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Number of people starting ADHD meds is up 157% in Ontario: study
TORONTO — Researchers say there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of people going…
A free childbirth program ends in eastern Congo at the worst of times
GOMA, Congo (AP) — In a maternity ward in eastern Congo, Irene Nabudeba rested her…
Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
VANCOUVER — The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn’t seem…
Appeals court rules New Jersey’s medically assisted suicide law is for residents only
A New Jersey law that permits terminally ill people to seek life-ending drugs applies only…
North Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate…
QuickList on the 21 Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
Twenty Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s 47-member United Conservative Party caucus are officially…
New York Times, after Trump post, says it won’t be deterred from writing about his health
The New York Times, attacked by President Donald Trump for reporting about his physical condition,…
Denmark will compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were forcibly given contraception
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has reached a deal to compensate thousands of Indigenous women…
Why northern First Nations still rely on diesel fuel — and what could power the coveted Ring of Fire
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — The fumes…
Alberta begins final debate on bill to apply notwithstanding clause to 3 more laws
EDMONTON — The Alberta government moved to the final stage of debate early Wednesday on…
Health Canada approves 1st pill to treat postpartum depression
TORONTO — Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression. Zuranolone,…
Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is heading toward dueling partisan votes on health care this…
Virtual emergency care launching at four hospitals in B.C.’s Interior
BURNABY — Patients seeking emergency care at four hospitals in British Columbia’s Interior may now…
Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has permanently ordered Georgia’s prison system to keep providing…
Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
NEW YORK (AP) — Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, a…