Category Archives: Health
Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation.
Expansion of Winnipeg hospital emergency room begins as wait times remain lengthy
WINNIPEG — Work has begun on a long-promised expansion of the St. Boniface Hospital's emergency room. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the $141-million project will triple the size of the Winnipeg hospital's emergency department and improve pati...
California inmate overdoses plummet under drug program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The spiraling number of overdose deaths and hospitalizations among California prison inmates fell dramatically during the first two years of a program that uses prescribed drugs to treat more incarcerated addicts than any such...
Second B.C. farm positive for avian flu as virus found in backyard flock in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. — A small backyard poultry flock in Kelowna, B.C., has tested positive for avian flu, the second known outbreak of the disease among flocks in British Columbia. The highly infectious H5N1 strain of the illness was confirmed earlier this
Administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, seeking to reassure doctors that there is ample supply for people at high risk of severe illness or ...
White House: Without funding US will lose COVID treatments
WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act
Politicians, media return to hallway habits at B.C. legislature after COVID-19 rules
VICTORIA — Politicians and members of the media met each other face-to-face for the first time at the British Columbia legislature after more than two years of restrictions due to COVID-19 protocols. Premier John Horgan greeted what he called a
New variants will fuel COVID pandemic unless global vaccine rate rises: Gavi, UNICEF
OTTAWA — With pandemic restrictions easing across Canada, a House of Commons committee was warned today that disruptive new variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge every few months unless the low vaccination rate in poorer countries rises. The me...
P.E.I. affordable housing project gets $7.9 million from federal government
CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal government is investing about $7.9 million for affordable housing in Charlottetown for people with mental health or addiction issues. Charlottetown member of Parliament Sean Casey announced the funding today alongside Prince...
Ontario plans to invest additional $1B over three years in home care
WHITBY, Ont. — The Progressive Conservative government is announcing, days before its budget and shortly before an expected election call, that it is planning to invest an additional $1 billion in home care over three years. Health Minister Christine E...
