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Outstanding Canadian achievements recognized for life-changing healthcare innovations
Lundbeck launches new treatment for rare form of acute leukemia
MONTREAL | Health Canada has approved Trisenox (arsenic trioxide) for relapsed or refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). This was made possible by a decision from Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate to remove a prior regulatory prohibition on arsenic-containing drug therapies for use in humans and by granting priority review.

Replacement beats repair for mitral valve surgery, study finds

MONTREAL | A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013 is expected to have a major effect on heart surgery.
Jewish General Hospital enters Quebec charter of values debate

MONTREAL | The new executive director of one of this city’s best-known hospitals has come out swinging against the proposed ban of religious dress in work places contained in Quebec’s controversial Bill 60.
Moderate physical activity helps reduce incidence of adolescent diabetes: study

MONTREAL | Long considered an adult-only disease, type 2 diabetes is becoming more prevalent among children. Children as young as eight years of age are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and the incidence appears to be increasing rapidly.
New name, mandate for Canadian stroke recovery research centre

MONTREAL | The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) and six of Canada's leading stroke research centres have announced a new name and bigger mandate for the HSF Centre for Stroke Recovery, the Canadian organization that leads the world in stroke recovery research.
Historic joint declaration says collaboration key to tackling vascular disease

Major conference issues declaration calling for a united front against heart disease, diabetes, stroke and related conditions
Novel program for early-onset morbid obesity licensed to Pfizer

MONTREAL | The Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer - Commercialization of Research and its host institution, the Université de Montréal, have licensed a novel early-onset morbid obesity pre-clinical program to Pfizer. The program was developed at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer.
Whole-blood bedside rapid pregnancy test now available

MONTREAL | Abbott says its i-STAT b-hCG is the only in vitro diagnostic point-of-care whole blood test for the early detection of pregnancy capable of delivering both quantitative and qualitative results within 10 minutes at the patient's bedside.
Quebec college warns against virgin certificates

MONTREAL | The president of Quebec’s physician regulatory body is warning doctors in the province against the issuing of so-called "virginity certificates" for young female patients.

Outstanding Canadian achievements recognized for life-changing healthcare innovations

Lundbeck launches new treatment for rare form of acute leukemia

Replacement beats repair for mitral valve surgery, study finds

Jewish General Hospital enters Quebec charter of values debate

Moderate physical activity helps reduce incidence of adolescent diabetes: study

New name, mandate for Canadian stroke recovery research centre

Historic joint declaration says collaboration key to tackling vascular disease

Novel program for early-onset morbid obesity licensed to Pfizer

Whole-blood bedside rapid pregnancy test now available

Quebec college warns against virgin certificates