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Norway's 86-year-old king tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms

Norway's 86-year-old king tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms

HELSINKI (AP) — Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V, who has been in frail health in the past few years, has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms, royal officials said on Sunday.
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Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The only thing worse than the screams of a patient undergoing surgery without enough anesthesia are the terror-stricken faces of those awaiting their turn, a 51-year-old orthopedic surgeon says.
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Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care

Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded health-care system after it struggled to meet its costs under the province's fee structure. Dr.
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Premiers ask federal government for COVID-19 small business loan extension

Premiers ask federal government for COVID-19 small business loan extension

VICTORIA — Up to 250,000 small businesses across Canada face uncertain futures if the federal government continues with its repayment options for a COVID-19 loan program, says Dan Kelly, president of Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
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Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's new health plan for low-income adults has enrolled only 1,343 people through the end of September about three months after launching, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Owner of California biolab that fueled bio-weapons rumors charged with mislabeling, lacking permits

Owner of California biolab that fueled bio-weapons rumors charged with mislabeling, lacking permits

FRESNO, Calif.
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First vaccine against serious bacterial infection in bees approved for use in Canada

First vaccine against serious bacterial infection in bees approved for use in Canada

The first vaccine for bees has been approved for use in Canada.
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Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpe
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Pink postpones two Vancouver concert dates due to respiratory illness

Pink postpones two Vancouver concert dates due to respiratory illness

TORONTO — Pop superstar Pink is postponing two Vancouver concerts this weekend as she deals with a respiratory infection. The "Trustfall" singer says she won't take the stage Friday and Saturday at Rogers Arena under her doctor's orders.
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Judge in Missouri transgender care lawsuit agrees to step aside but decries 'gamesmanship'

Judge in Missouri transgender care lawsuit agrees to step aside but decries 'gamesmanship'

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge agreed Friday to step aside in a lawsuit challenging a new Missouri law restricting gender-affirming health care for minors, despite what he called “gamesmanship” from the plaintiffs' lawyers for requesting a new judge. St.
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