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FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections

FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping job cuts at his department last month, he said that safety inspectors who oversee U.S. foods and drugs wouldn't be impacted.
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Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump's sights for punitive action

Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump's sights for punitive action

WASHINGTON (AP) — First the nation’s top law firms . Then its premier universities . Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society.
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Former Alberta minister details allegation Premier Smith purposely misled cabinet

Former Alberta minister details allegation Premier Smith purposely misled cabinet

EDMONTON — An outspoken member of Alberta's legislature, booted from the United Conservative Party caucus, is airing more detailed allegations of what he calls government deception over a health-care contract scandal.
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Alberta names new interim chief medical officer of health

Alberta names new interim chief medical officer of health

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced the appointment of a new interim chief medical officer of health, days after the previous one's contract expired. Officials say Dr.
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Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

NEW YORK (AP) — A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation's top health agency , eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings .
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Vancouver Park Board preparing for 'unpermitted' cannabis events on 4-20

Vancouver Park Board preparing for 'unpermitted' cannabis events on 4-20

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Park Board says it's gearing up for "unpermitted" events on April 20 including on Sunset Beach, where thousands of people gathered in recent years to smoke cannabis to the chagrin of city officials and police.
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Student massage therapist charged with sex assault at Calgary teaching clinic

Student massage therapist charged with sex assault at Calgary teaching clinic

CALGARY — A student massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault after police say a woman was touched inappropriately at a teaching clinic.
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White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children and child care for their families.
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Behind the story of the decades-long journey of xenotransplantation

Behind the story of the decades-long journey of xenotransplantation

WASHINGTON (AP) — On this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the journey of animal to human transplants , or xenotransplants, over the last few years.
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Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims

Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims

Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers. These self-experimenters take a very small amount of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD to try to reduce anxiety, stress and depression.
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