Health
Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are…
Groups sue over West Virginia governor’s order on religious exemptions for school vaccines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two groups filed a lawsuit Friday over an executive order by…
Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over…
Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion
PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Thursday to unravel several laws regulating…
Nearly one in three non-profit workers burnt out and food insecure, survey suggests
A survey of 1,116 employees at non-profit organizations across Canada indicates more than one-third of…
Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President…
Gaza’s main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Grabbing her daughter’s feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a…
RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of release
WASHINGTON (AP) — A highly-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war…
No evidence mouth taping is effective and could be harmful for some, new study says
TORONTO — Canadian researchers say there’s no evidence that mouth taping has any health benefits…
Measles is very contagious. Here’s how to avoid it
New Jersey health officials are asking people who went to last week’s Shakira concert at…
Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY — British Columbia’s main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200…
Emotional well-being. Fall prevention. Chair yoga has a lot to offer people of all ages
NEW YORK (AP) — Marian Rivman is pushing 80. Harriet Luria is a proud 83.…
Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone…
For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on…
A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state’s abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under…