Health

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill , as they run into resistance from more centrist GOP lawmakers opposed to ending near

TORONTO — Much of the debate in the aftermath of Anthony Stolarz's departure from the Maple Leafs' series opener against Florida centred around whether Panthers forward Sam Bennett should have been disciplined for elbowing the Toronto goaltender.

WINNIPEG — The number of measles cases in Manitoba has jumped to 20, and health officials say some of the recent cases had no contact with previous ones. Dr.

A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but U.S. government regulators want to see data on whether the new vaccine protects people from getting sick.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Bill Gates was in Indonesia on Wednesday to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives with the leader of the world’s fourth most populous country.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the agency’s program for vaccines and biotech drugs. FDA Commissioner Dr.

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would ensure a minimum 150-metre distance between supervised injection sites and schools and daycares.

Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing .

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they're bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state's most

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health says an adult in Halifax contracted measles after they travelled to the U.S. – marking the first recorded measles infection in the province since 2023. Dr.