Category Archives: Health
CDC launches new forecasting center for infectious diseases
A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics.
One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests
OTTAWA — Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. As the country grapples with its sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and less
Feds will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requiremen...
Rare overhaul of powerful US nuclear test reactor completed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors and normal operations are expected to resume later this spring, officials said Monday.
Police speak to Scottish leader Sturgeon over mask slip-up
LONDON (AP) — Police said Monday that they spoke to Scotland’s leader to remind her about sticking to coronavirus mask rules after she was filmed without a face covering indoors while on the election trail.
J&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized Monday with Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker's role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the state that has lon...
Abortion training under threat for med students, residents
Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you’ll find abortion. The first two procedures are part of standard physician education. But for many
Quebec reports increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, with two more deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting a 28-patient jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations Sunday. The government's open data portal shows there are 2,159 people in hospital with the disease. There are 101 patients listed in intensive care, a drop of four patients...
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence
CALGARY — It was in a hospital that a Calgary woman says she recalls feeling happy for the very first time as an opioid raced through her body. "When they gave me that IV of hydromorphone, all of the horrible things
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence
CALGARY — It was in a hospital that a Calgary woman says she recalls feeling happy for the very first time as an opioid raced through her body. "When they gave me that IV of hydromorphone, all of the horrible things
