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10th person dies from Massachusetts assisted-living fire

10th person dies from Massachusetts assisted-living fire

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
N.B. fast-tracking nursing home placements as hospitals struggle with overcrowding

N.B. fast-tracking nursing home placements as hospitals struggle with overcrowding

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's premier is blaming a lack of long-term care space for serious overcrowding at four regional hospitals, as her government tries to fast-track patients out of those facilities and into nursing homes.
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally
Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says

Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend.
E-scooter injuries are on the rise among both kids and adults, data and doctors say

E-scooter injuries are on the rise among both kids and adults, data and doctors say

TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says e-scooter injuries are on the rise across the country.
A martial art that emerged among the enslaved in Brazil is helping Parkinson's patients

A martial art that emerged among the enslaved in Brazil is helping Parkinson's patients

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time.
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

LONDON (AP) — Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported Wednesday.
Relatives say Massachusetts assisted-living blaze gutted a tough community

Relatives say Massachusetts assisted-living blaze gutted a tough community

Gabriel House had seen better days, but for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community. The 100-unit assisted-living facility that burned Sunday night , killing nine people , opened in 1999 in Fall River, Massachusetts.
RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy should be approved for Americans grappling with depression , trauma and other ha
Authorities take custody of 21 kids in California while surrogate moms claim couple misled them

Authorities take custody of 21 kids in California while surrogate moms claim couple misled them

Twenty-one children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country.
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