News by subject: HEALTH

Seven military Veterans living with chronic pain from across Canada completed the first-ever Military Veterans Alpine Challenge (Alpine Challenge) ? a seven-kilometre hike accessed by helicopter that took place in Whistler, British Columbia on...

Entourage Health Corp. ("Entourage" or the "Company"), a Canadian producer and distributor of award-winning cannabis products, is pleased to announce its medical subsidiary Starseed Medicinal ("Starseed") has added four new union groups to its...

Updates to Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRDGs) are entering the final stages. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is holding a four-week, online consultation from Aug. 29 to Sept. 23, 2022, on the findings of...

LexaGene Holdings, Inc.,  ("LexaGene" or the "Company"), an innovative, molecular diagnostics company that has commercialized the MiQLab® System for automated, genetic testing, announces the System can perform the Centers for Disease Control and...

Lifeist Wellness Inc. ("Lifeist" or the "Company") , a health-tech company that leverages advancements in science and technology to build breakthrough companies that transform human wellness, today announced increasing momentum for its U.S....

August 26, 2022 Philips AI-powered interventional and diagnostic smart systems and at-home solutions connect care across the cardiology care pathway to enhance diagnostic confidence, drive greater efficiency, and improve patient outcomes Amsterdam,...

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 today that Suzhou...

Optimi Health Corp. (FRA: 8BN) ("Optimi" or the "Company"), a Canadian-based company licensed by Health Canada to produce natural, scalable, and accessible psychedelic and functional mushrooms for transformational human experiences, is pleased to...

Cannabix Technologies Inc. (the "Company or Cannabix") developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace reports it continues to successfully test a supplemental version of its FAIMS technology for detection of...

The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) has launched its most recent phase in a series of COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccine information materials by and for Indigenous peoples living in urban centres. This comes at a time when many people...

In May of 2021, CHAIR (The Coalition for Community & Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction) was pleased to partner with Lundin Mining and Yee Hong Center for Geriatric Care to pilot an Antimicrobial Copper Project in one of Yee Hong's long-term...

BetterLife Pharma Inc. ("BetterLife" or the "Company") , is an emerging biotech company focused on the development and commercialization of cutting-edge treatments for mental disorders. A recent study, published in Experimental Neurology, has...

Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray" or the "Company") , a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that its medical cannabis...

Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix") today announced the publication of an article entitled "Reduction in the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events with the BET Protein Inhibitor Apabetalone in Patients with Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome, Type 2...

Bright Peak Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing next-generation precision immunotherapies to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced the appointment of Jon Wigginton, M.D., as its President of Research and Development....

Advocates and experts spoke with one voice today decrying the new law that the Ford government introduced yesterday and intends to pass within just two weeks. The new law, disingenuously titled "More Beds, Better Care Act" gives new powers to force...

Spectral Medical Inc. ("Spectral" or the "Company") , a late stage theranostic company advancing therapeutic options for sepsis and septic shock, as well as commercializing a new proprietary platform targeting the renal replacement therapy market...

August 18, 2022 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips today convenes an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) and publishes the agenda with explanatory note. The sole purpose of the EGM is to appoint Roy Jakobs as the company's...

We are pleased to share the exciting news that Jennifer Cudlipp, Chief Operating Officer, LifeLabs, has been recognized by Business in Vancouver in BC500 list for the second consecutive year. Celebrating ?visionaries, innovators and trailblazers',...

Bicycle Health, the leading provider of virtual opioid addiction treatment, and Tele911, a telemedicine company specializing in reducing medically unnecessary ambulance transports of stable 911 patients to hospital ERs, today announced a partnership...

Vena Medical, a leading developer of cutting-edge neurovascular devices, announces the successful treatment of the first five patients in the world using the Vena BDACtm at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) University Hospital and The Ottawa...

Optimi Health Corp. (FRA: 8BN) ("Optimi" or the "Company"), a Canadian-based company licensed by Health Canada to produce natural, scalable, and accessible psychedelic and functional mushrooms for transformational human experiences, has received...

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, is pleased to provide an update on the Company's U.S. Food & Drug...

August 16, 2022 Frans van Houten to hand over as CEO to Roy Jakobs, a highly experienced international leader with a proven track record in delivering business value and extensive knowledge of Philips and its businesses Amsterdam, the...

Mydecine Innovations Group (NEO: MYCO) ("Mydecine" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company aiming to transform the treatment of mental health and addiction disorders, today reported financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022....

