Category Archives: Health
Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donna Weiner looks at Medicare’s prescription drug program from two different points of view. As a participant, she
‘This is no joke’: N.L. woman’s mom, stepfather fighting COVID-19 in intensive care
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Louisa Higgins says she's living a nightmare that could have been avoided with the COVID-19 vaccine. Her mother and stepfather are fighting for their lives in an intensive care unit in central Newfoundland, sick with the novel
Quebec defends health-care worker vaccine mandate amid fears of staffing shortages
MONTREAL — Quebec's premier and its health minister on Wednesday defended their decision to impose mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, even as an opposition party and several unions urged them to push back the deadline to avoid potential ser...
Ontario announces funds to hire more than 4,000 long-term care workers this year
TORONTO — Ontario's long-term care operators welcomed provincial funding announced Wednesday to hire more than 4,000 staff within a year but advocates and employees said more must be done to improve working conditions in the sector. Long-Term Care Min...
Moderna asks Health Canada to authorize booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA — U.S. drugmaker Moderna is asking Health Canada to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company submitted data on a booster shot that is half the size of the doses used to give first and second shots
North Macedonia: Overheated cable caused fatal hospital fire
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A fire in a COVID-19 hospital in North Macedonia that killed 14 people last month was caused by the short-circuit of a cable connected to a defibrillator and spread fast due to the presence of
Scandinavians curb Moderna shots for some younger patients
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scandinavian authorities on Wednesday suspended or discouraged the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in young people because of an increased risk of heart inflammation, a very rare side effect associated with the shot.
New HUD rule aimed at preventing public housing evictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent, seeking to shore up protections following the end of the nationwide eviction moratorium.
Coronavirus deaths in Russia surpass 900 a day for 1st time
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's daily coronavirus death toll surpassed 900 on Wednesday for the first time in the pandemic, a record that comes amid the country's low vaccination rate and the government's reluctance to impose tough restrictions to control new
The Latest: LA OKs vaccine mandates for restaurants, bars
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles leaders have voted to enact one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates. The sweeping measure
