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Ontario to expand access to fertility services with $150M over two years

Ontario to expand access to fertility services with $150M over two years

TORONTO — Ontario is set to expand the number of clinics where people can access publicly funded fertility services such as in vitro fertilization, as part of a $150-million expansion to the program.
5 million adults without primary care, surgeries returning to normal: CIHI report

5 million adults without primary care, surgeries returning to normal: CIHI report

TORONTO — Eight-three per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one, a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.
Parents charged after police say malnourished, abused baby taken to Winnipeg hospital

Parents charged after police say malnourished, abused baby taken to Winnipeg hospital

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg say they have charged the parents of an infant who was brought to hospital with suspicious injuries.
British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction

British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction

LONDON (AP) — British killer nurse Lucy Letby lost her bid Thursday to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care.

British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction

LONDON (AP) — British killer nurse Lucy Letby lost her bid Thursday to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care.
EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint

EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes , the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump

Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The TikTok videos haunt 26-year-old Christy Kishbaugh.
How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?

How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest in an Associated Press series examining what's motivating voters in battleground states looks at how state abortion bans that have transpired since 2022 will influence the way women vote in North Carolina.
Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new series of Kamala Harris campaign ads seek to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe v.
What to know about E. coli and the McDonald's outbreak

What to know about E. coli and the McDonald's outbreak

A food poisoning outbreak in the U.S. tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death.
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