Health

Illinois Gov. Pritzker takes his fight for abortion access national with a new dark-money group

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B.

Oct 18, 2023 2:46 PM Read more >

Lawsuit dropped after school board changes course, adopts Youngkin's transgender student policy

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Washington-based attorney confirmed Wednesday his firm was dropping litigation it filed last month regarding Republican Virginia Gov.

Oct 18, 2023 2:31 PM Read more >

Alberta announces changes to allow family doctors to see more patients

EDMONTON — Alberta is making changes aimed at making it easier for family doctors and caregivers to see more patients, but the Opposition NDP said it’s yet another government plan to make a plan.

Oct 18, 2023 1:59 PM Read more >

Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming

The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers.

Oct 18, 2023 11:24 AM Read more >

People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. A new effort would change that

Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population.

Oct 18, 2023 8:54 AM Read more >

Alberta orders stricter hospital mask rules, but regions and hospitals can opt out

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services is adopting stricter masking rules in hospitals as it deals with COVID-19 outbreaks, but regions and hospitals are free to ignore the directive.

Oct 17, 2023 8:50 PM Read more >

Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

Oct 17, 2023 6:55 PM Read more >

Lawsuit over death of autistic man in a Pittsburgh jail alleges negligence, systemic discrimination

Eleven days after 57-year-old Anthony Talotta arrived at a Pittsburgh jail, he died from what his family says was a treatable and preventable infection from a foot wound.

Oct 17, 2023 3:39 PM Read more >

Breast cancer is deadlier for Black women. A study of mammograms could help close the gap

Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates — to try to find out.

Oct 17, 2023 3:37 PM Read more >

Maryland medical waste incinerator to pay $1.75M fine for exposing public to biohazardous material

BALTIMORE (AP) — A medical waste processing company has pleaded guilty to dozens of environment-related charges and agreed to pay $1.

Oct 17, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >