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Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
MADRID (AP) — The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a non-profit that undertakes research and delivers treatment to millions of marginalized patients worldwide, has won Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
Jun 1, 2023 3:20 AM
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Canadian researchers find brain inflammation in patients with long COVID
Leslie Ann Coles knew "almost immediately" something was wrong after her COVID-19 infection in January 2021. The filmmaker from Woodbridge, Ont.
Jun 1, 2023 2:05 AM
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Singapore prime minister tests positive for COVID again in rare rebound case
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in less than two weeks, in a rare case of a rebound.
May 31, 2023 11:56 PM
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US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
May 31, 2023 9:02 PM
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B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1
VANCOUVER — Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an effort to improve access for those without a family doctor and ease the stress on an overburdened health system.
May 31, 2023 5:24 PM
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California advances fentanyl bills focused on prevention, increased penalties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced more than a dozen bills aiming to address the fentanyl crisis, including some that would impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, ahead of a critical deadline this week.
May 31, 2023 4:57 PM
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Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis
VANCOUVER — A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital is placing British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny.
May 31, 2023 4:04 PM
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Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in nearly all cases except life-threatening situations.
May 31, 2023 3:15 PM
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Researchers link death in gene-editing study to a virus used to deliver the treatment, not CRISPR
The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body, researchers concluded in an early study .
May 31, 2023 2:42 PM
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Poor air quality remains as Nova Scotia wildfires continue to burn: officials
HALIFAX — People living near raging wildfires in Nova Scotia are being advised not to spend too much time outdoors because of the health risks caused by smoke in the air.
May 31, 2023 2:11 PM
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