — in the way that matters most to you. Every dollar you give will be matched up to $25,000 in Canada, which means twice the care, twice the impact, and twice the hope for those in need of …

Lilly’s tirzepatide is superior to Wegovy in head-to-head trial 

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TORONTO– Eli Lilly Canada today announced topline results from the SURMOUNT-5 Phase 3b open-label randomized clinical trial. Tirzepatide provided a 47% greater relative weight loss compared to Wegovy® (semaglutide). On average, tirzepatide led to a superior weight loss of 20.2% compared to 13.7% with Wegovy. At 72 weeks, tirzepatide was superior to Wegovy on both the primary endpoint and all five …

Health Canada releases new data on cannabis use in Canada

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Ottawa – An important part of the Government of Canada’s public health approach to legalizing and strictly regulating cannabis is ongoing and comprehensive surveillance, data collection and evidence gathering. The results from the annual Canadian Cannabis Survey provide a snapshot of public health and public safety data on cannabis in Canada. Health Canda published the 2024 Canadian Cannabis Survey (CCS) results. …

Drugs for Rare Diseases – Alberta Agreement

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Ottawa – The Governments of Canada and Alberta signed the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Disease (DRD) agreement to invest a total amount of over $162 million over three years to improve access to new drugs for rare diseases for its residents and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening for rare diseases. In March 2023, …