Health

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would decriminalize all the strips used to test deadly drugs in West Virginia, the state with the nation's highest overdose rate, is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

The announcement that King Charles III was admitted to a private hospital Friday to undergo a procedure for an enlarged prostate has sparked interest in what is an extremely common condition among older men.

TORONTO — Padma Ranjan used to pass a blood donation centre on her bus ride to work in Vancouver and wish she could donate. Her family had been regular blood donors when she was growing up in Malaysia. She moved to the U.K.

When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting another influenza-related death of a child under 10. In its latest weekly update, the centre says the death was reported during the week of Jan. 14 to 20.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province's retiring chief coroner's swansong pleas for non-prescription safe supply of drugs, calling it a "fundamental issue" of disagreement on how to curb the toxic drug crisis.

OTTAWA — Canada's Health Minister Mark Holland says some provinces will stand opposed to expanding medical assistance in dying for ideological reasons, but the government wants to ensure a majority feel ready.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the state should join the list of those that allow physician-assisted suicide.

ATLANTA (AP) — Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center.

MIAMI (AP) — A former federal agent has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for his role in an illegal prescription painkiller operation in South Florida.