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Spain reports first deaths from acute hepatitis in children
MADRID (AP) — Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children — an illness whose causes are unknown and is being monitored by world health officials.
Aug 5, 2022 4:26 AM
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Seven months on, Toronto awaits drug decriminalization decision
TORONTO — As Toronto waits to hear whether the federal government will grant its request to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs for personal use, harm reduction advocates say approval is urgently needed as governments fail to match the grav
Aug 5, 2022 1:00 AM
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Spain leads Europe in monkeypox, struggles to check spread
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — As a sex worker and adult film actor, Roc was relieved when he was among the first Spaniards to get a monkeypox vaccine.
Aug 5, 2022 12:38 AM
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Germany's health minister tests positive for COVID-19
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister, an epidemiologist by training who has led the country's fight against COVID-19 since December, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Aug 5, 2022 12:14 AM
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EXPLAINER: Why is insulin so expensive and difficult to cap?
Washington (AP) — Reining in the soaring prices of insulin has thus far been elusive in Congress, although Democrats say they'll try again — as part of their economic package that focuses on health and climate.
Aug 4, 2022 9:41 PM
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US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans.
Aug 4, 2022 5:32 PM
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Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible “community spread” of the dangerous virus.
Aug 4, 2022 4:14 PM
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Louisiana abortion providers file appeal, hope to block ban
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates hope Louisiana’s near-total ban of the procedure will soon be blocked again, after plaintiffs in an ongoing legal challenge filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court Thursday.
Aug 4, 2022 3:49 PM
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Alberta ends Edmonton hospital hallway medicine directive to combat patient surge
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has ended the emergency directive calling for some patients in Edmonton hospitals to be treated in hallways.
Aug 4, 2022 3:31 PM
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Ontario directs college to register international nurses faster amid hospital crisis
TORONTO — Ontario's health minister has directed regulatory colleges for nurses and doctors to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals, a move nursing groups and critics say falls short of the premier's promise t
Aug 4, 2022 3:22 PM
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