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The Canadian equity market will continue building on its strength from 2024 despite lingering political uncertainties, experts forecast. But investors should prepare for more volatility and be patient as the pace of gains is expected to be a bit slower.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. I HAVE SPENT much of my career at St Mary’s Hospital, in London, a short walk from the laboratory where in 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming made his epoch-defining discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic. Millions of lives have been saved since and the drugs were once thought to have put an end to infectious disease.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TOWARDS THE end of the 19th century William Coley, a surgeon in New York, made a surprising observation. One of his patients, close to death with a neck tumour, recovered after catching a serious bacterial skin infection.

Lupin Ltd on Monday said it has acquired anti-diabetic medicine 'Huminsulin' in India from Eli Lilly and Company for an undisclosed sum to further enhance its diabetes portfolio. Lupin has been marketing the 'Huminsulin' range of products through existing distribution and promotion agreements with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), India, Lupin said in a regulatory filing.

Delhi resident Gyan Chand and his wife Mahadevi bought a flat worth ₹50 lakh in Noida in 2017. It was an under-construction flat for which he took a loan of ₹24 lakh. He also bought a group personal accident policy to secure the loan. Unfortunately, he died in October 2021 after a prolonged hospitalisation for a fall. His daughter Renu Ambesh (29) approached the insurer with the death claim, but it was rejected.

Ronald Read, an American janitor and gas station attendant, who, when he passed away in 2014, left behind a $8 million fortune. What is truly remarkable is that he built this wealth while working jobs that never paid him more than a modest salary. The striking thing is that Read’s story isn’t about some magical investment strategy or discovering the next big thing. Instead, it’s about the fundamentals of investing I’ve written about in this column for years, with an extraordinary demonstration of their power.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TIMES ARE good in the hypnosis business. On YouTube, channels such as UltraHypnosis offer videos featuring candles, swirling patterns and slow voiceovers, with titles like “Hypnosis to Declutter your Mind Before Deep Sleep".

Trustwell Hospitals plans to become a 250-bed hospital with the addition of 100 new beds. The facility, run by a group of veteran healthcare professionals, is investing Rs 25 crore on the expansion which will add 150 new jobs, the hospital management said. The hospital is also planning two new units in South Bengaluru.

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In May 2024, the DoP received an anonymous complaint alleging AbbVie Healthcare India flew 30 doctors—experts in Botox and Juvederm—to Paris and Monaco. It said the firm treated the doctors to “extravagant pleasure trips under the guise of conferences", that AbbVie purportedly flew doctors to a medical conference held in these locations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Among the many newcomers to the business of weight-loss drugs is Hims & Hers, an American e-pharmacy better known for hawking remedies for erectile dysfunction and hair loss. Since May it has offered its own version of Wegovy, a blockbuster slimming jab, thanks to a quirk in American law that lets pharmacies replicate some brand-name drugs when there are shortages.

The Bank of Canada’s decision to cut rates by 50 basis points on Dec 11 was a close call, with some members of the governing council suggesting a smaller reduction, according to minutes released on Friday.

Bibek Pangeni, a Nepali social media personality and a PhD candidate in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Georgia, passed away after a prolonged and brave battle with glioma, a form of brain tumour. Diagnosed in 2022, Bibek’s fight against the illness was shared widely online, where he and his wife, Srijana Subedi, gained admiration for their resilience and love. Subedi, who cared for her husband through his treatment for third-stage glioma, ensured he felt supported despite the challenges. Through Instagram reels and videos, the couple documented their journey, bringing awareness to the difficulties faced by those with severe illnesses. Bibek’s followers expressed deep sorrow over his passing. One user wrote, “I am totally broken,” while another commented, “In today’s generation, both of them proved that they love each other.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As we drift toward the twinkling end of this year, one can almost taste the festive air. In this last piece of the year, let’s look at how GenAI space has progressed in 2024.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: A stone’s throw away from a Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra in suburban Mumbai stands another pharmacy, called ‘Mumbai Jan Aushadhi’. Its walls are lined with branded generics—copies of once-patented drugs that are now sold and marketed by pharma companies.