Health

Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Mar 16, 2023 2:16 PM Read more >

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Mar 16, 2023 2:04 PM Read more >

Proposal to ban abortions at six weeks advances in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposal to ban abortions at six weeks in Florida received overwhelming approval from a state House committee Thursday with Democrats acknowledging there was nothing they could do to stop it from eventually becoming law.

Mar 16, 2023 2:02 PM Read more >

NY cannabis agencies sued by medical marijuana providers

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition that includes some of New York's medical marijuana companies sued state cannabis regulators Thursday in an effort to open up licensing to all retail dispensary applicants immediately.

Mar 16, 2023 1:49 PM Read more >

Utah bans abortion clinics in wave of post-Roe restrictions

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion clinics in Utah could be banned from operating under a law signed by the state’s Republican governor, setting off a rush of confusion among clinics, hospitals and prospective patients in the deeply conservative state.

Mar 16, 2023 12:24 PM Read more >

Toronto Zoo closes aviaries after bird flu case detected at southern Ontario farm

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo has shut down some of its bird enclosures after an avian flu case was detected at a southern Ontario poultry farm.

Mar 16, 2023 12:19 PM Read more >

Addictions recovery centre in Saskatchewan to get 14 more post-treatment beds

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says an addictions recovery centre in the southern part of the province is to expand its capacity. Addictions Minister Everett Hindley says St. Joseph's Addiction Recovery Centre in Estevan, Sask.

Mar 16, 2023 12:11 PM Read more >

US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike

NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests. More than 1,200 U.S.

Mar 16, 2023 10:29 AM Read more >

N.S. nursing regulator to speed up process to accept applicants from seven countries

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s nursing regulator is reducing the timeline for nurses from other provinces and seven foreign countries to be licensed to practise in the province.

Mar 16, 2023 9:14 AM Read more >

Thai police to get mental health checks after fatal standoff

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand will be subject to random checks of their physical and mental health, officials said Thursday, after a 27-hour standoff in which a senior officer holed up and fired a gun into the air until he was subdued by fellow o

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