Diabetes meds like insulin are free in Canada

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Ottawa – Ya`ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, said: “Our national Pharmacare plan has now become law.  This means we’re one step closer to making sure Canadians have access to the life-saving diabetes medications and contraceptives they need for free.“ Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, received Royal Assent recently, making prescription contraceptives accessible …

Modern experts talk about power of mRNA

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Washington – At Moderna, experts say they are delivering on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients. An mRNA can teach the body how to make a specific protein that can help your immune system prevent or treat certain diseases. Scientists have been studying mRNA for decades. And mRNA vaccines are just the start. Your body contains trillions …

Weight loss drug can help treating diabetes

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London – Researchers found in their new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that Ozempic or Wegovy, drug used for weight loss — semaglutide — might contribute to reducing or completely cutting the insulin shots in people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. They analysed information from 10 people with Type 1 diabetes who took the drug. who …