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First Nations groups collaborated in a population-based study that identified shortcomings in care for patients with hepatitis C in Ontario.

British Columbia is taking measures to ensure that its residents can access a type 2 diabetes therapy that some patients without diabetes use for its weight-loss benefits.

The Alzheimers Association has deployed 1000 people diagnosed with, or caring for someone with the disease, to meet with all 535 members of Congress across the US and urge them to press Medicare for early access to a new class of drugs, beginning with lecanemab.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes living in low-income countries, a long walk to the clinic didnt change fasting glucose levels.

As the gap between demand and supply grows, California has launched new programs and has expanded the scope of practice for non-MDs. Will the efforts solve the shortage without a turf war?

Canadas provincial and territorial premiers on Monday said they will accept an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.64 billion) in healthcare funding from the federal government over the next 10 years.

Dozens of US state attorneys general on Friday weighed in on a lawsuit seeking a court order blocking access nationwide to a drug used in medication abortion.

A group of 20 Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday told Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and CVS Health Corp that they risk running afoul of federal and state law if they dispense the abortion drug mifepristone by mail.

Even after controlling for factors that might affect medication choice, researchers found that the odds of newer medication use was associated with race.

Individuals forced to switch to high-deductible plans appear to ration care, leading to more hypo- and hyperglycemic events.