Ottawa – With recent news of dairy cattle in the United States testing positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and reports of fragments of HPAI detected in pasteurized milk sold in the U.S., we understand that Canadians may be concerned about the safety of milk and milk products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Public Health Agency of …
Ottawa – In Canada, more than 3 million people live with food allergies, while nearly 400,000 navigate the challenges of celiac disease. As May approaches, we recognize both Food Allergy and Celiac Awareness Month and the impacts, including the uncertainties and anxieties, associated with these conditions. Experiencing an allergic reaction can be frightening and demands immediate action. In severe cases, symptoms can …
Ottawa – The first one million seniors who successfully applied to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) and have a May coverage start date in their welcome package, can now receive the dental care they need. Also as of today, potentially eligible people aged 65 and above can now apply to the CDCP online, a new user-friendly tool designed to help Canadians …
Toronto – As Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, I want to address the recent developments in British Columbia regarding their proposed modification to their federal exemption for the simple possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use. The aim, as I understand it, is to equip law enforcement with additional measures to address public drug use. There has been …
Ontario – Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa. He said: “It was a pleasure to meet and hear from some of the hardworking team members who are delivering high-quality health care to people from across the region.”
Ottawa – Health Canada has confirmed the presence of DNA contamination in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and also confirmed that Pfizer did not disclose the contamination to the public health authority. The DNA contamination includes the Simian Virus 40 (SV40) promoter and enhancer Pfizer did not previously disclose and that some experts say is a cancer risk due to potential integration …
Ottawa – When you’re infected with norovirus, symptoms may start as soon as 12 hours after exposure. Most people feel better within 2 to 3 days. The main symptoms include: nausea diarrhea stomach pain and cramps vomiting (children usually experience more vomiting than adults) You may also experience: chills fatigue headache muscle aches low-grade fever If you become ill If …
OTTAWA — The Ontario government is investing $2.75 million over two years to increase access to comfortable and dignified end-of-life care close to home for families in the Ottawa region. This investment will add eight new hospice beds at Hospice Care Ottawa’s La Maison de l’Est, and two new pediatric hospice beds at Roger Neilson Children’s Hospice located at the Children’s …
INDIANAPOLIS, – The EMPACT-MI phase III clinical trial showed a 10% relative risk reduction in the primary composite endpoint of time to first hospitalization due to heart failure or all-cause mortality for Jardiance® (empagliflozin) versus placebo, which did not reach statistical significance. Jardiance was initiated in adults within 14 days of an acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, and …
LINCOLNSHIRE – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Nexus Pharmaceuticals, LLC today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire a manufacturing facility from Nexus, a leading sterile manufacturer in the pharmaceutical industry. The acquisition of this FDA-approved facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin will further expand Lilly’s global parenteral (injectable) product manufacturing network and support increased demand for the …
