Health

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Senate committee rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state's top doctor after hours of hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there are now six confirmed measles cases in the province. Medical Health Officer Dr.

A federal judge will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projects throughout the country. U.S.

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's health minister says he can't pull the plug on a contract with an American company offering lab services in the province.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency's administrator in a party line 53-45 vote.

ST. JOHN'S — Abuse, missing residents, deaths and feces-strewn walls are among the findings in a new auditor general's report about personal care homes in Newfoundland and Labrador.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province's case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall. That’s compared to just over 100 new cases last week and 120 the week before. Dr.

ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S.