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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2020
Crisis or not, Alberta must not do an end-run around Health Canada
20 April 2020 - On April 12, in response to a perceived delay in Health Canada’s approval of a Canadian-made ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2020
Alberta expands coverage for cystic fibrosis drug
1 March 2020 - It's a step forward but there's a long way to go, says advocate. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2020
Alberta’s switch to biosimilar drugs may pose legal challenges for doctors
24 February 2020 - Prescribing cheaper medications for arthritis, diabetes or Crohn’s disease could be at odds with physicians’ legal requirement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2019
Alberta changes coverage of biologic drugs for people with Crohn's, diabetes, arthritis
12 December 2019 - The provincial government says will free up hundreds of millions of dollars in health funding during the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2018
Enstilar is now covered by the Alberta Drug Benefit List for adults with psoriasis vulgaris
3 December 2018 - Leo Pharma Canada has announced that as of 1 December 2018, Enstilar has been added as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2018
We need to have a 'difficult conversation' about Alberta's health-care costs
21 March 2018 - Spending has been soaring — particularly on our oldest patients — and at this rate, something's got ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2017
Edmonton woman begs Alberta to cover life-changing $250K cystic fibrosis drug
12 December 2017 - At 25 years old, cystic fibrosis patient Katrina Secord says her fate is in the hands ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2017
Alberta promises to offer universal access to the abortion pill
20 April 2017 - Alberta is promising to offer the abortion pill free of charge to all women. ...