Category Archives: Science
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...
US intelligence satellite launched from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Sunday. The NROL-85 satellite
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
FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of customers complained of illness after eating it. The FDA said Saturday it has
Suit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia's renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday in an effort to halt a surge in COVID-19 infect...
Quebecers urged to avoid crowded ERs, exercise caution around holiday gatherings
MONTREAL — Quebecers are being urged to avoid crowded emergency rooms if possible and be careful with gatherings this holiday weekend as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hospital staffing levels. The health authorities in Montreal and ...
