US approves 1st vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that’s most notorious for...
Eli Lilly says experimental drug slows Alzheimer’s worsening
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. said Wednesday its experimental Alzheimer’s drug appeared to slow worsening of the mind-robbing disease in a large study. In...
OPP warning of potentially lethal substance being mailed across Ontario
ORILLIA, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police have issued a public safety warning about packages containing a potentially lethal substance being mailed out across the province. Police...
Washington state to decriminalize drugs unless lawmakers act
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back to work after they rejected a bill setting out a new statewide drug policy —...
North Carolina Republicans announce abortion bill agreement
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders said on Tuesday there’s agreement in the GOP-dominated legislature on backing a measure that would prohibit abortion...
Lawsuit seeks records of toxic exposures at Uzbek air base
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans’ advocacy groups sued the U.S. Department of Defense on Monday seeking records of toxic conditions at an air base in Uzbekistan...
Medical examiners group steps away from ‘excited delirium’
A leading group of medical experts says the term “excited delirium” should not be listed as a cause of death. Critics have said the term has...
Businessman gets 8 years in prison for theft of COVID funds
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut businessman who conspired with a now-former state lawmaker to steal federal coronavirus relief funds from the city of West Haven...
Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate on Monday approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks, a measure supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis as...
University facing class-action over COVID campus lockdown
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit in which current and former students of the University of Delaware claim...