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US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy

US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As overdose deaths continue at a record pace, U.S.
Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan

Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan

OTTAWA — Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa's soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage.
FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries

FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital.
Judge accepts $17-million class-action deal for N.B. psychiatric hospital abuse

Judge accepts $17-million class-action deal for N.B. psychiatric hospital abuse

MONCTON, N.B. — A $17-million class-action settlement has been approved after plaintiffs alleged decades of mistreatment of psychiatric patients at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in northern New Brunswick.

2 workers at Fukushima plant hospitalized after accidentally getting sprayed with radioactive waste

TOKYO (AP) — Two workers at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were hospitalized after accidentally getting sprayed with liquid laced with radioactive materials, officials said Thursday.
The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs

The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of suicides among U.S.
Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines

Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines

OTTAWA — The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines plans to relaunch consultations on the finer points of long-delayed drug-price reform, the agency announced Wednesday.
MAID growth steady as number of practitioners grows before expansion next year: report

MAID growth steady as number of practitioners grows before expansion next year: report

Medically assisted deaths jumped by 31 per cent in Canada last year as part of a continuing trend since the practice was legalized in 2016 for those with a serious and incurable illness or disability, a federal report says.
Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds.