News by subject: HEALTH

The Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA) welcomes the Province of Alberta's Budget 2023 announcement today that will see the investment of $1B over three years for continuing care transformation. This funding will support the shift of care to...

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...

TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. , the RNA Oncology CompanyTM committed to more effectively treating cancer using RNA therapeutics, announced today that it has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. announced today that the Biologics License Application (BLA) for lecanemab (brand name in the U.S.: LEQEMBItm), an investigational anti-amyloid beta (A?) protofibril...

Leda Raptis from Kingston was charged $2,000 for an MRI at a private clinic. She needed the MRI for open heart surgery. When she looked at the bill, the clinic said the charge was for "contrast". Either way, the two thousand dollar charge is illegal...

The Blinc Group, Inc. (Blinc), a leading innovator in the cannabis vaporizer industry, is pleased to announce that Judge Cheney, Chief Administrative Judge of the International Trade Commission (ITC), has rejected the allegations that Shenzhen Smoore...

Dimensions, a Canadian company offering retreat experiences for personal growth, well-being, and creative exploration, has announced that Wade Davis, world-renowned cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer, will join Clinical...

The Ontario Health Coalition will be joined by patients from across Ontario as they reveal thousands of dollars in charges from private, for-profit clinics; the same clinics that the Ford Government is looking to give funding and expansions to under...

Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. ("Bright Minds" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company focused on developing...

The Ontario Health Coalition will be joined by patients from across Ontario as they reveal thousands of dollars in charges from private, for-profit clinics; the same clinics that the Ford Government is looking to give funding and expansions to under...

The Ontario Health Coalition will be joined by patients from across Ontario as they reveal thousands of dollars in charges from private, for-profit clinics; the same clinics that the Ford Government is looking to give funding and expansions to under...

As we mark one year of conflict, the Red Cross remains focussed on providing humanitarian assistance to people in Ukraine and to those displaced in nearby countries. The situation remains dire with the number of people impacted in the millions. Red...

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute  NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release   February 23, 2023   VANCOUVER, BC ? February 23, 2023 ? Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is pleased to announce the three transformative technologies selected as the SCI...

Alberta Innovates and Alberta Health Services are announcing eight projects from the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System ? Digital Health (PRIHS) program. Eight researchers from the University of Alberta and University of...

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war on Feb. 24, humanitarian and development organization Children Believe is urging the Government of Canada and all Canadians to continue to help address the pressing needs of Ukrainian children...

TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks), today released its monthly Mental Health Index revealing key insights on how inflation, financial pressure and inability to control emotions are impacting the mental health of workers in Canada. Notably, the Index...

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TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. , the RNA oncology company committed to more effectively treating cancer using RNA therapeutics, today announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent and a joint research and development agreement (JDA) with...

DiagnaMed Holdings Corp. ("DiagnaMed" or the "Company") , a digital health generative AI company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a license agreement with the University of Miami ("UM") for the development and commercialization of...

Esperas Pharma, Inc. ("Esperas"), a company based in Montréal, Québec, today announced a follow-on investment by TVM Capital Life Science ("TVM") through its fund TVM Life Science Innovation I SCSp and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ (the "Fonds")....

February 21, 2023 1.81 billion lives improved by Philips' health technology products, services and solutionsPhilips became the first health technology company to obtain approval by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its entire...

February 21, 2023Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, today published its Annual Report 2022. Philips' Annual Report 2022 will be on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), to be...

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd ("Junshi Biosciences", HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180) today announced that the pre-specified interim analysis has been completed for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center phase III clinical study...

TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), an RNA oncology company committed to more effectively treating cancer using RNA therapeutics, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of 2,846,300 shares of...

Theratechnologies Inc. ("Theratechnologies" or the "Company") , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies, today announced an update on the plan to amend and optimize the protocol of its...

The Coaching Association of Canada launches its    National Mental Health and Sport Resource Hub    The Hub aims to increase mental health literacy among coaches at all levels of sport to reach communities most impacted by COVID-19 across...

February 16, 2023 Company once again on Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator list for consistent high performance and scale in innovativeness Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, has once again...

Today, TELUS Friendly Future Foundation launched the "Livable Communities for our Youth" Innovation Challenge, a $1 million funding opportunity to help address some of the most pressing social challenges youth in Canada are facing today, including...

