As US President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian goods like automobiles, his administration has announced a working group to look into importing prescription medications from Canada and elsewhere to give Americans access to cheaper drugs. The …
Lire le texteMany valuable initiatives are outlined in the ambitious mandate letter from Justin Trudeau to his newly appointed health minister, Patty Hajdu. These include important responsibilities relating to effective, affordable medicines. While these plans have the …
Lire le texteCanada is in the process of introducing increasingly stringent measures to discourage use of tobacco, while simultaneously moving forward with a plan that, regardless of its intentions, tacitly legitimizes the recreational use of marijuana through …
Lire le texteOn November 15, as it hosted delegates from more than 80 countries at the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference in Vancouver, Canada announced a series of new initiatives as part of the government’s efforts …
Lire le texteLost in the often vitriolic debate over electronic cigarettes versus traditional cigarettes are little nonbiodegradable pieces of plastic: cigarette butts. They are the world’s most ubiquitous form of litter, with millions upon millions of them …
Lire le texteHealth Canada has announced new regulations that respond to the opioid crisis by making it easier to access treatments not yet authorized for sale in Canada but which are available in the United States, the …
Lire le texteTuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease on the planet. Nevertheless, TB is not high on the lists of health concerns of most Canadians. While it cut a wide swath through the population …
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