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As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside - even when they need medical care

As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside - even when they need medical care

WESLACO, Texas (AP) — These days, Juanita says a prayer every time she steps off the driveway of her modest rural home.
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Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally

Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration's restrictions on social services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head
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Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario

Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario

OTTAWA — As Canada's premiers gather in Ontario's cottage country to talk tariffs and trade, health-care advocacy groups are trying to streamline their own messages to ensure the country's fragile health system remains on the agenda.
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FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program

FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the latest in a string of leadership changes at the agency. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr.
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Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future

Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future

WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sweat covers Isaac Barnes’s face under his beekeeper’s veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It's a workout in what feels like a sauna as the late-morning June temperatures rise.
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Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB

Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB

OTTAWA — AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada's support for fighting infectious diseases abroad, warning delays will further hinder global efforts to combat key illnesses.
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Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders

Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza saw its deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war as at least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach food on Sunday, the territory's Health Ministry said.
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Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation

Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who almost served as a surrogate for a Southern California couple now under investigation by authorities said she backed out after the couple asked her if any of her friends would like to carry a child for them too.
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Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths

Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said late Friday it won't comply with a request from the Food and Drug Administration to halt all shipments of its gene therapy following the death of a third patient receiving one of its treatments fo
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Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease

Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease

VICTORIA — Four members of British Columbia's Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-year-old girl.
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