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Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio

Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two groups advocating for abortion rights submitted fall ballot language Tuesday for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Ohioans' access to abortion, an effort that opponents have vowed to fight.
Jimmy Carter enters hospice care. What is it?

Jimmy Carter enters hospice care. What is it?

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, after a series of short hospital stays.
N.B. mental health activist says failure to name provincial advocate is 'insulting'

N.B. mental health activist says failure to name provincial advocate is 'insulting'

MONCTON, N.B. — A longtime New Brunswick mental health activist says it is insulting that the province hasn't appointed a mental health advocate even though the legislature unanimously approved the position more than three years ago.
Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

RALEIGH, N.C.
Alberta budget to include $243M over three years for new primary care initiatives

Alberta budget to include $243M over three years for new primary care initiatives

EDMONTON — Alberta is investing an extra $243 million over three years into primary care to help reduce bottlenecks for those trying to see a family doctor.
Hong Kong pulls visa for man behind gene-edited babies claim

Hong Kong pulls visa for man behind gene-edited babies claim

BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong on Tuesday revoked a visa it granted to a Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world’s first genetically edited babies, pulling it hours after he announced his research p
FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.
Ukraine's health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

Ukraine's health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

KRASNOHORIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Valentyna Mozgova sweeps shattered glass and other debris from the vacant halls of the bombed-out hospital where she began her career.
Group urges radiation tests for 900 North Korean escapees

Group urges radiation tests for 900 North Korean escapees

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Human rights advocates on Tuesday urged South Korea to offer radiation exposure tests to hundreds of North Korean escapees who had lived near the country’s nuclear testing ground.
Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training

YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine — Olena Boiko recalls being in a state of shock when nurses began to wheel her on a gurney toward the basement bomb shelter while she was in labour to give birth to her first child.
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