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N.S. offers virtual health care to all 105,000 residents waiting for family doctor

N.S. offers virtual health care to all 105,000 residents waiting for family doctor

HALIFAX — The government of Nova Scotia is expanding virtual health care to all 105,000 residents who are waiting for a family doctor, offering them access to online medical appointments.
Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indi
More nurses headed to Kashechewan First Nation amid shortage: regional care provider

More nurses headed to Kashechewan First Nation amid shortage: regional care provider

Plans are in place to send more nurses to a remote First Nation in northern Ontario that's had to limit its health-care services to emergency-only care due to a nursing shortage, a regional care provider confirmed on Wednesday.
'How the hell did this happen?' More than 16,500 mammograms under review across N.L.

'How the hell did this happen?' More than 16,500 mammograms under review across N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A breast cancer survivor in Newfoundland and Labrador is questioning how nearly 14,000 more mammogram results in the province have been placed under review because they were analyzed on improper screens.
Four dead in Streptococcus A outbreak at west-end Montreal seniors home

Four dead in Streptococcus A outbreak at west-end Montreal seniors home

Montreal health authorities are confirming that four people have died from a Streptococcus A outbreak at a private seniors residence.
Abortion ban reaches S. Carolina Senate despite GOP factions

Abortion ban reaches S. Carolina Senate despite GOP factions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — While the results of this month's Kansas abortion vote have shaken some Republicans' appetite for additional restrictions, South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a ban with limited exceptions .
Florida sues FDA over 'delay' of low-cost drug importations

Florida sues FDA over 'delay' of low-cost drug importations

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida sued federal health officials on Wednesday, accusing them of stalling the state's plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the lawsuit against the U.S.

California won't expand teen vaccines without parental OK

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't allow teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents' consent. State Sen.
WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday. The U.N.
New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam

New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is allowing graduate nurses to become fully licensed in the province by writing the Quebec nursing entry exam.