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Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's decision to offer free at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections is an important step toward reducing some barriers to vital sexual health care, says the head of the provincial AIDS coalition. Dr.
With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot

With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot

Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution.
Lebanon's health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with Israel

Lebanon's health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s crisis-battered health care system is now preparing for the possibility of a devastating wider conflict with Israel, the country’s health minister told The Associated Press in an interview Monday.
Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

TORONTO — A third person from Ontario has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks, the province's Ministry of Health said Monday afternoon.
Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in the classroom

Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in the classroom

The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school.
What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Three people have died and several others became sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in soil, sewage and untreated water.
Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Paxlovid.
Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges

Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two men convicted of mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade are to learn their sentences later this month. On Aug.
How to get relief from unexpectedly high medical bills

How to get relief from unexpectedly high medical bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States , but there are ways to get relief.
How a Mexico City hospital transforms into a coming-of-age celebration for its patients

How a Mexico City hospital transforms into a coming-of-age celebration for its patients

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The smell of hairspray clouds Alexa Flores López as she gets the finishing touches of an intricate updo on her thick black hair.
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