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Diabetes patients on GLP-1 treatments instead of insulin have lower cancer risk, study shows
FILE PHOTO: A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
european business
Novo Nordisk reprimanded in U.K. for failing to disclose payments to health care sector
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of Novo Nordisk at the company's office in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
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OMERS selling LifeLabs to Quest Diagnostics in deal valued at $1.35-billion including debt
A sign is seen outside a LifeLabs location in North Vancouver B.C., on October 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Transgender and gender-diverse people in Canada face significant barriers to accessing care and surgery, studies find
LGBTQ+ activists protest Senate Bill 14, that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children, at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, Friday, June 28, 2024, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek care for their transgender children. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
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New Brunswick health authority allegedly warned about prior problems with travel nurse company
Georges L Dumont public hospital in Moncton, N.B. is shown on Thursday Oct. 8, 2020. The head of New Brunswick's francophone health network, Dr. France Desrosiers, came out swinging and launched a spirited defence of Vitalite's spending on travel nurse contracts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marc Grandmaison
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B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks during an announcement in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, June 18, 2024. British Columbia's government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Eligibility for Ottawa’s dental plan expands to children, people with disabilities
Dental instruments are shown in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program to qualifying children under the age of 18 and people who receive a disability tax credit today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Staff
politics
Premier Smith says Alberta plans to opt out of federal dental care plan by 2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants the province to pull out of the federal government's dental care plan by 2026. Smith speaks at a press conference, in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
opinion
Some sensible advice on health spending, still ignored 50 years later
André Picard
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Ex-CEO of Nevada-based health care company Ontrak convicted of $12.5M insider trading scheme
FILE - The Justice Department seal is seen, Nov. 18, 2022, in Washington. Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday, June 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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New Brunswick health authority blames Canadian Health Labs for $100 million deficit, committee hears
Georges L Dumont public hospital in Moncton, N.B. is shown on Thursday Oct. 8, 2020. The head of New Brunswick's francophone health network, Dr. France Desrosiers, came out swinging and launched a spirited defence of Vitalite's spending on travel nurse contracts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marc Grandmaison
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Federally funded diabetes medications, contraceptives will be available April, 2025: Health Minister
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 3, 2024. Holland says he hopes to see Canadians have access to birth control and diabetes medication through the federal pharmacare program by April 1 next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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New Brunswick health agency was warned about long-term, travel nurse contracts
Emergency Department at Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre (February 2023)
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Elective surgeries cancelled as water main break disrupts water access at Ottawa children’s hospital
A water main break near CHEO over the lunch hour today has disrupted water access at the children's hospital. A sign directing visitors to the emergency department is shown at CHEO, Friday, May 15, 2015 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Health Minister accuses Conservatives of trying to sabotage federal dental program
<p>Health Minister Mark Holland is accusing Conservatives of sabotaging the government's dental care program by calling up dental associations and bullying them. Holland responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</p>
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Some medications and heat waves don’t mix, experts say precautions needed
Climate change is changing summer with periods marked by dangerous heat waves that can cause several health problems, especially for those on certain medications, which can provoke reactions that could be dangerous. Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy in Montreal on March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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These companies are leveraging AI to improve Canada’s stressed health care system
Mara Lederman (right) and Tomi Poutanen, at Signal 1 headquarters in Toronto, co-founded their company to figure out how to use AI to improve the health care industry.
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Risk of bird flu spreading to cows outside U.S., WHO says
FILE - Cows are seen at a dairy in California, Nov. 23, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, April 23, 2024, that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
canada
Canada needs to do more to prepare for an aging, and more diverse population
Dr. Aisha Lofters poses for a photograph in the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Friday April 26, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
To transform Canadian health care, we must listen to the wisdom of nurses
Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung
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