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- 1/31/2024
New Brunswick’s only private abortion provider announces it is closing its doors
Its medical director, Dr. Adrian Edgar, said he could no longer afford the rent because the province does not fund abortions performed outside the hospital. - 1/31/2024
Backlash to transgender healthcare isn’t new—but the faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times
In the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender healthcare. - 1/31/2024
‘Completely overwhelmed’: Family doctors in Alberta take concerns to social media
Physicians shared their stories, one each hour for 24 hours on X and on Facebook as part of a campaign by the Alberta Medical Association. - 1/31/2024
UPDATED: Liberals delay expansion of assisted dying eligibility until 2027
Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation this morning that would delay the change until well after the next federal election, scheduled for 2025. - 1/31/2024
Alberta announces major changes to transgender policies around healthcare, schools and sport
The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association said he was worried about how the changes would affect the safety of some of the province's most vulnerable students. - 1/30/2024
Manulife, Loblaw need to ‘get the message’ on competition following deal: minister
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday the arrangement, which affects around 260 medications meant to treat complex, chronic or life-threatening conditions, is not in line with ‘the direction we want to see.’ - 1/30/2024
Canada’s fertility rate hit all-time low in 2022, Statistics Canada says
StatCan says it puts Canada in the middle of the pack of 10 high-income countries, which includes those in the G7. - 1/30/2024
EBay will pay US$59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as U.S. undergoes overdose epidemic
The machines can be used to manufacture counterfeit pills that look just like prescription pills but instead can be laced with substances like fentanyl. - 1/30/2024
B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care
The $32 million in funding will go toward operating imaging equipment for cancer diagnosis and expanding research. - 1/30/2024
Biogen plans to shut down its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm
Patients taking doses of Aduhelm available through the commercial market can continue until November.