Category Archives: Health
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
Radio host Larry Elder enters California recall election
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder entered California’s Sept. 14 recall election on Monday, bringing a well-known voice on the political right to a muddled Republican field trying to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin N...
Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare on Monday launched a formal process to decide whether to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer's drug whose $56,000-a-year price tag and unproven benefits have prompted widespread criticism and a congressional investigation. ...
FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.
Pesticide caused kids’ brain damage, California lawsuits say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawsuits filed Monday in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer linked to brain damage in children.
NDP raises concern about hospital bed closures
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition health critic is sounding the alarm on hospital bed closures during the summer which the provincial health delivery agency says is due to staffing shortages. NDP legislature member David Shepherd said Monday he estimates...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants Canada to reopen to fully vaccinated visitors
OTTAWA — Canada should reopen the border to fully vaccinated foreign visitors, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday, adding he will advocate for the loosened rules the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Biden calls Cuba ‘remarkable’ protests a ‘call for freedom’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable" and a “clarion call for freedom,” praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis — one
Quebec retailers, cinema owners pleased with COVID-19 capacity changes
MONTREAL — Retailers and theatre owners say they're happy Quebec lifted capacity limits on stores and eased physical distancing rules for entertainment venues, but some operators of performance halls say the changes don't mean much for them. On Monday,...
Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says
OTTAWA — The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, a...
