Health

Biotech giant Illumina will unwind takeover of cancer-screening company Grail

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — Biotech giant Illumina says it will undo its $7.1 billion purchase of the cancer-screening company Grail after losing legal battles with antitrust enforcers in the U.S. and Europe.

Dec 17, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

Holidays an even tougher time for those living with addiction

MONTREAL — For some, the holidays bring at least as much anxiety as joy. And for no one is that more true than the many Canadians dealing with addictions, says the head of a Quebec treatment centre.

Dec 17, 2023 1:07 PM Read more >

As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape

NEW YORK (AP) — The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train station or another place where large groups gather. There are people — lots of people.

Dec 17, 2023 12:14 PM Read more >

Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products. News outlets report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov.

Dec 17, 2023 10:35 AM Read more >

UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she's done nothing wrong

LONDON (AP) — A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative government contracts to supply protective masks and gowns during the coronavirus pandemic .

Dec 17, 2023 6:37 AM Read more >

Critics caution against plan to expand medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness

Hope is what kept Laurel Walker alive as thoughts of suicide overwhelmed her, and that is exactly what she says would be stripped from people battling the same darkness if Canada forges ahead with plans to expand medical assistance in dying to those

Dec 17, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022 because of “all over the place” behavior.

Dec 16, 2023 10:37 PM Read more >

Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination

CHICAGO (AP) — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella.

Dec 16, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Order blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appeal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.

Dec 16, 2023 11:20 AM Read more >

A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots.

Dec 16, 2023 11:02 AM Read more >