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People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report

People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report

TORONTO — More than 7,000 people with diabetes undergo a leg, foot or toe amputation every year — and the majority of those procedures could have been prevented, the Canadian Institute for Health Information said in a report released Thursday.
'Not much has changed': Indigenous physicians reflect on health care in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

'Not much has changed': Indigenous physicians reflect on health care in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Dr. Michael Anderson clearly remembers a First Nations child flown into the Toronto pediatric ward where he was working 30 years ago.
US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says

US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says

With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana , a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.
A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by one of its top neuroscientists, the agency said Thursday. In a statement, the NIH said the findings involve images in two studies co-authored by Dr.
Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests sent straight to their homes. The U.S.
Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens

Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens

CAIRO (AP) — New fighting rocked Sudan's capital on Thursday, as the death toll rapidly increased from the country's worsening cholera outbreak, officials and Sudanese media said.
Party leaders of different stripes seem to agree on involuntary addiction treatment

Party leaders of different stripes seem to agree on involuntary addiction treatment

FREDERICTON — As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of British Columbia and New Brunswick appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictions. Earlier this month, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the airport in Neskantaga First Nation and fills his pickup truck with cases of bottled water flown in on the dime of the federal government.
Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn't easy, San Francisco outreach workers say

Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn't easy, San Francisco outreach workers say

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outreach worker Edgar Tapia hit a San Francisco neighborhood on a mission to find people to take eight available shelter beds, including a tiny cabin perfect for a couple.
West Virginia's new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself

West Virginia's new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself. Dr.