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Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization

Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization

Canada leads the pack with 4,548 measles cases, particularly in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario.
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More brands of Dubai chocolate recalled in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

More brands of Dubai chocolate recalled in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

More recalls have been issued for a popular type of chocolate after a salmonella outbreak linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products.
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4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City

4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials disclosed Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria are in city-run buildin
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Yukon government approves $31.7 million in extra spending for wildfires, health

Yukon government approves $31.7 million in extra spending for wildfires, health

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has authorized a special warrant to spend up to $31.7 million this budget year to "advance key priorities and maintain essential services.
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Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

PORTLAND, Ore.
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Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday

Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday

MONTREAL — Health officials in Montreal are still working to tally the total number of people who died from heat-related causes since Sunday, when sweltering temperatures took over the city.
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Maine clinics fight to restore Medicaid funds after Trump's cuts to abortion providers

Maine clinics fight to restore Medicaid funds after Trump's cuts to abortion providers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine asked a judge Thursday to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to keep federal money from going to abortion providers.
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Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 2027

Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 2027

NEW YORK (AP) — WK Kellogg Co. plans to remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the next two and a half years, according to the company and the attorney general of Texas. The maker of Froot Loops and Apple Jacks gave the timeline as U.S.
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Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation's health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. The U.S.
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Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region

Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region

TORONTO — Health officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province's southwest region.
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