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When a New Drug is Costly, Not Approved, and Possibly Life Changing


When a New Drug Is Costly, Not Approved and Possibly Life Changing
A trial cystic fibrosis treatment could offer a ‘new normal’ for people like Lilia Zaharieva. But they risk hopes dashed.
Emily Fagan is a Victoria-based freelance journalist passionate about reporting on social issues. You can find her work in Vice, the CBC and Ricochet, or follow her on Twitter @thatemfagan.
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The arrival of a new treatment for cystic fibrosis, Trikafta, is being lauded as a welcome development for people like Lilia Zaharieva. But access to the potentially life-saving drug may still be out of reach to many. ....

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Insufficient funding for student loans


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British Columbia’s students are feeling the effects of the current economic situation in more ways than one. Over the last couple of years, new students have flooded into the post-secondary education system in the province, with a number of dramatic effects. In addition to the financial squeeze on the institutions due to a decrease in provincial funding and an increase in enrollment, students are finding themselves sinking deeper in debt as they struggle to afford tuition fees that are among the highest in the country. Both federal and provincial student loan distributors have experienced a rise in the number of borrowers, and the $15 million federal loan budget that was supposed to last until 2014 will be maxed out this year. ....

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