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Whooping cough outbreak declared in eastern Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials say there is an outbreak of whooping cough in eastern Newfoundland. The province's health authority says 42 cases have been reported in the region since February, mostly affecting children.
May 9, 2024 1:37 PM
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Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, Canadian Cancer Society says
All provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40, the Canadian Cancer Society said Thursday.
May 9, 2024 1:37 PM
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Judge finds Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.
May 9, 2024 1:33 PM
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New Brunswick says bill to force people into drug care shelved until after election
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government says a bill to force treatment for drug users that was to be introduced this spring has now been shelved until after the fall election.
May 9, 2024 9:31 AM
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AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market
LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator.
May 8, 2024 6:29 PM
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Kenya's public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national strike after almost 2 months
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's public hospital doctors union on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement with the government, ending a national strike that began in mid-March and had left patients in limbo.
May 8, 2024 6:26 PM
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B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER — Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, the executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says.
May 8, 2024 5:35 PM
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Pennsylvania will make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov.
May 8, 2024 5:05 PM
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Health minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard: hygienists
OTTAWA — A new national dental-care plan denies independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services offered in dentists' offices — and the federal health minister said this week he isn't convinced by the rationale that led to that dispar
May 8, 2024 1:22 PM
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Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates nationwide
Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection.
May 8, 2024 1:20 PM
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