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Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness

Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness

TORONTO — New research that analyzes emergency department visits during Ontario's unprecedented 2023 wildfire season suggests public-health messaging such as air quality advisories and ensuring people have their medication can help asthma sufferers a
Faqiri family demands answers on implementing coroner inquest recommendations

Faqiri family demands answers on implementing coroner inquest recommendations

TORONTO — The family of a mentally ill man who died in a provincial jail is demanding to know if the Ontario government has implemented any recommendations that came out of a coroner's inquest, saying they believe nothing has been done.
Pope Francis donated a popemobile to serve as a mobile health unit for Gaza children

Pope Francis donated a popemobile to serve as a mobile health unit for Gaza children

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza, officials said Monday.
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services

20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services

Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S.
Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species and whether industry had a hand in drafting it.
How cruise ship passengers can stay safe from the latest version of norovirus

How cruise ship passengers can stay safe from the latest version of norovirus

For Americans planning cruise ship vacations this spring or summer, there could be reason to worry about more than rough seas, experts say. Recent government cuts included top staff at the Vessel Sanitation Program, which is run by the U.S.
Rapid access to psychiatry program wins praise from doctors, patients in Halifax

Rapid access to psychiatry program wins praise from doctors, patients in Halifax

HALIFAX — A pioneering Nova Scotia program that provides patients with basic psychiatric diagnoses is winning praise for slashing wait times for some people struggling to get help. Dr.
Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro leaves hospital after recovering from bowel surgery

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro leaves hospital after recovering from bowel surgery

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from the hospital Sunday three weeks after undergoing surgery for a bowel obstruction .
Organ recipients push Doug Ford government to change donation rules

Organ recipients push Doug Ford government to change donation rules

TORONTO — Hélène Campbell wants others to have a second chance at life now that she's on her third.
Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs

Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “ Make America Healthy Again ,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that's happening.