Canada

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

COPD Care at Home Rather Than Hospital Boosts Patient Outcomes, Canadian Study Finds

COPD, News

Moving chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients from hospitals to their homes could improve the sustainability of Canada’s health system while improving individual outcomes, says the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement ... Read more

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

Keytruda Approved in Canada for Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC

News

Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is now available as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Canada. Adults whose tumors express high PD-L1, along with a ... Read more

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Canadian Lung Cancer Groups Call for Speedy Public Funding of New Therapies

Lung Cancer, News

Two Canadian lung cancer organizations have asked provincial government officials and the pharmaceutical industry to expedite negotiations that lead to the public funding of several new Health Canada-approved treatments. Lung Cancer ... Read more

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017

CF Life Expectancy in Canada Is 10 Years Longer Than in US, Study Finds

Cystic Fibrosis, News

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who live in Canada can statistically anticipate living about 10 years longer than CF patients with similar demographics and disease profiles living in the U.S., ... Read more

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017

One-third of Adults Diagnosed with Asthma Don’t Have the Disease, Canadian Study Finds

Asthma, News

A new research study revealed that 33 percent of adults in Canada who were diagnosed with asthma in the last five years do not have active asthma after all. The study, ... Read more

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016

Older COPD Patients, Opioid Use Could Be Fatal Mix

COPD, News

Recent research suggests that opioid use is associated with increased risk for severe respiratory side effects, including death, among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study, “Incident opioid drug use and ... Read more

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016

Study Bolsters Support for Newborn Cystic Fibrosis Screenings in Quebec

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new study led by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Cystic Fibrosis Canada strongly supports the benefits of newborn screening programs ... Read more

October 30, 2015November 9, 2015

AstraZeneca’s COPD Inhalation Therapy Now Available in Canada

COPD, News

AstraZeneca Canada has announced that DUAKLIR™ GENUAIR®, a treatment system currently available in other countries to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema, is now available in Canada and through the Canadian ... Read more

August 10, 2015November 6, 2015

Breo Ellipta Now Approved as Asthma Treatment for Adult Patients in Canada

Asthma, News

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and VIBATIV® (telavancin) developer Theravance Biopharma, have just been granted Canadian approval for Breo Ellipta, a once-a-day maintenance treatment for asthma in patients who are at least 18 ... Read more

June 16, 2015November 5, 2015

Lung Transplantation Associated with Good Survival Rates in Canadian Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A team led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto recently revealed that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in Canada who undergo lung transplantation have good overall survival ... Read more