Antibody-Drug Conjugate Candidate BNT324/DB-1311 in Prostate Cancer

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MAINZ – BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) and Duality Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (“DualityBio”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted Fast Track designation for BNT324/DB-1311 for the treatment of patients with advanced/unresectable, or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (“CRPC”) who have progressed on or after standard systemic regimens. BNT324/DB-1311 is a next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (“ADC”) candidate targeting the transmembrane glycoprotein …

Canada Announces Finalists of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge

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Toronto – Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in Canada, affecting approximately 3.6 million people – and more than 200,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. The number of people living with diabetes is expected to continue rising as Canada’s population ages and grows. Sonia Sidhu, MP for Brampton South, on behalf of Mark Holland, Minister of …

Supporting Canada’s health workers by improving health workforce research, planning

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Gatineau – Canada’s healthcare system is heavily dependent on its healthcare workers, who are increasingly affected by heavier workloads and responsibilities. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, announced nearly $750,000 in federal funding for Clinique Mauve. Clinique Mauve was created in 2020 in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on migrant and racialized LGBTQIA+ communities. …

Eligible Canadians to have access to more oral health providers

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Montréal – The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is one of the largest social programs in Canadian history and, once fully implemented, will provide dental care for up to 9 million eligible Canadians. As of today, more than 2.1 million Canadians have already been approved under the Plan and almost 250,000 members have received care under the CDCP. The Government is taking action to make it easier …

Canada announces 1st-of-its-kind biomanufacturing facility in BC

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Burnaby – The Government of Canada is investing in a robust, dynamic and resilient life sciences ecosystem capable of responding to current and future health emergencies. Since March 2020, over $2.2 billion has been invested to strengthen our country’s domestic biomanufacturing and life sciences capabilities to ensure Canadians have access to the most cutting-edge medical technologies. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, …

Ontario Expanding Access to Cardiac Care in Windsor

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WINDSOR — The Ontario government is investing up to $31 million to support the renovation and expansion of Windsor Regional Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, connecting more people in Southwestern Ontario to life-saving cardiac care, closer to home. Through this investment, over 17,000 square feet of space will be renovated into a new and modernized catheterization lab suite. The larger space and 24-hour service will allow Windsor …

Minister Valdez announces changes to Canadian Dental Care Plan

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Winnipeg – The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is making life better for Canadians. More than 2.1 million seniors have been approved to receive coverage under the plan, and to date, almost 250,000 have already obtained oral health care services like cleaning, fillings and dentures. Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, joined Kevin Lamoureux, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North, to highlight recent …

Tagrisso with addition of chemotherapy approved in EU

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London – AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) with the addition of pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy has been approved in the European Union (EU) for the 1st-line treatment of adult patients with advanced epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations. The approval by the European Commission follows the positive opinion of the Committee …

Canada on Tobacco & Vaping Products Act legislative review

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Ottawa – More than 46,000 people in Canada die because of tobacco use every year. Through Canada’s Tobacco Strategy, the Government of Canada is working to save lives and significantly reduce the number of Canadians who smoke cigarettes and use other tobacco products from the current rate of 12% to less than 5% of the population by 2035. Ya’ara Saks, …

CDC Gives Updated 2024-2025 Covid-19, Flu Vaccines for Fall/Winter

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Washington – the CDC recommended the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines to protect against severe COVID-19 and flu this fall and winter. It is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit. Data continue to show the importance of vaccination to protect against severe outcomes of COVID-19 and flu, including hospitalization and …