Ottawa – Pfizer Inc. is experiencing a supply shortage of penicillin in the US as demand has increased amid rising syphilis infection rates. But a company representative at Pfizer Canada said they are monitoring the situation and there is nothing to worry about as it is not currently impacting Canada.
Washington – The US federal government will be announcing the first-ever price negotiations for 10 drugs in Medicare in three months. But pharmaceutical companies are not happy about it and they are trying to prevent it. Merck and the US Chamber of Commerce have already filed separate lawsuits against the government, saying negotiating drug prices in Medicare is unconstitutional in …
Ottawa – Canada supports the goal of ensuring that women and girls in all their diversity can decide what to do with their bodies, their lives and their futures – without question. In 2019, Canada made an historic 10-Year Commitment to improve the health and rights of women and girls around the world. This commitment includes $700 million per year to …
Regina – Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced $18 million to support Prairie Diagnostic Services in Saskatchewan over the next 5 years under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). This investment supports the organization and the work they provide in disease diagnosis, surveillance, research and supporting animal health and welfare. Prairie Diagnostic Services is a veterinary diagnostic laboratory located …
London – As a clinician who’s worked with thousands of patients, urologic oncologist Sumeet Bhanvadia, M.D., Senior Director, the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has seen firsthand how difficult and burdensome a bladder cancer diagnosis can be. Bladder cancer patients tend to be older—in the U.S., the median age of diagnosis is 72—and already balancing an array of …
Ottawa – Statistics Canada, in partnership with the National Microbiology Laboratory from the Public Health Agency of Canada, continues to collect the Canadian Wastewater Survey (CWS) to better understand the levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the wastewater of five Canadian municipalities (Metro Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montréal, and Halifax). As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, this survey continues to provide valuable …
NEW YORK— Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced they have reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to amend their existing contract to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to the European Union. The amended agreement reflects the companies’ commitment to working collaboratively to help address ongoing public health needs, while respecting the principles of the original …
Ohio – People diagnosed with sickle cell disease can be happy as a new study has discovered by the doctors at Cleveland Clinic Children’s in Ohio, showed a potential cure for the painful disease. Researchers discovered that a novel gene therapy has been successful and safe for four patients.
Ottawa – The Government of Canada recognizes the lifesaving impact that organ donation has on those in need of a transplantation. Transplant recipients, including approximately 40,000 in Canada, are at high risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. This could be due to many factors, including immunosuppression in transplant recipients, reduced vaccine effectiveness, and recipients having multiple chronic conditions. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister …
Ottawa – Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, have developed a new wound dressing material using cutting-edge polymers to help heal wounds quicker. The novel bandage may speed up the recovery of burn victims and may also be used for the treatment of cancer and for cosmetic purposes. Dr Boxin Zhao, a professor at the university’s Department of Chemical …
