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Purdue lobbies for an edge in Canadian painkiller market

February 10, 2017April 2, 2017amp Leave a comment

February 10, 2017 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

A leading drugmaker ramped up its lobbying in Canada fivefold last year, urging government officials to enact a rule that would give it an effective monopoly on long-acting narcotic painkillers.

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Attawapiskat’s suicide emergency is no surprise to anyone paying attention

April 11, 2016April 23, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 11, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Patrick Cain and Katie Scott, Global News

Perhaps the most gutting thing about Attawapiskat’s suicide emergency is how unsurprising it is to those closest to the crisis.

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Feds won’t require potent opioids to be tamper-resistant

April 4, 2016April 9, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 4, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Health Canada has decided not to require controlled-release opioid painkillers to be tamper-resistant, saying that measure wouldn’t help Canada’s fastest-growing drug problem, which kills hundreds of people across the country each year.

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Right to die: Recommendations would make Canada’s assisted death among the world’s broadest

February 25, 2016March 13, 2016amp Leave a comment

February 25, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Canadians who want help dying should be able to get it wherever they are and whenever they feel they need it, even if they have a mental illness, a federal report says.

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Abortions for some: Access still depends on who you are and where you live

December 9, 2015May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

December 9, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Mary arrived at the clinic with an envelope of cash.

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Where in Canada can you get an abortion? It’s secret – for security reasons

December 9, 2015May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

December 9, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Suzanne Newman used to bike to work in a bulletproof vest.

She isn’t a cop. She doesn’t work in a war zone. She’s a doctor, in Winnipeg. But because she’s a doctor who provides abortions, she’s a target and she knows it.

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How the ‘abortion pill’ Mifegymiso could change reproductive health

December 9, 2015May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

December 9, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Starting next year, Canadian women will be able to end their pregnancies with a pill.

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Canada’s scrambling to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees but restoring health care could take ‘months’

November 12, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 12, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Thursday morning Meb Rashid saw a woman severely traumatized after years of an abusive relationship.

Before that, an HIV/AIDS patient with dangerously low CD4 count; a pregnant victim of sexual violence.

They all needed treatment. None had coverage.

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Health Canada looking for ways to make opioid prescribing safer

July 25, 2014amp Leave a comment

July 25, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Health Canada wants ideas on how to stop risky prescribing of the drugs fuelling Canada’s fastest-growing addictions.

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Health Minister considers requiring some drugs be ‘tamper-resistant’

June 16, 2014June 22, 2014amp Leave a comment

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June 16, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose is considering requiring certain prescription drugs be tamper-resistant – and she wants to know what you think.

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