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Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report .
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

Although mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FDA flags problems with two Boston Scientific heart devices tied to injuries and deaths

FDA flags problems with two Boston Scientific heart devices tied to injuries and deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and patients about safety issues with two separate Boston Scientific heart devices recently linked to injuries and deaths.
Kinew accuses group of Republicans of pitching 'timber tantrum' over wildfire smoke

Kinew accuses group of Republicans of pitching 'timber tantrum' over wildfire smoke

WASHINGTON — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a "timber tantrum" and playing "political games" after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.
Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays

Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays

OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's dealing with a growing number of immigration security screening requests — and immigration lawyers say their clients are coping with long delays as a result.
Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios, Dubai chocolate likely to expand, PHAC says

Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios, Dubai chocolate likely to expand, PHAC says

TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it expects to report more salmonella cases linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products in the coming months, adding to the dozens of infections already confirmed in four p
Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hailed as a “medical miracle” the mRNA vaccines developed to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Now, his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

HALIFAX — Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air conditioner have been ignored.
Legionnaires' disease outbreak in London, Ont., declared over: health unit

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in London, Ont., declared over: health unit

Public health officials in London, Ont., have declared that an outbreak of legionnaires' disease is over, but a search for the source of the bacteria continues after three people died and dozens were hospitalized over the course of a month.
What to know about mRNA vaccines

What to know about mRNA vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and treatments against a long list of diseases including canc