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FACT FOCUS: Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it's not their fault

FACT FOCUS: Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it's not their fault

President Donald Trump incorrectly placed the blame for high prescription drug prices in the U.S. on foreign nations, making the comments Monday when signing an executive order intended to lower their cost .
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Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid

Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov.
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Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love

Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love

PROVIDENCE, R.I.
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US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
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B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds

B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds

Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has found.
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Canadian youth struggle with making friends and bullying: UNICEF report

Canadian youth struggle with making friends and bullying: UNICEF report

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish.
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In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat

In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — For 20-year-old Mayank Yadav, riding a crowded bus in the summer months in this western Indian city can be like sitting in an oven.
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Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners

Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit of a small U.S. health agency. U.S.
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Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed

Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed

A Federal Court judge has denied a bid to prevent the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from culling 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that was hit by an avian flu outbreak.
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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth

FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators announced an effort Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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