News by subject: HEALTH

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. announced today that three additional detailed analyses from the Phase IIb clinical study (Study 201), evaluating the efficacy and safety of lecanemab for mild...

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. announced today that Eisai presented new analyses on amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) with the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications, isolated...

The Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA) is hosting its Inaugural Summit on June 7-9, 2023 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center. Leaders from all facets of the digital therapeutics (DTx) ecosystem, including policymakers, clinicians, and payors,...

Dimensions, a Canadian company offering safe and legal plant medicine-assisted experiences for personal growth and well-being, has announced a partnership with the New Health Club, a global psychedelic community and media platform. As Dimensions...

Committed to bringing Canadians life-changing hearing care, HearingLife Canada now offers Oticon's most advanced hearing aid with a deep neural network, Oticon Realtm, at clinics across the country. Oticon Realtm hearing aids are designed with...

TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks), today released a special report on Financial Wellbeing as part of its Mental Health Index revealing workers in Canada are feeling uncertain about their financial future. Notably, the Index found that 26 per cent of...

Substance use cost the Canadian economy $49.1 billion in 2020. That's a jump of more than $11 billion between 2007 and 2020 or nearly 12% in per-person costs. The latest available data is part of the Canadian Use Costs and Harms [CSUCH] 2007-2020...

PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "PharmaTher") , a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced an update on the Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for advancing KETARXtm (ketamine) towards Phase 3...

Assembly of First Nations' Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse spoke at the United Nations Water Conference, taking place in New York, to highlight the rights of First Nations in any action on water governance and the need for intensified action...

Aptose Biosciences Inc. , a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral kinase inhibitors to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced that the company will be participating in Cantor Fitzgerald's The Future...

According to a new survey, the workplace stigma around mental health appears to have been lifted, with 43% of employers stating that they've witnessed people talking more about their mental health in the last 12 months. However only 12% of...

March 27, 2023 New solution demonstrates proven results in improving patient engagement, health outcomes, and lowering cost of care while enabling workflow efficiencies Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health...

bioLytical has received Health Canada authorization to sell its INSTI® Multiplex HIV-1/2 Syphilis Antibody Test across Canada for professional use in point-of-care settingsBy providing results for two infections with only one sample, the test helps...

Irwin Naturals Inc.  (FRA: 97X) ("Irwin" or the "Company"), is proud to announce the release of Irwin Naturals Cannabis' new CBD 25mg Softgels in Canada, available nationwide through the Starseed Medicinal Medical Group platform. CBD 25mg Softgels...

March 24, 2023  Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips today announced it has convened the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) 2023 and published the agenda with explanatory notes. The agenda of the AGM 2023 includes the...

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) calls the 2023 Ontario Budget another missed opportunity to address the hardships facing working people in this province: stagnant wages and weak working conditions; crumbling public services; unaffordable basic...

AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (the "Company" or "AVCR") continues to grow the HealthTabtm network of pharmacy locations, reaching 532 locations. In 100 of these locations, the Company will be deploying Abbott's ID Nowtm, either in combination with the...

Curia, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organization, today announced a collaboration with Corning Incorporated to expand and accelerate continuous-flow development and manufacturing programs for the chemical and...

Biotechnology company Cambrium has launched its first product: NovaColltm. It is the first micro-molecular & 100% skin-identical collagen specifically designed for premium personal care formulations. Owing to its structure and small molecular size,...

Biogen Inc.  announced today the outcome of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee meeting on tofersen, an investigational product for the treatment of superoxide dismutase 1...

After four years of research, the Shriners Hospitals for Children® - Canada has integrated virtual reality (VR) to its care processes. The use of this interactive technology allows children to escape to another world while undergoing medical...

Medexus Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce that the company has secured Canadian rights to commercialize terbinafine hydrochloride nail lacquer supplied by Polichem, an Almirall group company focused on medical dermatological treatments for skin...

Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc. ("Lucy" or "The Company") [NASDAQ:LSDI], an early-stage psychedelics manufacturing company,...

Axiom Medical, a leading provider of occupational health services, is pleased to announce its upcoming virtual mental health summit, "Am I the Only One Struggling with Mental Wellness in the Workplace," scheduled for March 23rd, 2023, at 12:00 PM CT....

HUNT VALLEY, MD., March 20, 2023 Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii), a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced the formation of a new leadership team whose strengths and dedication to excellence in the...

