Health

Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S.

Dec 22, 2023 11:37 AM Read more >

Former NFL player Mike Williams died of dental-related sepsis, medical examiner says

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, according to a medical examiner's report released Friday. Williams, 36, died Sept.

Dec 22, 2023 9:50 AM Read more >

Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state's Democratic governor says he won't allow it.

Dec 22, 2023 9:47 AM Read more >

UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.

Dec 22, 2023 9:40 AM Read more >

For years, he couldn't donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Over the last six years, blood center employee Dylan Smith was often asked how frequently he gave blood himself. His answer was always the same: As a gay man, he couldn't. That changed this month.

Dec 22, 2023 9:16 AM Read more >

Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama

The holidays, a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to laugh — or get into screaming arguments.

Dec 22, 2023 6:25 AM Read more >

DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban and restrictions, a judge says

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that Republican Florida Gov.

Dec 22, 2023 2:37 AM Read more >

Pharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told the Minnesota Court of Appeals Thursday that the pharmacist who refused to fill the prescription discriminated against her on the basis of her sex.

Dec 21, 2023 6:20 PM Read more >

Alberta commits extra $200M for family doctors, finalizes $1B health deal with Ottawa

CALGARY — The Alberta government is committing $200 million to help family doctors keep the lights on while a new funding agreement with physicians is hammered out. “This is stabilization money to keep those practices going,” Dr.

Dec 21, 2023 3:16 PM Read more >

Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual report released by regional officials Wednesday.

Dec 21, 2023 2:39 PM Read more >