Health

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found.

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Long ER waits in the U.S. are common , especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days before they get a hospital bed.

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, “Pops. The man. The myth.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and maybe heal.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota after threatening violence, months after the company's CEO was killed, authorities said Monday. The man was spotted around 11 a.m.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts -- it's about helping get to the truth.

REGINA — The Regina Breast Health Centre is planning to open next week providing surgeries, diagnostics and followup care under one roof, which the health minister promises will reduce wait times.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.