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Vancouver Sun on MSN17h
Former B.C. health ministers weigh in on expensive drugs for rare diseases
Brineura, the drug used to treat 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock's neurodegenerative Batten disease, costs more than $800,000 a ...
The Canadian Press on MSN8h
B.C. debt grows 50 per cent in two years to $134b despite lower-than-expected deficit
British Columbia is weighed down by rapidly growing debt despite a lower-than-forecasted deficit for 2024, something that ...
Opinion: The monumental challenge of expensive drugs for rare diseases
Opinion: The problem that occupies much of the UBC Therapeutics Initiative’s time is how to evaluate the scientific evidence ...
Drug dilemma: Langford girl's case puts spotlight on cost of drugs for rare conditions
At the low end, the drugs include $119,000 a year to treat certain rare genetic disorders. At the high end: a gene therapy ...
Premier calls for reform to B.C.'s process for determining expensive-drug coverage
At least 10 people resigned from the Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee after the Health Minister reversed a decision to cut drug coverage for a 10-year-old Langford girl ...
Drug-funding decision for B.C. girl with rare disease will not be reversed
Charleigh Pollock has a neurological disorder called Batten disease that leaves her with recurring severe seizures and ...
CHEK News8d
Spending on expensive drugs for rare diseases spikes over 10 years, but experts say the system is broken
Experts say the system of EDRDs incentivizes companies to manufacture these drugs due to the high prices that can be charged ...
Nanaimo News Bulletin6d
Inside the tariffs: what Trump's latest moves mean for B.C. businesses
Because of modern free trade agreements — and a lack of consistency and detail from the president — the impact remains ...