Health

Dental-care program hits 1 million patients in first six months, coverage expands

OTTAWA — A million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began, Health Minister Mark Holland said Thursday. Starting on Friday, the program will also cover more complex procedures.

Oct 31, 2024 9:29 AM Read more >

Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures

CHICAGO (AP) — Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins.

Oct 31, 2024 9:08 AM Read more >

Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area

LONDON (AP) — A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on Thursday, though it left a question mark over whether anti-abortion demonstrators who pray silently will be breaking the law.

Oct 31, 2024 7:47 AM Read more >

EU Commission fines Teva $500 million for trying to stop rival's multiple sclerosis drug

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Thursday it has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for disparaging a rival comp

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Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area

LONDON (AP) — A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on Thursday, though it left a question mark over whether anti-abortion demonstrators who pray silently will be breaking the law.

Oct 31, 2024 5:04 AM Read more >

Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures

CHICAGO (AP) — Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins.

Oct 30, 2024 11:30 PM Read more >

Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles

RWAMWANJA, Uganda (AP) — For months, Agnes Bulaba, a Congolese refugee in Uganda , has had to get by without the food rations she once depended on. Her children scavenge among local communities for whatever they can find to eat.

Oct 30, 2024 11:16 PM Read more >

Murphy warns Connecticut abortion law could be at risk while GOP opponent says he's fearmongering

While the right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy warned Wednesday night how women in the state could still be at risk if Republicans impose a national ban.

Oct 30, 2024 7:46 PM Read more >

B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.

Oct 30, 2024 6:12 PM Read more >

McDonald's E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as government investigators seeking the outbreak’s source identified an “onion grower of interest” in Washington state.

Oct 30, 2024 4:43 PM Read more >