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company's recent submission of Fexapotide Triflutate for the treatment of symptoms of benign prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia, referred to as BPH) has...

Diagnos Inc. ("DIAGNOS", the "Corporation" or "we") is a leader in early detection of critical health issues through the use of its FLAIRE platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI). DIAGNOS and École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), a...

PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. ("PharmAla") is pleased to announce that, in the wake of a landmark decision by the Therapeutic Goods Agency ("TGA") of Australia on February 3rd, it has completed an agreement to sell a shipment of its GMP LaNeo MDMA...

DiagnaMed Holdings Corp. ("DiagnaMed" or the "Company") , a digital health generative AI company, today announces that it is prioritizing resources to solely focus on the development and commercialization of CERVAItm, a proprietary Brain Health...

Not-for-profit long-term care homes are spending a concerning amount of their budgets on predatory temporary staffing agencies, some of which are exploiting the health human resource crisis by taking advantage of homes, according to a survey of 100...

Sunshine Biopharma Inc. , a pharmaceutical company offering and researching life-saving medicines in a variety of therapeutic areas including oncology and antivirals today announced the signing of a research agreement with Sir Mortimer B. Davis...

February 9, 2023 With access to innovative healthcare technologies, clinicians can continue to provide exceptional care to local and surrounding communities and deliver on Quadruple Aim Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ?...

Children's Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada are pleased to see the convening of a successful First Ministers meeting to discuss health care funding. We commend the commitment of the Prime Minister and Premiers in prioritizing...

Medexus Pharmaceuticals (Medexus) today announced its operating and financial results and provided a business update for the company's third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022 (the company's...

Intellijoint Surgical congratulates Accelus for being listed in Bonezone's 5 Orthopedic Companies to Watch in 2023 "because of consistent growth through development deals, the gathering of clinical evidence to back novel treatment solutions and...

Titan Medical Inc. (the "Company" or "Titan") today provided an update on the previously announced review and evaluation of strategic alternatives. As previously disclosed on November 30, 2022, Titan's Board of Directors determined that it was in...

Trans Canada Trail is proud to announce the launch of its new virtual conversation series, Trail Talk Live, that will kick off on Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 12 pm ET. A highlight of Trans Canada Trail's third annual Blahs to Ahhhs winter...

Canada's unions welcome the federal government's pledge to increase health funding to provinces and territories. New money being added will help address some of the challenges but with no strings attached, this deal will only scratch the surface of...

For decades the Ontario Health Coalition has been on the front line of the fight to safeguard public health care against privatization and to protect patients from extra-billing. Few have followed the behaviour of the private clinics in Canada more...

Optimi Health Corp. (FRA: 8BN) ("Optimi" or the "Company"), an end-to-end Canadian-based drug manufacturer and formulator licensed by Health Canada to produce and supply natural, GMP-grade psilocybin, synthetic psychedelic substances, and...

MCI Onehealth Technologies Inc. ("MCI") , a clinician-led healthcare technology company focused on increasing access to and quality of healthcare, is pleased to provide news of a recently demonstrated positive impact on patient care from use of the...

PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "PharmaTher") , a leader in advancing specialty ketamine pharmaceuticals, today submitted its Type B meeting package with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to discuss the remaining requirements...

Today, Arch Biopartners Inc., ("Arch" or the "Company") , a clinical stage company focused on the development of innovative technologies and novel therapeutics targeting organ inflammation, announced that an Arch scientist at the University of...

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria Appeal to help people impacted by the devastating earthquakes which hit the region on February 6, 2023. The Red Cross Red Crescent is working to deliver emergency relief and to...

Nearly all Canadians agree that it is time for decision-makers to put children first in health care planning and spending. New public opinion research, released today by Abacus Data in partnership with Children's Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric...

Medexus Pharmaceuticals (Medexus) is pleased to welcome Harmony P. Garges MD MPH, Chief Medical Officer of ViiV Healthcare, and Menassie Taddese MBA, former executive at Pfizer and Viatris, to the Medexus board of...

Northeast Scientific Inc., the pioneers in reprocessing single use peripheral vascular catheters, announced this week it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for reprocessing the Philips IVUS Eagle Eye Platinum RX Digital catheter. CEO and Founder,...