Category Archives: Health
Quebec top doctor’s endearing style no match for daily grind of COVID-19 pandemic
MONTREAL — Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec's top public health official when COVID-19 hit, employed a down-home style that endeared him to Quebecers in the pandemic's early days, but he was ground down by 22 months at the helm. Arruda, 61, was
Russia: Infections could surge 6 times higher due to omicron
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials on Tuesday sounded the alarm about a looming surge of coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious omicron variant, but stopped short of announcing new restrictions in a hard-hit country where very few limits are
Lockdown party claims add to list of Boris Johnson scandals
LONDON (AP) — Allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff held a “bring your own booze” garden party while Britain was in lockdown are just the latest claims of wrongdoing to rattle the leader.
Suit highlights suburban unease with addiction centers
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-based addiction treatment center, which like others nationwide has faced fierce opposition to opening suburban branches, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to force one suburb to stop blocking its expansion plans.
Internationally trained nurses to work in Ontario hospitals to ease staff crunch
TORONTO — Internationally educated nurses will be allowed to work in Ontario hospitals, long-term care homes and other health settings grappling with pandemic-related staffing challenges, the province’s health minister announced Tuesday. Christine Elli...
Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats on Tuesday took their first step toward abolishing the private health insurance market in the nation’s most populous state and replacing it with a government-run plan that they promised would never deny an...
UK’s Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of public and political outrage on Tuesday over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were
Bulgaria’s leaders self-isolate after speaker COVID-positive
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s top leaders are self-isolating after being in contact with the parliamentary speaker who tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s chief health inspector said Tuesday.
WHO: 7 million new omicron COVID cases in Europe last week
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organization said.
World Economic Forum warns cyber risks add to climate threat
LONDON (AP) — Cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, the World Economic Forum said in a report Tuesday.
