When generic versions of weight-loss drugs arrive, public plans should cover them, experts say
Open this photo in gallery: Boxes of semaglutide injection pens on a shelf inside a fridge at Durham…
Patients should be monitored for maternal complications over longer period, study suggests
Serious maternal complications affected nearly 30 in every 1,000 pregnancies in Ontario from conception to six weeks after…
Canada sheds 84,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rises to 6.7%
Open this photo in gallery: The production line at a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., in 2023.…
Health experts call on governments to address rising rate of obesity
Open this photo in gallery: A man prepares a shot of Ozempic. Almost 70 per cent of adults…
Iran targets commercial ships and Dubai airport as U.S.-Israeli strikes continue
Open this photo in gallery: A billboard depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, centre, handing the…
Public spending on prescriptions rises to $20.1-billion in 2024 as use of Ozempic grows
Public spending on prescription medications in Canada grew by more than 9 per cent in 2024, with one…
Alberta-Ottawa MOU talks should address renewables roadblocks, think tank says
Open this photo in gallery: Wind turbines near Pincher Creek, Alta., with the Rocky Mountains in the background.…
AI is practising medicine without a licence
Open this photo in gallery: OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health in January and claims that more than 230 million…
Janet Bannister bucks tough venture-capital trend, raising $50-million for early-stage fund
Open this photo in gallery: Janet Bannister, managing partner at Staircase Ventures, in her Toronto home.Fred Lum/the Globe…
Canada must remember that the future is electricity, not fossil fuels
Kevin Thomas is chief executive officer of the Shareholder Association for Research & Education, which recently released the…
Is the $1.7-million retirement savings target a ‘meaningless’ number?
Open this photo in gallery: Visual Generation/iStockPhoto / Getty Images A recent survey from BMO found that Canadians…
Ultraprocessed foods may play a role in children’s behavioural development, Canadian study suggests
Open this photo in gallery: Dr. Kozeta Miliku, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, in June,…