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A timeline of the hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over weeks…
A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor’s career pivot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. John Gordon, a reproductive endocrinologist, has been a man of…
Takeaways from AP’s profile of a Christian IVF doctor
Dr. John Gordon, a Christian IVF doctor, was co-director of a large fertility clinic when…
Takeaways from AP’s profile of a Christian IVF doctor
Dr. John Gordon, a Christian IVF doctor, was co-director of a large fertility clinic when…
A Christian IVF doctor upended his life and found a new way to practice
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. John Gordon, a reproductive endocrinologist, has been a man of…
Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
VANCOUVER — Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly…
Study says trees counter half the world’s urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings…
Cosmetic interventions are booming. Many say ethical conversations are lagging
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and…
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board…
Remaining Canadians on cruise ship at the centre of hantavirus outbreak to disembark
After a roughly month-long voyage and days of quarantining, the remaining Canadians aboard a cruise…
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board…
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure…
Quebec rolling out digital health dashboard pilot project to reduce paperwork
MONTRÉAL — Quebec has rolled out its digital health dashboard pilot project on Saturday despite…
Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it’s unlikely to be next pandemic
TORONTO — Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in…
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers…
Number of Canadians connected to hantavirus outbreak grows to 10, all asymptomatic
OTTAWA — The number of Canadians connected to a hantavirus outbreak that began on a…
Argentina’s hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn’t cause the hantavirus outbreak
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province are challenging the…
What we don’t know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Countries around the world are preparing to deal with the…
Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley in April…
Four-day strike vote begins in B.C. nurses’ labour dispute with province
BURNABY — British Columbia nurses have begun a strike vote in their labour dispute with…
California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers…
Hantavirus questions and answers with Ontario’s chief medical officer of health
TORONTO — Two Ontario residents are isolating at home in their rural community after disembarking…
US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting
Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula needs to renew his green card to continue caring for roughly…
The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for…