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Under the deals, each drugmaker will cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program for low-income people, administration officials said, promising 'massive savings.'

Trump, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk unveiled a deal to slash the prices of popular GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs for government health insurance programs, as well as for cash payers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.

The new Section 232 tariffs also include a 50 per cent rate on imported kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities and 30 per cent on upholstered furniture.

University Health Network in Toronto is aiming to attract 100 scientists, focusing on people whose research could fuel economic development.

The findings show that the AstraZeneca drug can also be used during the emergency of a life-threatening attack to reduce the need for further treatment and hospitalisations.

 The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended maternal vaccination and the use of an antibody therapy to prevent respiratory synctial virus (RSV) in infants.

The government made the announcement Monday afternoon via a news release, as Alberta recorded more than 3,000 new cases of the disease over the last three days.

As U.S. hospitals are flooded with children struggling to breathe from COVID-19, poll after poll of Canadians suggests clear support for mandating vaccination for some.

Amid the news that the U.K. has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Canada says it can't provide a 'definite timeline' for a decision as it awaits more data from the company.

The Ontario government noted two more people died on Monday, bringing the total number of people dead to 9,296.

Border restrictions are set to ease on Monday.

In Ontario, the province is dealing with a fourth wave of COVID-19, with the majority of cases in unvaccinated residents and fuelled by more transmissible variants.

Ontario has officially surpassed the halfway point milestone with 51.1 per cent of adults having received their second COVID-19 vaccination and being fully immunized.

A group of McMaster University researchers has discovered how certain COVID-19 vaccines can trigger a rare, but sometimes fatal blood-clotting reaction in some recipients.

The European Medicines Agency approved the Baltimore facility based on a remote inspection -- and on that, Canada and Mexico began using the shots, sources said.

The HKPR Health Unit is urging residents to rebook their fall appointments for a second dose sooner or walk in to any mass immunization clinic to get vaccinated.

The MLHU added 12 COVID-19 cases Thursday while Southwestern Public Health reported seven cases and Lambton Public Health added one case to its tally.

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she is still optimistic that America will allow travellers who have mixed doses and AstraZeneca into the country.

The province says COVID-19 booster shots will be prioritized for front-line health-care workers, rural Indigenous Peoples and those over 70.