ProMIS Neurosciences, Inc. ("ProMIS" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics targeting misfolded proteins such as toxic oligomers, implicated in the development of...

Small Pharma Inc. (the "Company" or "Small Pharma"), a biotechnology company focused on short-acting psychedelic-assisted therapies for mental health conditions, today announces that it has received approval from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare...

August 12, 2022 First-ever global consensus guidance published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular InterventionsUse of IVUS recommended in all phases of lower extremity arterial and venous revascularization...

NOVA LEAP HEALTH CORP. ("Nova Leap" or "the Company"), a growing home health care organization, is pleased to announce the release of financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. All amounts are in United States dollars unless otherwise...

Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. , a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company committed to the global development and commercialization of cytisinicline for smoking cessation and nicotine addiction, today announced second quarter 2022 financial results...

Wellbeing Digital Sciences Inc. ("Wellbeing" or the "Company") (NEO: MEDI) (FRA: SQ2) has filed the required notice to change its financial year end from July 31st to October 31st, in accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 51-102...

More than 1,200 youth ages 13 to 17 in Burkina Faso, Ghana and India will engage in intercultural dialogue and explore contemporary global issues, including climate change, the rights of women and girls, and action against hate speech as part of a...

NetworkNewsAudio ? Lexaria Bioscience Corp. announces the availability of a broadcast titled, "The Power of Science to Stop a Killer." To hear the AudioPressRelease, please visit: The NetworkNewsAudio News Podcast To view the full editorial,...

Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. ("Yield10" or the "Company"), an agricultural bioscience company, today reported...

Optimi Health Corp. (FRA: 8BN) ("Optimi" or the "Company"), a Canadian-based company licensed by Health Canada to produce natural, scalable, and accessible psychedelic and functional...

The Ontario Federation of Labour is panning the Ford government's 2022 Throne Speech as "out of ideas and out of touch." Just one day after hundreds of frontline workers protested Ontario's health care and cost-of-living crises, Ford failed to...

via InvestorWire ? Lexaria Bioscience Corp. today announces its placement in an editorial published by NetworkNewsWire ("NNW"), one of 50+ trusted brands within the InvestorBrandNetwork ("IBN"), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company...

Ontario workers marked the return of the Ontario Legislature with an action at Queen's Park, to tell the Ford government what working people in the province urgently need. "Ontarians are struggling," said Ahmad Gaied, Secretary-Treasurer of the...

AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (the "Company" or "AVCR") is pleased to announce that the Company is significantly expanding the number of Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacies offering its HealthTab point-of-care testing platform under a renewed Master Service...

The Biocodex Microbiota Foundation, an organization founded by Biocodex and dedicated to inspiring scientific projects that explore the microbiome, is calling for grant proposals from innovative researchers at Canadian institutions. The Biocodex...

WHAT: USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is hosting a free webinar series titled "ARS Research to Mitigating the Impacts of Heat Stress on Animal Health and Well-being in the Livestock and Poultry Industries."  WHEN: August 3 and August 10,...

ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics targeting misfolded proteins such as toxic oligomers implicated in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced...

Telemedical service provider MedAire, An International SOS Company has today revealed new data highlighting the most common injuries and illnesses onboard superyachts. The company, which provides services to over 50% of the world's largest...

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) announces the planned retirement of George D. Wendel, Jr., MD, Executive Director, effective December 31, 2023.  Dr. Wendel started his nearly 12-year-long career at ABOG as the Assistant to...

The AOP Health Group (AOP Health) is a European pioneer for integrated therapies for rare diseases and in critical care headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The company focuses on research, development and global sales of innovative treatment solutions...

Zenas BioPharma, a global biopharmaceutical company committed to becoming a leader in the development and commercialization of immune-based therapies for patients in need around the world, announced that it has received approval of its...

Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (the "Company" or "Sunshine Biopharma"), a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of oncology and antiviral drugs today announced that it has agreed to provide additional resources...

MCI Onehealth Technologies Inc. ("MCI") , a clinician-led healthcare technology company focused on increasing access to and quality of healthcare, and MDClone, a digital health company and leader in synthetic data, are pleased to announce an advanced...

WHAT: USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is hosting a free webinar series titled "ARS Research to Mitigating the Impacts of Heat Stress on Animal Health and Well-being in the Livestock and Poultry Industries."  WHEN: July 27, August 3, and...

The grades are in: For the fourth time since 2015, Restaurants Canada has given each province a report card on how industry-friendly their liquor policy landscape is for bars and restaurants. In this year's Raise the Bar report, Quebec dropped...