Two Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler system
TORONTO – Residents of a Guelph, Ont., long-term care home and their loved ones are shocked and afraid, says a representative of the families, after the...
Arizona governor’s signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the...
Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature completed a last-ditch effort Thursday to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and...
South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors after supporters defeated efforts to only ban...
Seven people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government
TORONTO – Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing. A law...
New medical school at York University to open in 2028
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A new medical school focused on family medicine at York University will open its doors in 2028. York University president Rhonda Lenton says...
AP Exclusive: EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment
The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures...
As investors pile into psychedelics, idealism gives way to pharma economics
Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry, with dozens of startup companies vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression,...
First cases of fatal chronic wasting disease found in B.C. deer
VICTORIA – Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to devastate British Columbia’s deer population over time, after the discovery of...
Flooding at Boston hospital disrupts IVF services for 200 patients, leaving some devastated
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have...