The House of Representatives on Thursday directed its Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to conduct a baseline survey in the country’s six geopolitical zones on fake anti-malaria drugs and report back to it within four weeks. The House resolution follows the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance presented to lawmakers in plenary …
THE Department of Health, Wellbeing and Aged Affairs held a two-day stakeholder consultation this week to review national laboratory policy, legislation and regulation. The consultation was organized in collaboration with the Caribbean Med Labs Foundation, with support from the OECS (World Bank) Regional Health Project. More than fifty key laboratory stakeholders gathered at the Coco …
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey had only been working at the Food and Drug Administration for about a month when she was assigned to review a drug called thalidomide for distribution in America. Marketed as a sedative for pregnant women, thalidomide was already available in Canada, Germany and several African countries. This could have been a …
Photo from Pixabay KU Press Service LAWRENCE Starting October 2, people with disabilities are invited to participate in a national study based at the University of Kansas that aims to document their experiences on a variety of issues, including access to health care, housing, long COVID, transportation, employment and connection with their community. The National …
Continuing shortages of a popular diabetes drug used off-label for weight loss means some diabetic Calgarians are having to go without it, while others are seeking extra supplies. The 1 mg pen dose of Ozempic, a prescription drug approved in Canada to treat adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, has been in short supply …