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UK drug regulator approves Alzheimer's drug but government likely won't pay for it

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator authorized the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi on Thursday, saying it's the first medicine to show some impact in slowing the progression of the neurodegenerative disease. But the U.K.
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A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world's oldest person

A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world's oldest person

TOKYO (AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, became the world’s oldest living person at age 116, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas , according to the Guinness World Records .
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'Gut wrenching' report: B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years

'Gut wrenching' report: B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years

VANCOUVER — Life expectancy for British Columbia's First Nations people has dropped by more than six years since 2017, says a report tracking Indigenous health issues.
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Multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals across Canada receive identical bomb threats

OTTAWA — More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across the country were on high alert Wednesday after they received the same threatening email.
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Ontario health minister went against review recommendations on consumption sites

Ontario health minister went against review recommendations on consumption sites

TORONTO — Two Ontario government-commissioned reports recommended keeping existing drug consumption sites open across the province, increasing funding to stabilize staffing and hiring permanent security guards to boost safety, but the health minister
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People with disabilities twice as likely to have food insecurity, StatCan report says

People with disabilities twice as likely to have food insecurity, StatCan report says

People with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households than those without disabilities, a new Statistics Canada report says. The report, published on Wednesday, used data from the 2021 Canadian Income Survey and found 26.
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Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse court finding that it submitted hundreds of false claims

Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse court finding that it submitted hundreds of false claims

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reverse a lower court determination that it submitted hundreds of false claims on behalf of patients.
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It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful

Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors' promises of “just a pinch.
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How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time

How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time

LONDON (AP) — It's the bane of many travelers: jet lag. Nobody wants to lose out because they're too tired to enjoy the delights of their vacation spot. Here are some tips on how to handle jet lag, wherever you might end up.
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India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday set up a national task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplace, days after the rape and killing of a trainee doctor that sparked outrage and nati
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