Antibiotics have saved billions of lives, yet we’re increasingly immune to their benefits, in part because of their widespread, unregulated use in the chickens we eat. Consumers, growers, government — …

Ahead of an international summit on child and maternal health in developing countries, critics are saying Canada has not done enough to meet its own benchmarks on transparency and accountability.

    “This is an outstanding piece of work that exposes an issue of profound social importance…The writing is clear and persuasive, the interviews are effective, and—most importantly—it fulfills the …

CMAJ 2014 South Africa Ground Zero for Reforming Drug Patents

Is the Canadian Prime Minister’s billion dollar initiative for maternal, newborn, and child health failing to meet the standards it has urged on the rest of the world?

News that an international team of investigators has found the flu drug Tamiflu of little medical use — despite billions spent stockpiling it in B.C. and around the world — comes as bittersweet vindication …

A new review of Health Canada’s safety standards for radiofrequency devices, including Wi-Fi and cellphones, is deeply flawed due to the authors’ conflicts of interest and lack of expertise, say …

In a sign that international concern about infectious diseases is attracting attention in military circles, the United States government has launched the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), a multinational effort …

Four drug policy groups monitoring international negotiations underway on reforms to United Nations drug control policies say Canada has joined ranks with China, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Russia in aggressively …