Health
South Africa says Trump’s aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health…
Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
VANCOUVER — Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family,…
Montreal Innu man’s ‘inhumane’ death shows need for more homeless services: coroner
MONTREAL — The death of an unhoused Innu man whose body was found inside a…
Challenge to Louisiana law that lists abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances can proceed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A legal challenge against a first-of-its-kind measure that recategorized two…
Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican…
FACT FOCUS: Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it’s not their fault
President Donald Trump incorrectly placed the blame for high prescription drug prices in the U.S.…
What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever…
Supporters converge on B.C. ostrich farm as food agency confirms cull of flock
Operators of a British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled said…
Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is…
Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a…
South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the state can keep…
Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans alike raised concerns on Wednesday about deep staffing cuts,…
B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients’ pain meds
Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed…
Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring…
In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — For 20-year-old Mayank Yadav, riding a crowded bus in the summer…