Health Canada Approves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Omicron Health Canada Approves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Omicron
Canadian health officials have authorized Moderna ' s COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron subvariant.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

CVS shuffles its C-suite amid headwinds
CVS Health Corp. has shuffled and expanded several executive leadership roles at the company as it seeks to integrate Oak Street Health and Signify Health, two primary care acquisitions it made this year for a total $19 billion. Taking on new responsibilities are CFO Shawn Guertin; chief pharmacy officer Prem Shah; and Michelle Peluso, chief customer and experience officer. Also, Brian Kane joined CVS this month as president of the Hartford-based Aetna, a move the company announced in April would …
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mary Serreze Source Type: news

Lax testing fuelled wave of cough syrup poisonings
In December 2019, tragedy struck the Himalayan mountains as Jafar Din's two-month-old son, Irfan, fell ill. Desperate to save him, Din bought COLDBEST-PC medicine from a local pharmacy. Tragically, Irfan's condition worsened, and he died. This incident triggered a global wave of poisonings linked to cough syrups, highlighting lax manufacturing practices and regulatory shortcomings in India's pharmaceutical industry.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Update from the Dean: Putting plans in action
Dean Kathy Giacomini shares how the School ’s recent breakthroughs and accomplishments are bringing our new strategic plan to life.
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - September 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

$CGC: Canopy Growth Corporation Starting Bull Run
Canopy Growth Corporation is a Canadian cannabis company producing medical and recreational marijuana. The company owns brands like Tweed, Deep Space, Wana, Vert, Spectrum Therapeutics and others.#deepspace
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Common Nasal Decongestant Doesn ’ t Actually Work, According to FDA Advisors
A panel of US regulatory advisers said phenylephrine, a main component of over-the-counter cold medicines including some versions of Procter & Gamble Co.’s Nyquil, doesn’t actually work. The committee of 16 advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Tuesday that scientific evidence doesn’t prove that the nasal decongestant is effective when taken orally at recommended doses. The majority of panelists agreed that further studies to test higher doses of the drug would not be worthwhile.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The advisory committee’s decisi...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cailley LaPara / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news

FDA rules TODAY that ingredient in Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacy shelves doesn't work
The Food and Drug Administration ruled that a common medicine for nasal stuffiness found in common decongestants is ineffective. It is metabolized in the gut and doesn't reach the nose.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fury over 'chaotic' start to Covid and flu autumn jab rollouts: Pharmacies and GPs hit out at health chiefs as jab deliveries fail to show up
EXCLUSIVE: Industry leaders today slammed the 'chaotic decision making' by NHS England, with pharmacy teams reporting 'very patchy and disorganised' jab distribution.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Hey, Viktor!’: TIFF & Tribeca Competition Title Lands Canadian Distribution
Toronto-based levelFILM has acquired the comedy-drama Hey Viktor!, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and played TIFF this past week for Canadian distribution. The pic is written and directed by indigenous actor Cody Lightning, who also stars. The plot is a semi-meta narrative, following…#tribecafilmfestival #tiff #codylightning #lightning #smokesignals #alberta #westerncanada #simonbaker #hannahcheesman #discovery
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Canada, in Policy Shift, Weighs Capping Student Visas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made boosting immigration central to his economic agenda. TORONTO—The Canadian government is considering capping the number of international students it allows into the country as it scrambles to address a growing housing shortage.#justintrudeau
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Taking stock of canadian population-based data sources to study child maltreatment: what's available, what should researchers know, and what are the gaps? - Bader D, Frank K, Kohen D.
Violence against children is a complex social, health, and legal issue in Canada associated with poor physical and mental health (PHAC, 2012; Burczyka, 2017). Eliminating violence against children is a target of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Rheum Patients on HCQ: Stick With It or Face Heart Consequences
(MedPage Today) -- High levels of adherence to prescribed antimalarial drugs for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was associated with markedly lower cardiovascular event rates in one Canadian province, researchers found. Rates for a composite...
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - September 11, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Increase Seen in COPD Hospital Admissions Since 2010 in Canada
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 -- The number of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has increased rapidly since 2010 in Canada, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Monarch House celebrates opening its 10th clinic in Canada
TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monarch House Ltd. ("Monarch House"), a Canadian network of interdisciplinary behavioural health centres focused on serving children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays, has expanded its national...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP CHI Source Type: news

Grimes was ' outraged ' after learning that Elon Musk fathered twins with Shivon Zilis at the same time as the public, new biography reveals
SpaxeX founder Elon Musk (L) and Canadian musician Grimes (Claire Boucher) attend the 2018 Space X Hyperloop Pod Competition, in Hawthorne, California on July 22, 2018. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images • None Grimes was reportedly upset to learn about Elon Musk's twins with Shivon Zilis at the same…#elonmusk #claireboucher #hawthorne #beckafp #shivonzilis #neuralink #walterisaacson #isaacson #starlink #ukraine
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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