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Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia.
Aug 13, 2023 6:34 AM
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Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
PHOENIX (AP) — Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner's yard and was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Aug 13, 2023 5:28 AM
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Environment Canada issues heat warnings for B.C.'s south coast ahead of heat wave
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued heat warnings along British Columbia's south coast. It says a strong ridge of high pressure will bring well above seasonal daytime temperatures to the region.
Aug 12, 2023 12:51 PM
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'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street
EDMONTON — Kristin Voss-Dahl was going to an Edmonton Oilers hockey game with her friends downtown when she came across a person lying unresponsive in a parking lot.
Aug 12, 2023 7:00 AM
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Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery
A Nebraska judge on Friday rejected an effort to block a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery.
Aug 11, 2023 5:51 PM
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B.C. midwives and province deliver new three-year deal, increasing wages
VICTORIA — British Columbia midwives and the province have ratified a new three-year, wage-increasing agreement with the overwhelming support of health-care workers.
Aug 11, 2023 1:15 PM
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Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures , Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.
Aug 11, 2023 10:38 AM
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Doctors in England walk off job again as pay dispute with UK government shows no progress
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of doctors in England walked off the job Friday for another four-day stretch, with growing concerns that their bitter pay dispute with the British government will drag on into the winter.
Aug 11, 2023 10:15 AM
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St. Louis activists praise Biden's support for compensation over Manhattan Project contamination
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis-area activists have been fighting for years to get government compensation for people with cancer and other serious illnesses potentially connected to Manhattan Project nuclear contamination.
Aug 11, 2023 9:09 AM
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Alabama panel approves companies to grow, distribute medical marijuana
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has awarded new licenses to grow, process and sell medical marijuana after discovering problems with the initial selection process.
Aug 11, 2023 9:03 AM
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