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

Inside these homes, it's too hot for people to feel safe going to sleep
Source: CBC | Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news

When it's so hot inside, you use the balcony as a bedroom
Source: CBC | Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news

With flu season on the horizon, we answer your COVID-19 questions
After more than three years of COVID-19, many Canadians have learned how to make decisions around living with the virus. But as Canada heads into another cold and flu season, many still have questions about what to do if they start to feel sick. Here are answers to some common questions.
Source: CBC | Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news

Staggering mental health, addiction stats push northern First Nations to call for emergency declaration
Mental health and addictions issues aren't new in First Nations in northern Ontario, but people in the field say the situation is getting worse. Chiefs across the region are calling for urgent intervention to ease the crisis, along with more autonomy in delivering health-care services to their communities.
Source: CBC | Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Thunder Bay 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

Canada ’s Sagard Joins Middle East Rush With Abu Dhabi Office
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

E. Coli Source Sought In Daycare-Associated Outbreak In Canada
Investigators are testing samples from a kitchen shared by 11 childcare sites as hundreds of individuals test positive for E. coli.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrea Anderson, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Here are some of the biggest E. coli O157 outbreaks in Canada
An outbreak of E. coli infections at several Calgary daycares has infected more than 260 people, most of them children. It's not the first major outbreak of the food-borne illness— here's a chronological list of some of Canada's other major E. coli O157 outbreaks.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

Opinion: At PyroGenesis, a family transaction runs into allegations of fraud
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. PYR-T, a small Montreal-based seller of technology to the metals industry, says in a recent news release its investors have reasons to “take comfort” and to be “reassured.” What should prompt such Zen-like feelings? Well, the TSX-listed company says, it’s because the Quebec…#pyrogenesiscanadainc #montreal #tsx #quebec #autorité #ppeterpascali #pyrogenesis #tsxventureexchange #usnavy #peterppascali
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Visits to Canada ' s EDs Have Rebounded From Previous Lows Visits to Canada ' s EDs Have Rebounded From Previous Lows
After a sharp drop early in the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department visits in Canada have had variable but sustained increases.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine 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

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
New data shows that the number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. continued to fall through the late 2010s even as the nation's overdose crisis deepened
Source: ABC News: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

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