Tag: Health Canada
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Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show
Overview: Internal documents surface warning signs Newly obtained internal documents raise questions about Health Canada’s approach to addressing the opioid crisis. The materials suggest that expert advisors pressed for expanding access to safe drugs for opioid users—an approach many public health experts say could reduce overdoses and save lives. The documents imply a tension between…
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Health Canada Ignored Expert Advice on Expanding Safe Drug Access
Overview: A policy standoff at Health Canada Newly disclosed internal documents raise questions about Health Canada’s approach to the ongoing opioid crisis. The materials suggest that health policy experts advised expanding access to safe, regulated drugs as a tool to reduce overdoses and save lives, but senior officials chose a more cautious path. The revelations…
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Health Canada ignored experts on expanding safe opioid treatment
Overview: A policy clash at Health Canada New internal documents indicate that Health Canada faced pressure to broaden access to safe, regulated drugs for people who use opioids, yet senior officials reportedly did not implement or even seriously consider the expert recommendations. The controversy centers on how best to reduce overdose deaths, stabilize communities affected…
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Saskatchewan Opens Immunization Clinics for COVID-19 and Flu Shots
New season for COVID-19 and flu vaccines in Saskatchewan Starting Tuesday, residents of Saskatchewan can schedule appointments for this year’s respiratory illness vaccinations. Public health clinics, participating pharmacies, some doctor and nurse practitioner offices, and certain walk‑in clinics are offering the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at no cost to eligible residents. The program aims to…
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AI breakthrough antibiotic for Crohn’s disease in Ontario
Ontario researchers leverage AI to forge new path in antibiotic therapy A McMaster University team, led by researcher Jon Stokes and in collaboration with partners at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has used artificial intelligence to identify a potential antibiotic treatment for Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The breakthrough, described by Stokes…