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Maine clarifies limits on medical marijuana providers

Maine clarifies limits on medical marijuana providers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine delivered an October surprise to medical marijuana providers with guidance limiting the sale of pre-rolled marijuana and liquid concentrates by treating them like tobacco.
Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis

Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis

TORONTO — Associations representing Canada’s doctors, nursesand other health providers are calling on governments to work together to solve the health-care crisis that is affecting people across the country.
B.C. health science workers reach contract agreement with province

B.C. health science workers reach contract agreement with province

VICTORIA — A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the British Columbia government and the union representing 22,000 health-science professionals.
Time changes persist despite experts' consensus to end daylight time

Time changes persist despite experts' consensus to end daylight time

Most Canadians will be turning the clocks back by an hour this weekend as various political moves to end seasonal time changes have yet to take broad effect – but experts say we'd be better off without the twice-a-year shift.
Like US, Mexico faces a state-by-state divide over abortion

Like US, Mexico faces a state-by-state divide over abortion

OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on preserving access to abortion.
Europe OKs 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSV

Europe OKs 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSV

LONDON (AP) — The European Commission has authorized the world's first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year.
Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

BHANINE, Lebanon (AP) — Shadia Ahmed panicked as rainwater flooded her shack one night, drenching her seven children. The next morning, the kids were seized by vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms.
Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies

Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are trying to quell an outcry over the death of a 3-year-old boy from a quarantined residential compound that added to public anger at anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes.
Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection

Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots.
Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say

Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say

NEW YORK (AP) — The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new government data.
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