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What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children.
Sep 29, 2023 11:03 AM
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FDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a proposal to begin regulating laboratory medical tests, a multibillion-dollar industry that the agency says poses a growing risk to patients because of potentially inaccurate resu
Sep 29, 2023 10:40 AM
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Siksika man files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, hospital
SIKSIKA, Alta. — A man from a First Nation in southern Alberta has filed a human rights complaint against the provincial health agency and a local hospital, alleging anti-Indigenous discrimination led to the death of his wife.
Sep 28, 2023 5:25 PM
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Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase
VANCOUVER — Mask mandates are returning to health-care settings throughout British Columbia as cases of flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses trend upward. Provincial health officer Dr.
Sep 28, 2023 5:22 PM
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Former lawmaker who led Michigan marijuana board is sent to prison for bribery
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board.
Sep 28, 2023 3:48 PM
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Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children
PORTLAND, Ore.
Sep 28, 2023 3:18 PM
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Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths.
Sep 28, 2023 2:37 PM
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan host duelling health-care recruiting events
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan are locked in a battle for health-care workers, as the two provinces set up recruiting efforts on each other's turf.
Sep 28, 2023 2:08 PM
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State officials in Michigan scratched from lawsuit over lead in Benton Harbor's water
BENTON HARBOR, Mich.
Sep 28, 2023 1:50 PM
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Food insecurity among Indigenous kids is a 'public health crisis,' doctors say
Family physician Dr. Rebekah Eatmon sees parents in tears, frustrated that they can't provide enough healthy food for their children.
Sep 28, 2023 1:44 PM
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