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PHAC explains reason for pulling COVID-19 vaccines before new ones approved

PHAC explains reason for pulling COVID-19 vaccines before new ones approved

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it asked provinces to get rid of existing COVID-19 vaccines to avoid confusion with new formulations that will have the same drug identification number.
Flu shots to become available in Ontario in October

Flu shots to become available in Ontario in October

TORONTO — Ontario has announced that flu shots will be available in a few weeks for the most vulnerable people, including long-term care home residents, and at the end of October for the general public.
Inquiry into UK hospital where a nurse killed 7 babies will not review evidence against her

Inquiry into UK hospital where a nurse killed 7 babies will not review evidence against her

LONDON (AP) — An inquiry into an English hospital where a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others began Tuesday as her supporters push to clear her name.
Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer

Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada. Dr.

Fourth death linked to Legionnaires’ disease cluster at New York assisted living facility

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at an assisted living facility in upstate New York, health officials said Tuesday.
Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors

Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors

Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running into coverage limits. Doctors say restrictions on the number of tablets patients receive can hurt care.
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union.
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change , a new study finds.
Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an abortion-rights amendment goes before voters

Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an abortion-rights amendment goes before voters

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether an abortion-rights amendment should go before voters this year.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain’s royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and King Charles III.
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