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Doctors, nurses say Alberta plan to transfer hospitals alarming and concerning

Doctors, nurses say Alberta plan to transfer hospitals alarming and concerning

EDMONTON — Alberta's doctors and nurses say they have questions and concerns about the government's plan to off-load underperforming hospitals to third-party operators. Dr.
WHO Europe laments declining rates of condom use among sexually active teens worldwide

WHO Europe laments declining rates of condom use among sexually active teens worldwide

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization's office for Europe on Thursday decried a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years, warning of risks of infection and unplanned pregnancies in countries from Canada to central Asia.

Michigan mayor dismissed from lawsuit over city's handling of lead in water

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a Michigan mayor from a lawsuit that accuses local officials of mismanaging problems with lead-contaminated water.
Health insurance providers to fund street doctors and clinics to serve LA's homeless population

Health insurance providers to fund street doctors and clinics to serve LA's homeless population

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A public agency and private health insurance provider are teaming up to build a system of street doctors and clinics that will provide medical care to Los Angeles' homeless population, including routine preventive medicine, officia
Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

LONDON (AP) — Polio was eliminated from most parts of the world as part of a decadeslong effort by the World Health Organization and partners to wipe out the disease.
Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

HARRISBURG, Pa.

Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

HARRISBURG, Pa.
Daycare in central Alberta closed due to E. coli outbreak

Daycare in central Alberta closed due to E. coli outbreak

BLACKFALDS, Alta. — A daycare in central Alberta has been temporarily shut due to an E. coli outbreak. Alberta Health says a child who attended the Aspen Lakes Discovery Centre in Blackfalds tested positive on Friday.
A look at 10 Canadian athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

A look at 10 Canadian athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

PARIS — A look at 10 Canadian athletes to watch in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.
Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows

Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday.
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