Health

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The Protestant Council of Rwanda has directed all health facilities run by its members to stop carrying out all abortions, further limiting access to the procedure in the largely Christian nation of 13 million people.

Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first genetically edited babies .

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The pilot of a medical transport plane that crashed during a winter storm in Nevada , killing all five people on board, was following in the footsteps of his grandfather who flew bombers in World War II.

The record-breaking heat Earth endured during the summer of 2022 will be repeated without a robust international effort to address climate change, a panel of scientists warned Monday.

STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un called for stronger public solidarity behind his leadership to increase the country’s grain production significantly, state media reported Tuesday, amid outside worries about the country’s wors

YELLOWKNIFE — As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal government announced Feb. 7 that it would spend $198.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the new health funding deal with the federal government will dovetail with provincial reforms to the system.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government's offer for a free, one-hour counselling session for residents is not enough, say the province’s college of social workers and the official Opposition.