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Biocon Biologics Yesafili gets Health Canada nod for eye diseases

Biocon Biologics Yesafili gets Health Canada nod for eye diseases

Bengaluru: Biocon Biologics Ltd., a fully integrated global biosimilars company and a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd., has announced that Health Canada has granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for Yesafili (aflibercept), a biosimilar to Eylea...

Canadian Physicians Report Happiness, Acknowledge Challenges

Canadian Physicians Report Happiness, Acknowledge Challenges

Canadian physicians reported a high rate of happiness at work and in their home life in a new physician wellness survey conducted by Medscape Medical News. At the same time, many physicians acknowledged experiencing work-related burnout and...

Health-care workers who treat refugees plan message to Trump administration

Health-care workers who treat refugees plan message to Trump administration

Adeb Arianson fled his home in Kabul just days before the capital of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, as Western nations were evacuating their citizens and panic seized the city. He crossed the border to Tajikistan, where he had to spend a...

Many Kids Unnecessarily Hospitalized Following Allergic Reactions

Many Kids Unnecessarily Hospitalized Following Allergic Reactions

Key Takeaways Many kids are spending needless hours under hospital observation following an allergic reaction About 17% of kids are admitted for overnight observation But 95% could be safely discharged within two hours of treatment FRIDAY, June...

Biocon Biologics gets Health Canada nod for Yesafili; First global launch scheduled for July 4, 2025

Biocon Biologics Ltd. (BBL), announced that Health Canada has granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for Yesafili (aflibercept), a biosimilar to Eylea injection, in vial and prefilled syringe presentations, 2 mg/0.05 mL on June 26, 2025. This...

Biocon Biologics receives Health Canada approval for Yesafili™

Biocon Biologics receives Health Canada approval for Yesafili™

Biocon Biologics Ltd. (BBL), a fully integrated global biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon Ltd. (BSE code: 532523, NSE: BIOCON), is pleased to announce that Health Canada has granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for Yesafili™...

Prince Edward Island’s chief public health office confirms two new cases of measles

Prince Edward Island’s chief public health office confirms two new cases of measles

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 5:40 AM CDT Friday, Jun. 27, 2025 CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's chief public health office says two new cases of measles have been confirmed in the province. Read this article for free: We need your support!...

Canadian dollar moves up against Pak rupee – 27 June 2025

Canadian dollar moves up against Pak rupee – 27 June 2025

LAHORE – The buying rate of Canadian dollar registered an increase as it stood at Rs206.25 in open market of Pakistan on Friday, according to an online currency exchange portal. The private exchange companies are selling the Canadian Dollar for...

Thevenot cracks U19 western Canadian lacrosse team

Thevenot cracks U19 western Canadian lacrosse team

For a kid that’s only had a few years in field lacrosse, Ryan Thevenot’s rise through the ranks has been meteoric. The best part of all is that he might be just scratching the surface. After dedicating himself to the game just a few short years...

Back-and-Forth Levies in the North American Trade War: U.S. Tariffs and Canada’s Countermeasures (Update)

Back-and-Forth Levies in the North American Trade War: U.S. Tariffs and Canada’s Countermeasures (Update)

We continue to follow the U.S.-Canada trade dispute, in the context of the changing global trade situation, and will continue to update the following as required. This post updates the situation to include (i) the U.S. Proclamation, issued June 3,...

What Medicaid really is

What Medicaid really is

Some people on Medicaid may not realize it, as it has many names in Michigan and different names in other states. Chances are you know someone on MIChild, Healthy Michigan Plan, MI Health Link, Freedom to Work, Healthy Kids/Healthy Kids Dental,...

The CJN’s year-end antisemitism report card for Canadian schools and universities

The CJN’s year-end antisemitism report card for Canadian schools and universities

As Canadian public schools and universities wind down the 2024-2025 academic year this week, Jewish students can enjoy a desperately needed break from what has, by many accounts, been a difficult year for antisemitism in classrooms and on...

Canadian families with Batten disease comment on Charleigh

Canadian families with Batten disease comment on Charleigh

The anger is still fresh a week after the decision by the B.C. government to pull funding for Jori Fales’ daughter Charleigh’s medical treatment for Batten disease. Fales posted a video to social media expressing her emotions. “Yes, I am an...

Immersive Virtual Reality Is a Valuable Addition to Medical Training with the Right Planning

Immersive Virtual Reality Is a Valuable Addition to Medical Training with the Right Planning

By Auva Zarandi, Aryana Zarandi, Quang N. Ngo, Elif Bilgic Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are important in competency-based medical education, offering formative assessment for trainee development. However, some EPAs, including...

Meet one of the U.S. health-care workers moving to Nanaimo

Meet one of the U.S. health-care workers moving to Nanaimo

Registered nurse Brandy Frye will be moving to Nanaimo with her son Bruce, seen here at WildPlay Nanaimo, to work in the Nanaimo hospital’s emergency department — one of a growing number of U.S. health-care workers being recruited by the province....

Canadian national church hires accounting firm to investigate lease approval process for new General Synod office

Canadian national church hires accounting firm to investigate lease approval process for new General Synod office

The national office of the Anglican Church of Canada has hired an accounting firm to investigate the way in which a $9-million lease for its new Toronto location at 300 Bloor Street West—space to be shared with the national offices of the United...

Biocon Biologics gets nod to launch eye medicine, Yesafili in Canada

Biocon Biologics gets nod to launch eye medicine, Yesafili in Canada

Biocon Biologics has received the green light from Canadian officials to launch its biosimilar Yesafili (aflibercept), the first approved biosimilar to Eylea in the country. It is used for trating eye-related conditions, and the launch is likely...

Reports: Canadian Nembhard signs with Mavericks, Telfort with Clippers

Reports: Canadian Nembhard signs with Mavericks, Telfort with Clippers

Aurora, Ont., native Ryan Nembhard reportedly agreed to a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony on Thursday. Nembhard wasn't selected during the 2025 NBA Draft. Toronto's Dwight Powell and Montreal's...

Medicaid changes in Trump’s budget bill found to violate Senate rules, sending the GOP scrambling

Medicaid changes in Trump’s budget bill found to violate Senate rules, sending the GOP scrambling

Open this photo in gallery:The U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Senate parliamentarian advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s rules.Nathan...

Canadian national with drug conviction in Florida dies in ICE custody

Canadian national with drug conviction in Florida dies in ICE custody

I’M STEVEN GRAVES WITH YOUR NEWS TO GO. RIGHT NOW WE’RE WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A DEADLY OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN RIVIERA BEACH. POLICE OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC CALL ON CANOPY LANE. THE WOMAN DIED. THE MAN, WHO WAS...

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