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Health Canada has approved IMCIVREE (setmelanotide) for weight management in patients as young as 4 with acquired hypothalamic obesity — the first targeted therapy approved in Canada for the rare condition.

CSL Canada says the first patients are now receiving ANDEMBRY, the first once-monthly treatment targeting factor XIIa for hereditary angioedema prevention — with public coverage expanding in Quebec, Alberta, and through federal programs.

Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced $80 million over five years for the Terry Fox Research Institute — a major investment to bring precision cancer care to more than 13,000 patients across Canada.

Grifols Winnipeg Plasma centre licence suspended by Health Canada over quality-management failures after two donor deaths at 693 Taylor Ave.