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Health Canada has approved the second generic version of brand-name Ozempic, this one manufactured by Canadian company Apotex.

Seasonal allergies are getting worse in Canada, with longer and stronger pollen seasons, largely thanks to climate change. Here's a primer on the hardest-hit cities, the latest science and what treatments can help you survive another allergen-filled spring and summer.

Canadians are waiting months to years for a hip or knee replacement, and in some cases, paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket to have the surgery done privately. That isn't happening in Germany.

The City of Winnipeg is winding down its library program to lend free radon testing kits to patrons, but more than 2,600 people are still waiting to get the device — some after months. "It's frustrating," said Brian Itscovich, a Winnipeg resident who ordered the kit.

Fewer patients are visiting some HIV treatment centres in Senegal amid a wave of arrests targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to health officials and government data seen by Reuters, threatening the country's fight against the virus.

James Poker aged out of the system at 16 and was abruptly released from a treatment facility in Saskatchewan. His father had no idea until he saw him on the streets of their remote northern community of Natuashish.

Health Canada ‌​approved on Tuesday the first generic ​version of ​Danish drugmaker Novo ‌Nordisk's Ozempic drug.