Health

LONDON (AP) — Britain was ill-prepared for a pandemic partly because government resources had been diverted away from pandemic planning to brace for a possibly chaotic exit from the European Union without a deal, the U.K.

TORONTO — Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report shows.

SEATTLE (AP) — On some days, Anthony Jones can’t get to work.

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there's been local spread in 20 years.

TOPEKA, Kan.

More than 100 Alberta doctors have signed an open letter to express concern about a decision to revoke a job offer to the province's former chief medical officer of health. Dr.

VANCOUVER — A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight against the illicit drug overdose crisis.

WINNIPEG — Parts of southern Manitoba are in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak, with more than 150 cases reported since the beginning of this year.

SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.