News by subject: HEALTH

LifeLabs has been named one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity in 2023 by Forbes and is the only organization to be honoured in the category of Health Care Equipment & Services. This is the second consecutive year LifeLabs has been recognized...

Recursion , a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, today announced a $50 million investment by NVIDIA, which was executed as a private investment in public equity (PIPE). Recursion also announced...

The US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urges action to ensure social media environments are healthy and safe, as the previously-advised national youth mental health crisis continues. With the average child spending an average of 7.5 hours a day on...

SOLVE FSHD, a venture philanthropy organization catalyzing innovation and removing barriers to accelerate new therapies for FSHD, announced today that it has awarded grants totalling USD $1.4M to four new collaborative research projects that address...

Medela, the most trusted breast pump brand**, announced today that their award-winning in-bra breast milk collection cups are now available and sold separately. Following the introduction of the Freestyle Hands-free Breast Pump, the Hands-free...

Médunik Canada, member of Duchesnay Pharmaceutical Group, is pleased to announce that Ruzurgi® (amifampridine) is now covered by the vast majority of provincial and federal public health programs and many private insurance plans through special...

VANCOUVER, BC ? July 10, 2023 ? Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is delighted to announce the allocation of more than $4 million in grant awards to support 33 spinal cord injury (SCI) initiatives across Canada. Projects funded involve SCI translational...

ARCpoint Inc. (the "Company" or "ARCpoint") a leading US-based franchise system providing drug testing, alcohol screening, DNA and clinical lab testing services is pleased to report that it has launched its new consumer e-commerce platform,...

A new analysis of more than 460 million lipid test results of patients living in 17 countries on five continents provides new evidence that where a person lives and their sex influence their risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly due in part to...

June 30, 2023 Fairfield, CT ? The Bigelow family shares the news of second-generation Co-Chairman David C. Bigelow's peaceful passing on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Mr. Bigelow was an extraordinary leader who led the company, and the tea industry...

News Highlights: The new Apollo4 Lite and Blue Lite SoCs offer feature-rich capability, optimized memory, powerful graphics performance, and secureSPOT® for robust security in a lightweight solutionIdeal for digital health applications, such as...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it has dosed the first patient in the FOCUS Phase 3 trial of...

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A....

The Alzheimer Society of Ontario welcomes today's US FDA decision to grant full approval to lecanemab (brand name: Leqembi), a disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease. This marks the first full approval of any treatment for Alzheimer's...

Option Care Health Inc. ("Option Care Health") , the nation's largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services, today announced that the company will release results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2023 on Thursday,...

Reliq Health Technologies Inc. ("Reliq" or the "Company"), a rapidly growing global healthcare technology company that develops innovative Virtual Care solutions for the multi-billion dollar Healthcare market, is pleased to announce that it has...

Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. ("Mydecine" or the "Company") (NEO:MYCO) , a biotechnology company engineering the next wave of innovative medications and treatment protocols to directly address mental health with a particular emphasis on addiction...

Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc. ("Lucy" or "the Company") proudly announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Wesana Health Inc.'s ("Wesana") SANA-013 assets, marking a significant milestone in the field of mental health therapeutics....

Microbix Biosystems Inc. , a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, announces that its quality assessment products ("QAPstm") have been selected to support a screening program for Human Papilloma Virus ("HPV") using molecular diagnostic...

MCI Onehealth Technologies Inc. ("MCI" or the "Company") , a clinician-led healthcare technology company focused on increasing access to and quality of healthcare, announced today that its application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice...

Biogen Inc. announced new SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) data aimed at answering critical questions for the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the closing of its previously announced...

Acuitive Technologies, Inc. (Acuitive) today announced the first surgical use of its Citrelock® ACL Tendon Fixation Device. The new ACL device provides surgeons a differentiated design via a tendon-friendly spiral thread featuring a next-generation...

Genenta Science , a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing a cell-based platform harnessing the power of hematopoietic stem cells to provide durable and safe treatments for solid tumors, today announced that the European Commission has...

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd ("Junshi Biosciences," HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that the U.S....

The Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF), Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the University of Calgary (UCalgary) are thrilled to announce a historic and transformational $50 million donation to the Calgary Cancer Centre from the Arthur J.E. Child...

