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McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada's top researchers

McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada's top researchers

Getting food poisoning while travelling overseas gave an internationally renowned Canadian scientist some harrowing insights into antimicrobial resistance, the very topic that his decades of related research have now earned him a $100,000 Killam Priz
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Creighton's Isaac Traudt wears glucose monitor to stay in game. His diabetes was diagnosed at age 4

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When Creighton basketball player Isaac Traudt's teammates take a break at practice, they might grab a drink of water, chat it up or go over assignments.
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Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

MADISON, Wis.
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Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvati
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UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack , but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery.
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Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions

Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions

SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday.
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South Korea will suspend licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punishment for doctors' walkouts

South Korea will suspend licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punishment for doctors' walkouts

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean authorities will suspend the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations, one of the doctors
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Appeals panel asks West Virginia court whether opioids distribution can cause a public nuisance

Appeals panel asks West Virginia court whether opioids distribution can cause a public nuisance

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S.
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Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health insurance and for adults covered by Medicaid.
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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos , a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products.
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