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Pakistan vaccinates 9 million girls against cervical cancer despite online backlash
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has vaccinated about 9 million adolescent girls against the virus…
PWHL foundational player Erica Howe sees hockey parallels with her cancer journey
Erica Howe paid it forward in hockey. She wants to do the same in her…
Photos show the efforts to curb a measles outbreak in Indonesia
SUMENEP, Indonesia (AP) — Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to curb…
Halal concerns drive vaccine hesitancy as Indonesia fights measles outbreak
SUMENEP, Indonesia (AP) — Three health care workers rode motorbikes into the Indonesian city of…
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of…
North Carolina Medicaid patients face care access threat as funding impasse continues
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to…
Fact File: COVID-19 fuelled drop in life expectancy, contrary to podcast claims
In September, a clip from a January 2024 episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast…
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting…
Trump extends Georgia health insurance program with work requirements, despite red tape findings
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s program that provides health insurance to some low-income adults that document…
A new Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as health officials warn of lack of funds
GOMA, Congo (AP) — As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo,…
Campaign delays push to expand Medicaid in Florida until 2028, citing new state law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push…
South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tattoo artists in South Korea will no longer need to…
The issue of drugs doesn’t usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Every year, tons of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs flow…
South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize tattooing without a medical license
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize…
Canadian virus research hub in Saskatoon turns 50 amid concerns over U.S. funding
SASKATOON — One of Canada’s premier vaccine centres celebrates its 50th birthday this week, but…
Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement…
Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops…
Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of ‘crackpot ideas,’ saying they are costing lives
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of…
16 hospitalized, 105 sickened in pistachio-linked salmonella outbreak
TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says the number of people confirmed sickened…
No evidence that Tylenol causes autism, say Health Canada, World Health Organization
TORONTO — Health Canada, the World Health Organization and Canadian autism experts say there is…
Denmark’s leader apologizes to Indigenous girls and women in Greenland for forced contraception
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At age 13, Katrine Petersen was fitted with a contraceptive device…
Quebec family doctors to stop teaching medical students amid dispute with province
MONTREAL — Quebec’s family doctors say they will join specialist physicians in refusing to teach…
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British…
Testing planned after 30 deer found dead within two weeks in Grand Forks, B.C.
Samples have been collected to try and figure out what has killed at least 30…