Triple Hair Group Inc. ("Triple Hair" or the "Company"), a global leader in the development of innovative treatments for alopecia, is pleased to announce that it has received a No Objection Letter from Health Canada, allowing it to move forward with...

TerrAscend Corp. ("TerrAscend" or the "Company") , a leading North American cannabis operator, today announced that on June 26, 2023 it entered into a definitive...

Massive Bio, a leader in leveraging artificial intelligence and concierge services to empower cancer patients, and Datavant, the leader in helping organizations securely connect data, are thrilled to announce an expanded partnership that leverages...

Arch Biopartners Inc., ("Arch" or the "Company") , announced today that it received a "Study May...

Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company" or "Algernon") , a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce that it has engaged Maxim Group LLC ("Maxim") to provide financial advisory and investment banking services,...

World Wellbeing Week, observed from June 26th to June 30th, shines a spotlight on the significance of well-being in our lives. This week emphasizes the importance of promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being for individuals and...

The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) welcomes the approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of colchicine for cardiovascular prevention. Low-dose colchicine (0.5 mg once daily) is the first approved anti-inflammatory medication...

New research supported by the Open Society Foundations shows that increasing delays in resolving sovereign debt crises in some of the world's poorest countries are significantly adding to the human cost of defaults?cutting economic growth, reducing...

BetterLife Pharma Inc. ("BetterLife" or the "Company") , an emerging biotech company focused on the development and commercialization of cutting-edge treatments for mental disorders, today announced that its scientific collaborators, Drs. Vern Lewis...

Avicanna Inc. ("Avicanna" or the "Company") , a commercial stage, international biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization of evidence-based, cannabinoid-based products, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a sponsorship...

Bigelow Tea, the national market leader in the United States, has just launched new Bigelow Benefits THROAT DEFENSE Ginger Honey Lemon Herbal Tea joining the expanding line of Bigelow Benefits wellness teas. With a focus on always delivering a...

TELUS Health today released its monthly Mental Health Index which revealed that workers who collaborate with others have a better mental health score than those who work exclusively independently. The Index also showed more than one in four managers...

Children's Health Foundation believes that children and their families deserve the best possible care and the most possible hope when faced with a serious health issue. Today we are excited to announce ChangeIt by Ascend that is a WIN-WIN allowing...

Clifton Park, a vibrant, publicly accessible gathering space set on the North Saskatchewan River valley in Edmonton's Glenora community, has officially opened. Revera Inc. ("Revera"), a leading owner, operator, developer and innovator in the senior...

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation ("Arbutus" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that the first...

BIOASIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (the "Company" or "Bioasis"), a multi-asset rare and orphan disease biopharmaceutical company developing clinical stage programs based on epidermal growth factor and a differentiated, proprietary xB3 tm platform for...

Medinotec Inc , based in Nevada, focused on airway and cardiac medical devices, today announced that Stavros Vizirgianakis, Chairman, will present live at the Life Science Investors Forum, hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on June 22nd ,...

FINEVISION HP is the first patented diffractive trifocal IOL and is one of the flagship products in BVI's IOL portfolio; FINE Trifocal technology is utilized across the company's entire range of presbyopia-correcting IOLs.The Japan launch follows two...

In the wake of the devastating wildfire that has led to the closure of Highway 4 on Vancouver Island, LifeLabs, Canada's most trusted brand in health diagnostic services, swiftly enacted our emergency business contingency plans to ensure...

The Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) is excited to announce this year's recipients of its Member Awards and Public Education Awards. Each year, the Membership and Awards Committee thoroughly reviews nominations received using a robust scoring...

International public health specialists, scientists, doctors, regulators, consumers and manufacturers are convening this week in the Polish capital to discuss new ways of tackling global smoking-related death and disease. Over four days, 70 speakers...

Triple Hair Group Inc. ("Triple Hair" or the "Company"), a global leader in the development of innovative treatments for alopecia, is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has...

June 15, 2023 The Innovative Health Initiative has awarded a EUR 24 million grant to the IMAGIO consortium of clinical partners coordinated by Philips, with additional resources and funding from industry partners The consortium will carry out...

June 14, 2023 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips today announced that it will repurchase up to 7.1 million shares to cover certain of its obligations arising from its long-term incentive plans. At the current share price, the shares...