News by subject: HEALTH

DIAGNOS Inc. ("DIAGNOS", the "Corporation" or "we") a leader in early detection of critical health issues through the use of its FLAIRE platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), is pleased to announce the deployment of its Age-Related Macular...

URAC is hosting a FREE Webinar a webinar on Thursday, June 9 at 3:00 p.m. where URAC's President and CEO, Shawn Griffin, MD, and URAC's Chief Information Officer, Maggie Cornett, RN, MS, will lead a discussion about protecting organizations' and...

CohBar, Inc. , a clinical stage biotechnology company leveraging the power of the mitochondria and the peptides encoded in its genome to develop potential breakthrough therapeutics targeting chronic and age-related diseases, announced today that its...

Mindset Pharma Inc. ("Mindset" or the "Company"), a drug discovery and development company focused on creating optimized and patentable next-generation psychedelic medicines to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders with unmet medical needs,...

Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray" or the "Company") , a leading global cannabis and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that its medical cannabis brand, Aphria,...

PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "PharmaTher") , a leader in specialty...

June 7, 2022 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips today announced that the exchange ratio for the dividend in shares for the year 2021 has been determined. The exchange ratio is 1 new common share for every 27.3184 existing common shares....

June 7, 2022 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, today announced that Willem (Wim) Appelo will join Philips' Executive Committee, effective July 18, 2022, and succeed Sophie Bechu as Chief Operations...

Markham Fertility Centre (MFC) and DREAM Fertility (DREAM) are pleased to announce a new collaborative partnership that will significantly improve access to fertility care and IVF services for residents in the Durham region.   Dr. Melanie Campbell,...

Canada has set an ambitious goal to reduce smoking prevalence to less than 5% by 2035. However, it now seems unlikely that Canada will achieve this, with some calling the plan "incremental, erratic and reactive tobacco control." It is clear that...

URAC, the nation's largest and most complete independent health care accreditation organization, and The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), a research and educational organization dedicated to ensuring that high-risk racial and ethnic...

Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 39 million people in 2021, demonstrating that need for food assistance is continuing at high levels in the face of rising food prices and disrupted supply...

Titan Medical Inc. , a medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative surgical technologies for single access robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), today announced the appointment of Bill Fahey as Vice President,...

Biogen Inc. -- Biogen and Alectos Therapeutics have entered into a license and collaboration agreement to develop and...

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, and Vaccitech plc , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company...

CloudMD Software & Services Inc. (the "Company" or "CloudMD"), a healthcare technology company revolutionizing the delivery of care, is excited to announce the positive results of a comprehensive,...

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Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for...

The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) offered its congratulations today, June 3, to Ontario Premier Doug Ford on his re-election. Premier Ford's support of nicotine vaping as a harm reduction tool has positioned Ontario as a global leader in...

The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada applauds the tabling of legislation to create a Canada Disability Benefit, intended to provide income support to Canadians who live with a disability.  The MS Society launched a digital petition in March...

The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) announces the launch of the Action2Zero learning centre created in partnership with Desjardins. This web-based resource contains knowledge and tools to help communities assess road safety and implement a...

Biogen Inc.  and Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. (688177.SH) today presented positive Phase 3 data for BIIB800 (BAT1806), a biosimilar candidate referencing ACTEMRA®/ROACTEMRA® (tocilizumab), anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, at the Annual...

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In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Aptose Biosciences, Inc. , please note that in the section of updated clinical findings with HM43239, the fifth bullet point should read "Eight total responses, including seven CRs and one...

FuelPositive Corporation ("FuelPositive" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed a U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application for the Company's "Modular Transportable Clean Hydrogen-Ammonia Maker" with the United States Patent and...

Aptose Biosciences Inc. ("Aptose" or the "Company") , a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral kinase inhibitors to treat hematologic malignancies, today released highlights from a key opinion leader (KOL) and...

An op-ed, Why is plain packaging for e-cigarettes no longer required in B.C.?, published by The Province, questions British Columbia's decision to amend the plain packaging requirement for vape products. The authors imply that this decision was the...

