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People 50 and older can now get second COVID-19 boosters in Newfoundland and Labrador

People 50 and older can now get second COVID-19 boosters in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador has become one of the latest — and last — provinces to expand access to a second COVID-19 booster as the BA.5 Omicron subvariant fuels a summer surge. Dr.
Canadian incomes went up in 2020 amid uptake of pandemic benefits: census data

Canadian incomes went up in 2020 amid uptake of pandemic benefits: census data

OTTAWA — It was March 2020, just before the first lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ottawa resident Stephanie Fortin had recently lost her full-time retail job.
Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find

Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find

As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to take their medicine at home unsupervised.
S. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up

S. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country.

Medical marijuana town hall planned in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A medical marijuana advisory team formed by Gov. Andy Beshear will hold a town hall on the issue in northern Kentucky.
Premiers want Ottawa along for 'generational opportunity' to modernize health care

Premiers want Ottawa along for 'generational opportunity' to modernize health care

VICTORIA — Canada's premiers want the federal government to stop "quibbling" about its share of health-care funding and partner with them on a "generational opportunity" to modernize a failing system, they said Tuesday after two days of meetings.

Telemedicine abortion continues on Guam after Roe overturned

HONOLULU (AP) — Guam's attorney general said a 1990 law that prohibited virtually all abortion is invalid and won't take effect even though the U.S. Supreme Court last month overturned the national right to abortion outlined in Roe v.
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortage

'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortage

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Don’t fall ill or get into accidents: That’s the advice doctors in Sri Lanka are giving patients as the country's economic crisis leaves its health care system short of drugs and other vital supplies.
Doctors urge access to psychedelic therapies in New Mexico

Doctors urge access to psychedelic therapies in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Physicians and researchers are urging New Mexico legislators to allow the use of psychedelic mushrooms in mental health therapy aimed at overcoming depression, anxiety, psychological trauma and alcoholism.
State judge blocks Louisiana from enforcing abortion ban

State judge blocks Louisiana from enforcing abortion ban

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities have once again been blocked from enforcing a near total ban on abortion , this time under a judge's order released Tuesday by a state court in the capital.
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