Category Archives: Health
Maryland lawmakers override gov’s veto of abortion expansion
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand access to abortion in Maryland was overridden on Saturday by the General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats.
Anxious about refugees, Polish cities reject memorial sirens
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Anxious about the wellbeing of their Ukrainian refugees, city mayors across Poland are refusing the government’s instructions to sound air raid alarm sirens Sunday as part of memorial observances for Poland's 2010 presidential pla...
Treatment for opioid addiction often brings discrimination
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danielle Russell was in the emergency department at an Arizona hospital last fall, sick with COVID-19, when she made the mistake of answering completely when she was asked what medications she was on.
‘Everybody’s responsibility:’ Surging number of deadly overdoses in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The number of people who died from drug overdoses surpassed 400 in Manitoba last year and there are renewed calls for more to be done to curb the deadly trend that has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary data
Decade after hepatitis outbreak, medical registry might end
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The medical technician who drew blood from New Hampshire Rep. Peter Schmidt after he broke his leg in February was registered with the state, thanks to a 2014 law enacted after a traveling medical technician infected
Shanghai hospital pays the price for China’s COVID response
BEIJING (AP) — A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China's stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the city of 26 million people.
Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow the law to be enforced through lawsuits.
Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes bill to expand abortion access
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed a measure Friday that would expand access to abortion in the state by ending a restriction that only physicians can provide them and requiring most insurance plans to cover abortion care
Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a Republican-priority measure on Friday that would ban abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy and regulate the dispensing of abortion pills.
Canada’s premiers disappointed in lack of federal funds for struggling health systems
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers say they're disappointed the federal government didn't put forward a sustainable plan to financially shore up the country's ailing health systems in its newly tabled budget. Premiers have been calling for the health minister...