InterCure Ltd. ("InterCure" or the "Company") announced today the grand opening of its flagship Cookies pharmacy in Be'er Sheva, the largest city in Israel's southern region, known as the capital of the Negev. The pharmacy is located in the...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that treatment with...

Wellbeing Digital Sciences Inc. ("Wellbeing" or the "Company") (NEO: MEDI) (FRA: SQ2), an evidence-based mental healthcare company focused on the development and implementation of innovative clinical solutions, including psychedelic medicine and...

The Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes for JDRF is the largest fundraising event in Canada that brings together the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community to unite and raise funds for T1D research with the goal of raising $2.8M this year. During the month of...

The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) joins the global ALS community in recognizing June as ALS Awareness Month. More than 3,000 Canadians live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neuromuscular disease that paralyzes people because the brain...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous...

Caution: The iLet® Bionic Pancreas is an investigational device limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use. Not available for sale. Dr. Roy W. Beck will moderate a session: The Insulin-Only Bionic Pancreas Pivotal...

Stratipath, a global leader in AI-based precision diagnostic solutions, today announced that its AI software for prognostic risk stratification of breast cancers, Stratipath Breast, is now CE-IVD marked. This paves the way for clinical...

Dundee Corporation (the "Corporation" or "Dundee") today announces that TauRx Pharmaceuticals Ltd. ("TauRx"), a leader in tau-based research in Alzheimer's, unveiled initial data from the randomised portion of their widely followed Phase 3 clinical...

Aptose Biosciences Inc. ("Aptose" or the "Company") , a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral kinase inhibitors to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced the voting results from the Company's annual...

The AdvantAge Ontario Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of Sue Graham-Nutter as Chair. Sue is the CEO of the Rekai Centres, a non-profit, charitable corporation that has two long-term care (LTC) homes located in downtown...

Seniors have spoken: Health plans need to support more than medical care, according to a new national survey from Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health and wellbeing company. The survey of Americans ages 65+ provides insights about...

Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. ("Helius" or the "Company"), a neurotech company focused on neurological wellness, today announced that an abstract highlighting real-world data, which shows the impact of translingual neurostimulation as a...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the publication on May 30, 2022 of the results from the pivotal GEMINI...

ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (BABY) (BABYF) (0YL.F) ("Else" or the "Company"), the Plant-Based baby, toddler, and children nutrition company, is pleased to announce that it has concluded a second successful preclinical study on its Plant-Based infant...

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Massachusetts-based biotech Conagen announces the development of a new scalable natural compound, dihydro resveratrol, for use in industrial and human health applications. Conagen's dihydro resveratrol is made by bioconversion from p-coumaric acid...

A global day to celebrate togetherness, solidarity, and a vision for a multiple sclerosis (MS) free world, World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day on May 30 brings the entire MS Community together to build connections and raise awareness about the impact...

Across Canada, post-secondary students are preparing to make a difference in their areas of study and communities. The RTOERO scholarship program is helping 20 of them to get there.  This year, RTOERO has awarded scholarships valued at $3,000 each...

The O'Cannabiz International Conference, Awards and Expo,  the leading industry event to showcase and promote cannabis brands, is now open for registration. After an 18-month hiatus, the annual event will run between June 1-3 at the International...

After two years, Le Bal Rouge was back with a vengeance. This year's fiery edition raised funds in support of MI4, the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity. The glamourous event, attended by 520 guests and held on Friday, May...

LifeLabs recently hosted the grand opening of its newest Patient Service Centre at 8315 Financial Drive in Southwest Brampton. The Honourable Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Progressive Conservative Candidate for Brampton South, joined LifeLabs to celebrate...

Wellbeing Digital Sciences Inc. ("Wellbeing" or the "Company") (NEO: MEDI) (FRA: SQ2), an evidence-based mental healthcare company focused on the development and implementation of innovative clinical solutions, including psychedelic medicine and...