Category Archives: Health
WHO: COVID-19 cases mostly drop, except for the Americas
LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organization said. In its latest
US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.
Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure.
Jill Biden, Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy welcomed the delivery Wednesday of a second shipment of tens of thousands of pounds of baby formula that the Biden administration is importing from Europe to ease critical supply
B.C. launches Canada’s first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
VANCOUVER — British Columbia has launched the country's first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the innovative program will both save lives and improve ...
Police suspect arson in fire at Wyoming abortion clinic site
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An abortion clinic set to open next month in conservative Wyoming was damaged in a fire early Wednesday that police believe was deliberately set — possibly by someone seen running away from the building carrying what
Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and three former presidents paid tribute Wednesday to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam.
Quebec bill would give Alzheimer’s patients access to medical aid in dying
MONTREAL — Quebec has tabled a bill that would extend the province's assisted death legislation to people with Alzheimer's disease. Health Minister Christian Dubé said today that Bill 38 would allow people with severe and incurable diseases to consent ...
Tentative $161.5M settlement reached in WVa opioid trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement just as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epidem...
Davos updates | VW: Supply chain woes ease; orders backed up
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Executives with German automaker Volkswagen say at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that supply chain problems exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war are easing but they’re dealing with a huge backlog of orders.
