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Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

NEW YORK (AP) — In 2022, New York City’s jails commissioner, Louis Molina, issued a dire warning to local lawmakers: fentanyl was pouring into Rikers Island through the mail, he said, spurring an overdose crisis among the jail's detainees and putting
Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

NEW YORK (AP) — In 2022, New York City’s jails commissioner, Louis Molina, issued a dire warning to local lawmakers: fentanyl was pouring into Rikers Island through the mail, he said, spurring an overdose crisis among the jail's detainees and putting
New Brunswick measles outbreak now reporting 44 cases, mostly teens and children

New Brunswick measles outbreak now reporting 44 cases, mostly teens and children

FREDERICTON — A measles outbreak in New Brunswick that began last month with a single travel-related case is growing and today stands at 44 cases.

Dallas doctor gets 190 years for tampering with IV bags used in surgeries

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, leading to the death of a coworker and ca

Dallas doctor gets 190 years for tampering with IV bags used in surgeries

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, leading to the death of a coworker and ca
Alberta nurse practitioner program reducing primary care provider gap: minister

Alberta nurse practitioner program reducing primary care provider gap: minister

LEDUC, Alta. — Alberta's health minister says the government's nurse practitioner program is reducing the number of people who don't have access to a primary care provider.

An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disea
Which health insurance plan may be right for you?

Which health insurance plan may be right for you?

Everyone likes a good deal, and health insurance bargains abound this time of year . But buyers should look beyond price when searching for a plan.
Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country's tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday.
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