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Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA — Ninety disability advocacy and mental health organizations have signed an open letter urging…
Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health…
HMSA’s Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
Dr. Katie Min was 36 when she took over her father’s primary care practice in…
Gabriel Landeskog uses in-skate sensors, AI-driven movement platform to manage his knee and workload
DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog wears the small sensors in the insoles of his skates…
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus…
Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in…
Maple Leafs say Max Domi out ‘indefinitely’ after surgery complications
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say forward Max Domi will be out indefinitely after…
Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing…
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the…
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious…
Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
MONTREAL — On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the…
A mop, a broom and a calmer mind. Why some find mental health benefits in everyday tasks
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s spring cleaning season, and for some people that can mean…
A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola…
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who…
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on…
Healing with a wag and a nuzzle, meet the dogs brightening hospital days, in photos
CINCINNATI (AP) — Facility dogs are bringing moments of comfort and joy to children’s hospitals,…
Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal
CINCINNATI (AP) — The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a…
Ebola: How it spreads, the treatments available and why this outbreak is so devastating
TORONTO — As a rare strain of Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic…
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more…
Nurses union, B.C. employer reach tentative agreement; ratification set for June
VICTORIA — The union representing about 60,000 nurses in British Columbia and their provincial employer…
Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The 18 American passengers who were exposed to hantavirus on the…
Province expands mental health screening tool to Mounties in B.C. Interior
VERNON — British Columbia’s Public Safety Ministry says Mounties in the Interior will soon have…
Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak
TORONTO — A person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia with…
Expert: Canada should be vigilant about Ebola with World Cup coming in two weeks
TORONTO — An expert on public health and communicable diseases says Canada should remain vigilant…