Revive Therapeutics Ltd. ("Revive" or the "Company") , a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of therapeutics for medical needs and rare disorders, announced today an update on the Company's U.S. Food & Drug...

Biogen Inc.  today announced that the Court of Justice of the European Union decided in favor of Biogen, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Commission in their appeal of a General Court decision annulling the EMA's refusal to...

Medicenna Therapeutics Corp. ("Medicenna" or "the Company") , a clinical stage immunotherapy company, today announced the publication of an abstract that has been accepted for a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research...

March 15, 2023 Lisbon, Portugal and Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, and leading Portuguese translational biomedical research and clinical care provider Champalimaud Foundation, today announced they...

Curium, a world leader in nuclear medicine, confirmed today that the company has no foreseeable supply challenges of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T for the company's ECLIPSE Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT05204927) ongoing in the USA, France, Spain, and...

Mindset Pharma Inc. ("Mindset" or the "Company"), a drug discovery company developing novel, optimized, next-generation psychedelic and non-psychedelic medications to treat neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders with unmet medical needs,...

Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii), a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) is proud to announce that John Phillips has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Phillips brings a wealth of almost 30 years of life...

March 07, 2023 For the first time, patients will no longer need to travel abroad for treatment of acute cardiac diseases, as the Gibraltar Health Authority prepares to provide local coronary angiography and angioplasty services in a new...

Acuitive Technologies announced that Vince Forlenza and Gary Fischetti will join their Board of Directors. Both bring decades of medical technology experience and long track records of success. "We are honored these highly successful corporate...

MIDAS (mass spectrometry integrated with equilibrium dialysis for the discovery of allostery systematically), in-licensed and industrialized by Atavistik Bio as the basis of AMPS, is the first technology platform to systematically identify...

March 13, 2023 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, today announced the appointment of Julia Strandberg as the Chief Business Leader of its Connected Care businesses, effective April 24, 2023. Ms....

Cytovance Biologics, Inc. (Cytovance Biologics), a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), and Phenotypeca Limited (Phenotypeca), a research and development organization with proprietary yeast expression...

Canadians across the country have named LifeLabs' as the Most Trusted Brand in Health Diagnostic Services. The annual Most Trusted award program, hosted by market research firm BrandSpark surveyed nearly 16,000 Canadians to identify the brands they...

BioSyent Inc. ("BioSyent", "the Company", TSX Venture: RX) will be reporting its financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2022 on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 after market close. A presentation on the Company's fourth...

A cold, crisp day in February was the scene of a unique fundraiser in support of the MUHC Foundation. Eleven Montreal Canadiens alumni went head-to-head with a team of generous donors in a friendly outdoor game in support of infectious disease...

BetterLife Pharma Inc. ("BetterLife" or the "Company") , an emerging biotech company focused on the development and commercialization of cutting-edge treatments for mental disorders, is pleased to announce that findings from a study on its lead...

Ractigen Therapeutics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to RAG-17, a novel siRNA modality for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). "The FDA's decision to grant...

Member of National Assembly Enrico Ciccone recently implored Minister of Health Christian Dube to implement the 7 recommendations from a public health report on vaping. These recommendations include banning flavoured vape products, requiring a permit...

The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF/FCE) is proud to announce that its new project focused on improving the mental health of teachers and education workers is set to launch after receiving funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada. With...

March 2, 2023 Philips Ultrasound Compact System 5500 CV adds to Philips' cardiology portfolio bringing diagnostic quality cardiac imaging to the patient bedside  Clinical evidence presented by leading clinical partners shows how utilization of...

AirAnswers, the leader in air sampling and testing technology, is expanding their test offering to include a panel of airborne viruses comprising COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B, and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). RSV is one of the most common causes of...

Canada is on the cusp of a potential public health crisis as the number of Canadians with some degree of hearing loss is expected to substantially increase as our population ages, and noise-induced hearing damage among young people rises. Swift and...

Today, four major health and community groups - the Decent Work and Health Network, Workers Action Centre, Empower PSW Network, and Better Way Alliance - called on the Ford government to stop rewarding pandemic profiteers for bad employment practices...

LaPresse - Esaote, a leading Italian company in ultrasound, dedicated MRI and healthcare IT, unveiled today the new MyLabtmX90 premium ultrasound system, with a ceremony dedicated to the European Society of Radiology, on the occasion of ECR 2023 in...

The Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation is launching an online public gallery featuring stories and art by children from across Canada about their pandemic experiences. Retired astronaut and children's author, Col. Chris Hadfield will share his...