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Feds to Invest $192M to Help Create and Produce Coronavirus Vaccine, says Trudeau
Justin Trudeau says the federal government is planning to invest $192 million to help create and produce vaccines for COVID-19. -
Quebec Researchers Test Potential COVID-19 Treatment
Researchers at the Montreal Heart Institute are recruiting Canadians with COVID-19 to test an anti-inflammatory drug as a potential treatment.Comments
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Federal Ministers and Health Officials Provide COVID-19 Update
In Ottawa, Canadian federal ministers, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer, provide an update on the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Comments
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Canada Needs Universal, Single-Payer, Public Prescription Drug Coverage
Every year, nearly three million Canadians say they cannot afford to fill one or more of their prescriptions.Comments
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Cystic Fibrosis Group Raises Concerns About Drug Access
At a news conference in Ottawa, representatives from Cystic Fibrosis Canada raise concerns about proposed changes to drug-pricing provisions in the Patented Medicines Regulations, which they say could hinder patients’ access to new medications.Comments
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Travellers Face Dilemma Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Travellers with trips booked to areas hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak are facing dilemmas, and high costs, over whether to head overseas.Comments
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Cancer Drugs Routinely Thrown Out, Wasting Millions of Dollars per Year: Study
The health-care system is wasting millions of dollars by buying cancer medications that are thrown out because of the way they are packaged by drug makers.Comments
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Travelling Amid Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
Does travel insurance cover the cost of being quarantined? What services to consulates provide? Should you cancel your next vacation?Comments
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Coronavirus Outbreak Could Bring Medical Supply, Drug Shortage
In this episode of Global National, Jackson Proskow looks at how the production of vital pharmaceuticals and medical supplies has ground to a halt in China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak.Comments
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Legalizing Hard Drugs Not a 'Panacea' to Opioid Crisis, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he isn't convinced that decriminalizing hard drugs killing thousands of Canadians is a panacea to the country's ongoing opioid epidemic.Comments
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Could decriminalization solve the opioid crisis?
Canada could take lessons from Portugal, a country that was once ridden with a heroin epidemic.Comments
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Behind the News 2019: The Opioids Crisis
Reporter Bruce Deachman and photojournalist Julie Oliver share their stories of working on a series about the opioid crisis in Ottawa.Comments
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Opioids: 'When they buy those drugs, it's a loaded gun'
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Glybera: World’s Most Expensive Drug Gets Second Chance
The made-in Canada medical breakthrough that became the world’s most expensive drug, Glybera, is getting a second chance through the National Research Council of Canada.Comments
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Canada Election: How Each Federal Party Plans to Deal with the Opioid Crisis
Across Canada, 1 person dies every 2 hours from opioid-related causes. The opioid crisis is a top issue in this federal election campaign. Here’s how each party plans to address the problem if elected.Comments
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