Marc-André Gagnon

Jeffrey Epstein et la philanthropie scientifique
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Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

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Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition

It seems that voting for MAHA to reduce the use of glyphosate-based herbicide was not a great idea after all...

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Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

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Join us on Feb 4 for From Evidence to Access:
Advancing Pediatric Rare Disease Drug Availability in Canada.

Matthew McDonald & Douglas Clark will discuss the evolving role of HTA and reimbursement policy in #pediatric #raredisease care.

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Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89 ‘I wish we could have spared him from seeing that’: Friends of Bill Foege on his legacy, and his anger over anti-vaccination.

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Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals Neither Health Minister’s office nor federal regulator ruled out including U.S. FDA on forthcoming list

Should Canada approve new drugs based on decisions in other countries? Especially in the context of politicization of drug approvals at the FDA?

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Seminar | The Role of Litigation in Exposing Challenges in Medical Research and Healthcare

This looks very interesting!
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Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop" Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.

Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."

The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
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Kennedy Said His Dietary Advisers Would Have ‘No Conflicts of Interest.’ Some Did.

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With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time David Mitchell, who helped launch Patients for Affordable Drugs to raise awareness of high drug prices and seek to bring them down, died at age 75.

I was very sad to learn of the passing of David Mitchell,
a cancer patient who turned his own battle into a fight to make medicines more affordable. Here, @pharmalot.bsky.social gets at why Mitchell was so special.

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A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup

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Opinion | In Appalachia, Children Inherited the Opioid Crisis The pain of drug addiction continues to course through towns like Clarksburg, W.Va., where many babies are born withdrawing and have to be taken from their parents.

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Pesticides : la fin des évaluations régulières inquiète Des chercheurs et des organisations non gouvernementales s'inquiètent de l'intention du gouvernement fédéral d'arrêter la réévaluation régulière des pesticides.

Pesticides : la fin des évaluations régulières inquiète

Des chercheurs et des organisations non gouvernementales s'inquiètent de l'intention du gouvernement fédéral d'arrêter la réévaluation régulière des pesticides.

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Reclaiming human care from surveillance capitalism We must end the commodification of health data by big tech companies, centre healthcare on care, and put people back in control, argue Victor, J P, and Victor M Montori Big tech companies are drivin...

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MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.

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Number of people starting ADHD meds is up 157% in Ontario: study | Health News | thecanadianpressnews.ca share.google/PR4Be8RKfd9d...

Landmark glyphosate safety study retracted for Monsanto ghostwriting, other ethics problems A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday.

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Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada - CCPA Canada has a drug price problem, and it risks getting a lot worse in the near future. Canadian prices for patented drugs are already the 4th highest amongst 31 countries in the Organization for Econom...

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Cour d'appel de Lyon, 19 novembre 2025, 22/02377 Décision complète CA Lyon, 19 nov. 2025, n° 22/02377 : résumé, parties en présence, historique du contentieux et portée juridique.

Un contentieux entre un laboratoire pharmaceutique et une ex-employée dévoile les dessous peu reluisants du métier des "visiteurs médicaux" (la VM dans le jargon pharma, qui flirte -pour ne pas dire plus- avec les limites de la loi anti-cadeaux) : justice.pappers.fr/decision/955...

To Avoid Tariffs, U.K. Agrees to Trump’s Demand to Pay More for Drugs

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Maximum the Hormone
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New from the Trump administration to make America great again: Nursing is no longer a profession.

This is not a joke.

Familiprix lance sa marque maison de médicaments génériques... mais refuse d’en parler publiquement La chaîne Familiprix s’est récemment lancée dans le lucratif marché des médicaments génériques de marque maison, mais refuse d’en parler publiquement.

J'ai un commentaire sur cet article quant aux marques maison pour les génériques.
Mais ça fait tout drôle qu'ils aient utilisé une photo d'il y a 16 ans alors que j'étais encore étudiant su doctorat...
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What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s

What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/m...

More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years.

More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/m...

Here’s one thing Mark Carney could do that would improve the welfare of more Canadians than any pipeline or mine Canada spends about $10 billion more on medicines each year than countries with universal pharmacare because our system doesn't provide access to medications through government-issued health cards.

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Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers UK academics say latest chemicals are ‘wake-up call’ and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscience

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Judge to Approve Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, Releasing Billions for Opioid Plaintiffs

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A Pill for Women’s Libido Meets a Cultural Moment

Addyi (Pink Viagra) is making a comeback with the rebirth of Sprout pharmaceuticals, the PR company dressing up as a pharmaceutical company.
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