Category Archives: Health
EXPLAINER: Medication abortion becomes latest GOP target
Medication abortion accounts for about 40% of all abortions in the U.S. The increasingly common method relies on pills rather than surgery, opening the possibility for abortions to be done in a woman's home rather than a clinic. It's an
80% of B.C. residents fully vaccinated, while most in hospital not fully immunized
VICTORIA — British Columbia has hit the 80 per cent mark with the number of eligible residents who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The province says that compares with nearly 88 per cent of people who have been
Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan to cover ‘life-changing’ cystic fibrosis drug
Three provinces say they'll start covering the cost of a new drug that experts describe as a "life-changing" treatment for cystic fibrosis. Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan announced Friday that they'll pay to provide eligible patients with Trikafta, ...
Residents of Saugeen First Nation given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada gave residents of an Ontario First Nation 71 expired doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 between Aug. 9 and Sept. 15. According to a statement from the Saugeen First Nation, nurses from the federal department
Civil rights complaint targets Idaho health care rationing
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An advocacy group for older adults has filed a civil rights complaint against Idaho over the state's “crisis standards of care” guidelines for hospitals that are overwhelmed by patients amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Many public sector workers in Manitoba will need COVID-19 vaccination or get tested
WINNIPEG — Many public-sector workers in Manitoba will soon have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested up to three times a week. The measures, first alluded to last month, are to take effect Oct. 18. The public health
Federal minister says Saskatchewan premier misunderstands his health-care system
REGINA — Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe misunderstands his own health-care system. Miller made the comment on Twitter after Moe blamed Ottawa for Saskatchewan's low COVID-19 vaccination rate in its...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the
Second Tennessee judge blocks Gov. Lee’s mask opt-out
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday handed down a second blow to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's contentious order allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements, ruling that Knox County Schools must implement a mask mandate
More COVID-19 measures in store for N.B. as province admits it relaxed too soon
FREDERICTON — A senior health official in New Brunswick says the province got it wrong in late July when the decision was made to lift all health-protection measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Gordon Dow, infectious disease specialis...
