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Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitations
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Wearing an oxygen pack on her back for her COPD, Marcia…
Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome
For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards…
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the…
Electrolyte supplements are everywhere. Who benefits from them and when?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Social media is filled with influencers rating electrolyte supplements or even…
Pentagon and Scouting America reach deal to keep ties after Hegseth’s anti-DEI push
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has made a deal with Scouting America that Defense Secretary…
Screen all kids between 2 and 10 for high cholesterol, pediatric society recommends
TORONTO — The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all kids between two…
Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s ‘Matter of Time’
The first time Eddie Vedder toured without Pearl Jam, he made some glaring mistakes onstage…
Teenage girls are most likely to tear their ACLs. Parents say more must be done to protect them
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team…
Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cradling his newborn daughter in his lap in their Indianapolis home, JaKobi…
AP reporter speaks to Iranian doctors who say agents intimidated them and obstructed medical care
BEIRUT (AP) — As wounded anti-government protesters poured into an Iranian hospital during last month’s…
Kelowna man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Ty Sperle says he felt “insane shock” after learning he’d been cured of a rare…
Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death
VANCOUVER — A man who died after being beaten by police in 2015 had been…
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical…
Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership…
Mom of a preemie crochets colorful yarn octopi for tiny tots at Detroit hospital NICU
DETROIT (AP) — Joelle Haley went into labor on Christmas Day, giving birth to a…
Feds announce more than $41.5 million for cancer prevention research
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced more than $41 million for cancer prevention research.…
Move to national PharmaCare expands B.C. residents access to diabetes, hormone drugs
VICTORIA — The national PharmaCare program will start in British Columbia on Sunday, giving residents…
More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were…
B.C. worker’s muscle, joint injury claims cost more than $2 billion over five years
RICHMOND — British Columbia’s workers’ compensation agency says claims for musculoskeletal injuries — those involving…
Quebec campaign aims to combat alpha male influencers who trivialize sexual violence
MONTRÉAL — Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter…
A children’s hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s…
EU expands funds for abortion access in response to a citizens’ campaign
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said on Thursday it would back efforts to financially…
Doctors, health groups call for action as Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
OTTAWA — Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one…
Jeff Galloway, who inspired people with his run-walk method, dies at 80
Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite…