Category Archives: Health
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 see slight drop in B.C.; 11 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded 11 new deaths related to COVID-19 over a three-day period for a total of 2,914 fatalities since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says in a news release that six of the deaths were in
Opposition to forced transfers of B.C. patients seeking medically assisted deaths
VANCOUVER — A national organization that supports those seeking a medically assisted death is campaigning to stop forced transfers of patients within public care facilities in British Columbia. Dying With Dignity Canada says forced transfers happen whe...
Florida to recommend against COVID vaccines for healthy kids
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said Monday that the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children. Ladapo made
Ontario offering nurses up to $5,000 as job retention incentive
Ontario is offering all nurses incentive pay of up to $5,000 per person to encourage job retention. Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday the payments are meant to support nurses as the province recovers from the pandemic. "A strong nursing wo...
Republican lawmakers unveil medical marijuana regulations
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans in the Oklahoma House on Monday unveiled a package of new restrictions on the state's booming medical marijuana industry, designed to crack down on illegal growers who sell cannabis on the black market.
Ontario reverses course on plan to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine
TORONTO — Ontario is reversing course on a plan to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, saying it will instead require that the regulatory college for the profession offer licensing exams in Cantonese and Mandarin. The government s...
Ottawa announces COVID-19 rules for return of cruise ships to Canadian ports
HALIFAX — Strict COVID-19 measures will be enforced when cruise ships return to Canada's ports next month after a nearly two-year hiatus, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced on Monday. Ottawa lifted its pandemic-induced prohibition on cr...
Moderna signs with Kenya for first mRNA facility in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Moderna signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s government on Monday for the drugmaker’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa, the company said.
Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.
Hospital stops therapies after gender-confirming care order
HOUSTON (AP) — The nation’s largest pediatric hospital has announced it has stopped gender-affirming therapies after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse. ...
