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Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 87 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola…
Canadian isolating in B.C. tests “presumptive positive” for hantavirus
British Columbia’s provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province…
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA — There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA…
France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses
PARIS (AP) — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected…
When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend…
A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Friday protected access to gender-affirming care for…
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak…
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola…
California lawmakers rush $25 million to hospitals without knowing who qualifies
A $25 million grant to cash-strapped hospitals became law less than a week after it…
Ontario now testing asymptomatic people for hantavirus; low-risk cases to stop isolating if negative
TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health said it is now testing asymptomatic people with connections…
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used…
Recall petition to be issued against OneBC MLA Dallas Brodie, who says it’s fine
VICTORIA — The agency overseeing British Columbia elections says it will issue a recall petition…
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used…
B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three…
Top doctor explains why number of ‘low risk’ hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26
TORONTO — Canada’s chief public health officer says the country is taking a “precautionary approach”…
Vance promotes Trump administration’s work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A day after Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration’s…
Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA — A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they’ve declined…
Michigan teen tobacco use ticks up as prevention funding lags
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While teen tobacco use in Michigan remains far below historic highs, data shows it’s beginning…
Fact File: Misleading claims about hantavirus shared online amid cruise ship outbreak
As Canadians connected to an outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship isolate…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of transgender kids
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping demands for…
France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship…
The world’s reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID
NEW YORK (AP) — The lingering impact of COVID-19, a few years out from the…
Paris’ Invalides is more than Napoleon’s tomb. For 350 years, it has been a home for war wounded
PARIS (AP) — World-famous as the resting place of Napoleon, the gilded dome of the…
Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit
An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has…