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Canadian seniors struggling to afford medication, study finds
Steve Morgan is the lead author of new study and a professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia
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Canadian drug prices
Steve Morgan, professor of public health at UBC, on a new study that says Canadians are paying a lot more for the drugs we use
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Tuberculosis drug price up 2,000%
Fluctuations in the price of TB drug an example of disturbing trend, health professionals say
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Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital launches new service to treat epilepsy
Patients with advanced seizure disorders used to be transferred to other facilities, but now they can receive care directly at South Nassau in Oceanside.
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World Kidney Day: Kidney issues those with diabetes are prone to
Individuals with diabetes are at increased risk of developing kidney problems, known as diabetic nephropathy or diabetic kidney disease. This condition occurs due to long-term high blood sugar levels damaging the kidneys' small blood...
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An oath to duty and their people: Displaced medics provide aid in Rafah
Free medical care, psychological support, and nutrition therapy for sick patients by MedFaith team in Rafah despite depleted equipment.
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Mi'kmaw elder reflects on how climate change may affect traditional plant medicines
Medicine person Brian Joe Francis sat down with CBC's Sis’moqon to unpack her medicine bundle, talk about the future of local plants and how Indigenous people will adapt in the face of a changing climate.
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Americares Is Celebrating 45 Years of Lifesaving Aid
CEO of Americares Christine Squires shares how the organization is helping provide medical assistance in a time of increasing instability, war, and climate-related disaster.
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Biden to Convene Supply Chain Counsel Today
Biden to Convene Supply Chain Counsel Today
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Brussels drafts plans to avoid EU pharmaceutical shortages
The European Commission presented a series of measures Tuesday to prevent future drug shortages, including the immediate launch of a voluntary EU-wide solidarity mechanism for medicines.
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Ghana economy on the brink of collapse as crisis deepens
Ghana is going through its worst economic crisis in years.
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Brussels to present plans to avoid medicine shortages as Europe suffers from lack of supply
The situation is considered critical in most European countries, but according to Steffen Thirstrup, Chief Medical Officer at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), people should not start stockpiling medicines.
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Medicine shortage across Europe
For months, people across Europe needing basic medicines have found them harder to get.
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UN: More than one million Afghan children to suffer severe malnut
The United Nations children’s agency estimates 1.1 million Afghan children under the age of five are expected to suffer
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In Iran, patients are struggling to find their medications
One of the central talking points in Vienna as Western powers and Iran try to revive a 2015 deal has been the impact of economic sanctions.
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Doctors fear ‘surge in deaths’ after Lebanon lifts drug subsidies
Crisis-hit medical woes continue to roil, with expensive subsidies partially lifted and no social assistance programme in place.
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Sudan: Pharmacies struggle to get hold of medication
Pharmaceutical importers say since the currency devaluation, some medicines have become too expensive to bring into Sudan.
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Coronavirus pandemic: Iran health authorities fear increase in cases
A rare look inside an Iranian hospital amid fears of a second wave of cases due to people ignoring warnings to stay at home.
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'We must follow the evidence; there are no shortcuts,' WHO says
The World Health Organization is warning people against using unproven treatments in the fight against the coronavirus.
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France enters second week of lockdown as COVID-19 deaths rise
Government is urging people to be more disciplined and stay indoors to stop the spread - 100,000 police officers have been deployed to enforce the restrictions.
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Supply 'slump' for drugs made in China a cause for concern, says WHO
The coronavirus has disrupted the supply chain for essential medicines that are used around the world, including those that treat chronic diseases.
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IMF team in Lebanon to help tackle economic crisis
Government is yet to decide whether it will default on its loan payments - a move that could lead to unpopular austerity measures.
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Big Pharma versus the EU: who should pay for urban wastewater treatment?
The pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries have gone to the EU's court to challenge a directive that requires them to finance at least 80% of urban wastewater treatment.