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Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
VANCOUVER — Edwin Bergsson’s friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria…
Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseries
NEW YORK (AP) — Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity…
These are the faces of B.C.’s 10-year toxic drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue…
B.C. Premier Eby defends coffee-with-doctors recruitment after ‘stunt’ accusation
KELOWNA — British Columbia Premier David Eby is praising the jolt the province got from…
Decade of death: With 18,000 lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
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VANCOUVER — Brandon Jansen’s mother says he was a warm and inviting “health nut” who…
RFK Jr is launching a podcast to expose ‘lies’ that have made Americans sick
NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast…
Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency’s cost
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Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in…
Charge continue push for PWHL playoffs without head coach Carla MacLeod
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod has been fighting all season. Now, it’s her team’s…
Anchorage opens new homeless program that pairs tiny homes with addiction treatment
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Homeless numbers have remained roughly the same in Anchorage for the last few years and…
Goaltender Ingram turns Mammoth rejection into Oilers No. 1 role, Masterton nod
EDMONTON — Connor Ingram went from being told not to report to Utah Mammoth training…
A timeline of British Columbia’s 10-year overdose health emergency
VANCOUVER — The 10 years of British Columbia’s public health emergency due to drug overdoses…
Eight years after Humboldt Broncos crash, Green Shirt Day encourages organ donation
Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey…
Carney breaks down plans to spend $51B on local infrastructure
OTTAWA — The federal government will address infrastructure gaps across Canada with billions of dollars…
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by…
Gary Woodland details PTSD struggles ahead of the Masters: ‘I thought people were trying to kill me’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Gary Woodland was playing the back nine at the Houston Open…
With Minneapolis medical center’s survival threatened, staff and leaders call for state action
As a dire financial outlook has pushed Minneapolis’ Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) to the…
Bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization could have unintended consequences: physicians
TORONTO — Survivors of forced or coerced sterilization – many of whom are Indigenous –…
These patients without drug coverage are eagerly awaiting generic Ozempic in Canada
TORONTO — Anne Welch worked a physically demanding job at her local SPCA — lifting…
Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an…
Blue Jays catcher Kirk to undergo surgery to repair thumb fracture
TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk will undergo surgery to repair a left…
Michigan kids in mental health crisis sent out of state as facilities close
Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an…
Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon’s health care system, as it did Gaza’s
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza’s health…
Artemis II mission highlights deep space effects on astronauts’ bodies
MONTREAL — The Artemis II mission is showing how even a short 10-day journey in…
To fix a patient’s irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital ‘twin’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists created virtual replicas of patients’ diseased hearts so precise that blocking…