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Third child under 10 dies of complications linked to influenza in B.C.

Third child under 10 dies of complications linked to influenza in B.C.

VANCOUVER — A third child has died in British Columbia due to complications linked to influenza, cases of which continue to rise in the province. The latest update from the B.C.
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Flooding at Boston hospital disrupts IVF services for 200 patients, leaving some devastated

Flooding at Boston hospital disrupts IVF services for 200 patients, leaving some devastated

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston's Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated.
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Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role

Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role

The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell’s life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his parents and sister sang “Wheels on the Bus” with his twin brother.
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Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont

Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont

MARSHFIELD, Vt.
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Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for treatment under medical marijuana law

Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for treatment under medical marijuana law

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Access to medical marijuana in Kentucky should expand to include a longer list of severe health conditions, Gov.
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Eli Lilly starts website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs

Eli Lilly starts website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs

Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound .
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There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle

There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle

ATLANTA (AP) — Medicaid expansion was long politically impossible in Georgia. Now it's just unlikely. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns says he wants lawmakers to consider more health coverage in the state as their session begins Monday.
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Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska

Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska

Scientists fear Canadian polar bears may be threatened by the spread of avian flu after officials confirmed the disease killed a bear in Alaska.
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Health Canada approves RSV vaccine for use in pregnancy to immunize infants

Health Canada approves RSV vaccine for use in pregnancy to immunize infants

The vaccine is manufactured by Pfizer.
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New York governor pushes for paid medical leave during pregnancy

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul after the state's legislative session kicked off this week.
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