News by subject: HEALTH

This holiday season, Pizza Nova will offer its 60th anniversary tote bag, featuring the brand's renowned "Ciao" greeting, to help raise funds for SickKids Foundation. Retailing at $15.99 per bag, Pizza Nova will donate a portion of proceeds toward...

November 27, 2023 Improved imaging and advanced tools drive standardized workflow efficiency across multiple specialtiesShared common interface and transducers let users move effortlessly between ultrasound systems for a more simplified user...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. , a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today reported topline results from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 proof-of-concept X-NOVA clinical trial, which evaluated the clinical efficacy,...

November 26, 2023 BlueSeal MR Mobile's unique magnet technology advances patient outcomes and access to care with high quality diagnostic imaging and enhanced workflows Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Chicago, USA ? Royal Philips , a global...

November 26, 2023 New innovations help hospitals and health systems to consistently deliver accessible, high-quality care to patients in a sustainable way Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Chicago, USA ? Royal Philips , a global leader in...

Curium, a global leader in nuclear medicine, announced today the successful completion of patient enrollment in the pivotal Phase 3 ECLIPSE trial. ECLIPSE is a Phase 3, multi-center, open-label, randomized clinical trial comparing the safety and...

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd ("Junshi Biosciences," HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced a new publication...

bioLytical, in partnership with NGO Coalition PLUS, has donated over 8,000 rapid tests across 25 countries and partner organizationsbioLytical is a Canadian company that develops and manufactures all its tests locally for worldwide...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that Herriot Tabuteau, MD, Axsome's Chief Executive Officer, will...

Phase two of Economist Impact's Health Inclusivity Index, supported by Haleon, measures experience of health inclusion across 42,000 people in 40 countriesHealth inclusivity scores fall worldwide with addition of lived experience data, exposing...

The revelation that former Health Minister Christine Elliott has registered as a lobbyist for a for-profit hospital known as Don Mills Surgical Unit, now owned by Clearpoint Health Network, has raised serious questions about ethics and conflict of...

Every 20 seconds, an individual with diabetes loses a limb due to poor foot health. Each year, over 700 Albertans undergo diabetes-related lower-limb amputations. Sadly, 90% of these amputations are preventable. A long-time Calgary community...

According to the results of a national survey of Canadian toddler parents conducted by Maru/Blue on behalf of Boogie Wipes, just a nose length shy of half (44 per cent) say runny noses/sniffles are among the top three most difficult cold and flu...

BioSyent Inc. ("BioSyent", "the Company", TSX Venture: RX) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, BioSyent Pharma Inc., has commenced the first shipments of its new oncology supportive care product, Gelclair®, to wholesalers in Canada. Gelclair®...

Fortrea , a leading global contract research organization (CRO), today announced a partnership with Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company and leading provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, to use Medidata AI Intelligent...

London, UK ? November 20, 2023 ? OPEN Health, a preeminent global provider of consulting, HEOR and market access, patient engagement, and scientific and creative communications services, is bringing together experts in strategic patient innovation...

Medicenna Therapeutics Corp. ("Medicenna" or the "Company") , a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on the development of...

In just a few weeks, the federal government is expected to announce the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). Dentists want to help the government develop a plan that will work well for patients, dental care providers and taxpayers alike. This week,...

November 16, 2023 To unlock patient data for precision diagnosis and treatment, the new partnership includes digital pathology, clinical informatics, and innovative AI-enabled diagnostics with an enterprise monitoring as a...

Salona Global Medical Device Corporation (the ???"Company") , soon to be renamed Evome Medical Technologies Inc., today announced the debut of the Biodex SpaceTek Kneetm Device: A revolutionary, portable medical device for treating patients with knee...

While many caregivers feel a sense of purpose in their work caring for individuals with physical disabilities, over 61% said that doing so has made their own health worse.  This and more caregiver insights were uncovered in BraunAbility's 2023 Drive...

Curium, a world leader in nuclear medicine, announced today that in partnership with its exclusive distributor SYN Innovation Laboratories in Greece, the first patients in Greece have been injected with PYLCLARI® (INN: Piflufolastat (18F) also known...

Ski Vermont announces the return of its popular Fifth Grade Passport Program for the 2023-2024 ski season. The Passport program provides access to 20 alpine ski areas and 24 cross country areas with more than 90 days of skiing and riding for any...

Dr. Meivys Garcia, Dr. Marta Wais, and Dr. Crystal Chan, co-owners of Markham Fertility Centre (MFC) proudly announce that Mark Evans, one of the top healthcare directors in the country in assisted reproduction, will be joining MFC as its Managing...

Building on years of clinical equality advocacy, FCB Health New York, an IPG Health Company, created EQL Band ? an innovative prototype for the world's first smartwatch band that uses sound smart technology to accurately hear all heartbeats equally,...

PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. ("PharmAla") , a Canadian biotechnology company dedicated to the research and development of clinical-grade LaNeotm MDMA and novel MDXX compounds, and Filament Health Corp. (NEO:FH) ("Filament"), a clinical-stage...

DiagnaMed Holdings Corp. ("DiagnaMed" or the "Company") , a generative artificial intelligence healthcare company, is pleased to announce it has been accepted into the Southern Ontario Pharmaceutical & Health Innovation Ecosystem ("SOPHIE") Program...

Qu Biologics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a novel platform of immunotherapies designed to restore innate immune function, is pleased to announce that its Phase 2 clinical trial in...

Salona Global Medical Device Corporation (the ???"Company") , soon to be renamed Evome Medical Technologies Inc., announced its attendance at Medica 2023 which is held annually in Dusseldorf, Germany. Being one of the premier events in the medical...

IntelGenx Corp.  (the "Company" or "IntelGenx") today announced that the Swedish Medical Products Agency ("MPA"), the Swedish Ethical Review Authority, and the Regional Biobank Centre have approved the planned clinical study to investigate the use...

Grassroots projects make communities better. Now, 22 of them in Ontario and B.C. have received funding thanks to RTOERO's annual community grants campaign.  Since 1968, RTOERO has been a voice for teachers, school and board administrators,...

MADD Canada's School Program is back in Prince Edward Island to deliver its life-saving sober driving message to students, with generous support from Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission (PEI Liquor). MADD Canada's School Program is...

London, UK ? November 9, 2023 ? OPEN Health, a preeminent global provider of consulting, HEOR and market access, patient engagement, and scientific and creative communications services, will be presenting innovative research at the upcoming ISPOR...

PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. ("PharmAla") , the University of Calgary ("UC"), and Heroic Hearts Canada ("HHC", and collectively, the "Parties") are pleased to announce that they have completed a Letter of Intent ("LOI"), and received initial Ethics...

LifeLabs is honoured to have welcomed the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, to our state-of-the-art medical diagnostic laboratory. Today's visit marks an important recognition of our long-lasting partnership with the Ontario government,...

Canada's healthcare system is facing critical challenges, putting the health and safety of Canadians at risk. While a response to the current crisis is urgent, there are also opportunities to reinforce a strong foundation for the future of the...

LifeLabs is pleased to announce its partnership with LifestyleRx to offer Canadians greater support in managing their health with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Canada has a growing diabetes population with currently 1 in 3 Canadians living with...

November 7, 2023 Total investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reaches USD 60 million, accelerating expansion of new AI-guided ultrasound capabilities on Philips Lumify Handheld UltrasoundInnovation helps address worldwide shortage of...

PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. ("PharmAla" or the "Company") , a biotechnology company focused on the research, development, and manufacturing of novel MDXX class molecules (including MDMA), is pleased to announce that it has completed its first...

Sobi North America, the North American affiliate of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi®), today announced that Health Canada has approved DOPTELET® (avatrombopag), an oral thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA), for the treatment of...

The Global Health Exhibition, held from October 29 to October 31, 2023, proved an outstanding success for the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC). As a Strategic Healthcare Partner, KFSH&RC showcased groundbreaking...

Revive Therapeutics Ltd. ("Revive" or the "Company") , a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of therapeutics for medical needs and rare disorders, newly-formed subsidiary, Revive Diagnostics Inc., today announced...

ExCellThera Inc. (ExCellThera), a world leader in blood stem cell expansion and fitness, announced today several UM171 presentations, including an oral session on new data from Phase 2 studies of investigational UM171 cell therapy in high-risk blood...

Today, Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) launched its new project to share solutions for the effective, safe, and equitable medical use of opioids to address short and long-term pain in youth. Funded by Health Canada's Substance Use and Addictions...

The Global Virus Network (GVN) today announced the appointment of Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, as President of the GVN. Dr. Vermund is the Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, former Dean of the Yale School of Public Health (2017-2022) and serves...

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced it is joining advocacy organizations around the world to help raise...

November 2, 2023 Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Farnborough, UK ? Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology and County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT), one of the largest integrated care providers in England, today...

Dynacare, a Labcorp subsidiary and one of Canada's leading health and wellness solutions providers, and Diabetes Canada are teaming up once again this November on the #Dynacare4Diabetes campaign to raise awareness of the risk factors of type 2...

NetworkNewsAudio ? Lexaria Bioscience Corp. announces the availability of a broadcast titled, "Can Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs Get Even Better?" To hear the AudioPressRelease, please visit: The NetworkNewsAudio News Podcast To view the full...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and this year, Diabetes Canada is calling on Canadians to show support for people affected by diabetes through the Let's Make Time campaign, inspiring people to learn more about this too-often "invisible"...