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- 3/11/2024
Maker of much-debated ALS drug says it may stop selling it after study showed it didn’t work
The U.S. FDA approved Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ Relyvrio in September 2022, following a years-long advocacy campaign by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a fatal muscle-wasting disease. - 3/11/2024
Obesity drug Wegovy is approved to cut heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a label change requested by drugmaker Novo Nordisk that expands the use of semaglutide. - 3/11/2024
B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users’ privacy
The ruling published online Friday says the action against Flo Health Inc. alleges the company shared users’ highly personal health information with third-parties, including Facebook, Google and other companies. - 3/11/2024
B.C. begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukemia
Dr. Kim Chi, the chief medical officer for BC Cancer, says patients who needed the treatment would previously have to be sent outside the province or country. - 3/8/2024
The Discount Code Doctor is in
There are different ways doctors use social media, all of which hinge on the authority that a medical degree provides. But the rise of the physician influencer begs the question: How should doctors present themselves online? - 3/8/2024
Drinking tea reduces biological aging: study
A new Chinese study looked at the role of tea consumption in longevity and biological aging. - 3/8/2024
Legal column: A sudden illness
The 26-year-old visited the ER the day before she died but the court sided with doctors. - 3/8/2024
‘Really hard for physicians’: Is your patient experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding?
Dr. Michelle Sholzberg has advice what (and what not) to ask patients to get an accurate picture of whether their menstrual bleeding is really abnormal.