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Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
SURREY, B.C. — Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says is an “outdated practice” of holding them for their own protection when they should be getting health care. A report released by Ronald J.
Oct 30, 2023 4:59 PM
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Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services
The federal government says its expanded drug and substance use strategy will save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada's overdose crisis.
Oct 30, 2023 3:03 PM
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Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules
TOPEKA, Kan.
Oct 30, 2023 2:47 PM
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Pharmacists prescribe another round of US protests to highlight working conditions
Drugstore workers around the country started calling in sick Monday to highlight a lack of support from their employers, protest organizers said.
Oct 30, 2023 1:46 PM
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Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to give abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to block an Arizona law that makes it a felony for doctors to perform abortions on patients seeking the procedure solely because of a fet
Oct 30, 2023 12:49 PM
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Ontario lowering age for regular breast cancer screenings to 40
TORONTO — Ontario is lowering the age for regular, publicly funded breast cancer screenings from 50 to 40, which Health Minister Sylvia Jones says will help with early detection.
Oct 30, 2023 11:59 AM
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FDA says WanaBana fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and caregivers not to buy or serve certain pureed fruit pouches marketed to toddlers and young children because the food might contain dangerous levels of lead.
Oct 30, 2023 9:58 AM
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Ontarians can now get flu, COVID-19 shots; top doctor urges people to get both
TORONTO — This respiratory virus season in Ontario should be easier on the province and its hospitals than last year, but success will largely depend on levels of vaccination, the chief medical officer of health said Monday.
Oct 30, 2023 9:13 AM
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Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to blindness.
Oct 30, 2023 8:25 AM
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Ontario offers flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines for all over six months as of Monday
TORONTO — Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday.
Oct 29, 2023 3:11 PM
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