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Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86.
Jul 18, 2024 10:42 AM
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Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens, an inquiry found Thursday.
Jul 18, 2024 10:31 AM
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After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana's impact on drivers
DETROIT (AP) — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana.
Jul 18, 2024 10:22 AM
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Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER — In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
Jul 18, 2024 9:38 AM
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Former head of Manitoba health body got $603,000 the year of his departure
WINNIPEG — The former head of Manitoba's provincial health authority received $603,000 last year — the year in which he left the organization.
Jul 18, 2024 7:55 AM
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Two deaths in listeriosis outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
OTTAWA — Two people have died after an outbreak of listeriosis triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday.
Jul 18, 2024 1:43 AM
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Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban
Activists in the Dominican Republic protested on Wednesday against a bill for a new criminal code that would keep in place the country’s total abortion ban .
Jul 17, 2024 11:12 PM
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Bedwetting, nightmares and shaking. War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially on children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nabila Hamada gave birth to twin boys in Gaza early in the war , in a hospital reeking of decaying bodies and full of displaced people.
Jul 17, 2024 11:12 PM
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What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?
Two people have died and several others are 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.
Jul 17, 2024 7:50 PM
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Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program
EDMONTON — Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers.
Jul 17, 2024 3:42 PM
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