- Wednesday
- November 13th, 2019
FitManitoba
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, hailing a "critical step" towards its licensing, access and roll-out in countries most at risk of outbreaks. "This is the fastest vaccine...
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade, a blockbuster drug that treats autoimmune disorders, has steadily lost market share among patients enrolled in the Canadian province of Quebec’s public drug program, even after a court ruling reinstated full coverage in...
(Reuters) - A 17-year-old Michigan boy facing “imminent death” from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A man uses...
Health Canada suggests the best way to prevent antibiotic resistance among some infectious bacteria is to reduce the necessity of taking antibiotics in the first place, while one expert believes the best approach would come out of government policy. On...
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s opposition Labour Party will pledge on Wednesday to spend an extra 26 billion pounds ($33 billion) on healthcare if it wins the Dec. 12 election, including recruiting thousands more staff, rebuilding facilities and providing new equipment....
(Reuters Health) - People who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than individuals who don’t have any sleep difficulties, a recent study suggests. Researchers followed 487,200 people in...
An increase in visits to the emergency department after a recall of some blood pressure medications suggests better co-ordination between Health Canada, doctors and pharmacists when a recall is announced, a study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences says....
(Reuters Health) - When surgeons cut their prescribing of opioids for pain by more than 50%, their patient-satisfaction scores didn’t suffer, a small U.S. study found. As reported in JAMA Surgery, the study team analyzed patient satisfaction results for 11...
(Reuters Health) - White mothers may receive more pain assessments after delivery and have better access to painkillers than women from other racial and ethnic groups, two new studies suggest. For one study, researchers examined data on postpartum pain scores...
Spending time outdoors is long understood to offer mental health perks, including reduced stress, improved sleep and enhanced cognition. But these public spaces might also benefit the global economy, new research suggests. Visits to national parks around the world may...
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