Health

Virginia lawmaker with Parkinson's helps lead the charge in creating panel to fight the illness

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a nod to a colleague struggling with an aggressive form of Parkinson's disease, members of the House saved, for likely the last vote of the year, a bill they hope may one day help stomp out the debilitating illness.

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Rising number of flu cases affecting hospitals, Manitoba government says

WINNIPEG — Manitoba health officials say the number of flu cases is rising and putting a strain on hospitals. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says the health system was already facing challenges and the growth in flu cases is making things worse.

Dec 14, 2023 1:27 PM Read more >

US officials block Elf Bar-maker and others from importing 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. agents recently seized more than 1.

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Promising new gene therapies for sickle cell are out of reach in countries where they're needed most

Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood disorder that turns blood cells into instruments of pain.

Dec 14, 2023 10:46 AM Read more >

Depressed or anxious about finances amid inflation and rising rates? You're not alone

As rent, mortgage payments, grocery bills and the cost of just about everything else rises, more and more Canadians are feeling the weight — not just on their budgets, but also on their mental well-being.

Dec 14, 2023 10:12 AM Read more >

New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions

SANTA FE, N.M.

Dec 13, 2023 6:24 PM Read more >

B.C.'s chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government's OD response

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says she's a hopeful person, but she is leaving her office frustrated and disappointed. Angry, even, with drug overdose deaths expected to hit record levels this year. The B.C.

Dec 13, 2023 4:28 PM Read more >

Florida mother fears her family will be devastated as trial on trans health care ban begins

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Dec 13, 2023 4:16 PM Read more >

As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

SEATTLE (AP) — The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise.

Dec 13, 2023 4:03 PM Read more >

Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient

BOSTON (AP) — A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor, accordin

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