Category Archives: Science
NC lieutenant gov explains abortion decision decades ago
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a recent rising force in North Carolina Republican politics and a vocal abortion opponent, confirmed Thursday that he and his future wife decided to get an abortion more than 30 years ago.
Arizona Legislature approves 15-week abortion ban
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature on Thursday joined the growing list of Republican-led states to pass aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court is considering ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in pla...
Jagmeet Singh expects federal dental plan to remain faithful to NDP campaign promise
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he expects the federal government's new dental plan will reflect his party's original vision for oral health care in Canada. The Liberals promised the NDP they would start to phase in a dental-care program
Nova Scotia passes protection bubble bill for homes of senior health officials
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia legislature quickly adopted new legislation Thursday protecting senior health officials from harassment and intimidation outside their homes. The unusual move saw amendments to the Access to Health Services Act unanimously pas...
EU regulator advises AstraZeneca’s COVID drug be cleared
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Thursday it was recommending that an antibody medication developed by AstraZeneca be authorized to help some vulnerable people avoid getting sick with the coronavirus.
Italian lawmakers probe Russian pandemic mission’s motives
ROME (AP) — An Italian Parliament committee that deals with intelligence matters summoned former Premier Giuseppe Conte on Thursday over growing concerns that a Russian military and medical team sent to help Italy early in the COVID-19 pandemic was rea...
Leadership rivals shouldn’t be calling each other ‘not Conservative,’ says Bergen
OTTAWA — Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative." Bergen, who was first elected in 2008 and has led the party since early February, says Conservati...
NYC lifts vaccine rule that blocked athletes from home games
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's mayor exempted athletes and performers — including Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving — from the city’s vaccine mandate Thursday, while keeping the rule in place for private and public workers who risk losing
Quebec should plan mass COVID second-booster program for the fall: vaccine committee
MONTREAL — Quebec's immunization committee is suggesting the government start preparing a mass COVID-19 vaccine fourth-dose campaign for the general population that would be launched in the fall. Quebecers most vulnerable to serious consequences from t...
Pressured by patients, FDA reviews ALS drug with modest data
WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients are battling a terminal illness and want access to an experimental drug, how much evidence that it works should regulators require before approval?
