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UK drug regulator approves Alzheimer's drug but government likely won't pay for it
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator authorized the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi on Thursday, saying it's the first medicine to show some impact in slowing the progression of the neurodegenerative disease. But the U.K.
Aug 22, 2024 4:01 AM
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A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world's oldest person
TOKYO (AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, became the world’s oldest living person at age 116, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas , according to the Guinness World Records .
Aug 21, 2024 8:59 PM
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'Gut wrenching' report: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years
VANCOUVER — Life expectancy for British Columbia's First Nations people has dropped by more than six years since 2017, says a report tracking Indigenous health issues.
Aug 21, 2024 5:24 PM
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Multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ receive identical bomb threats
OTTAWA — More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across the country were on high alert Wednesday after they received the same threatening email.
Aug 21, 2024 2:44 PM
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Ontario health minister went against review recommendations on consumption sites
TORONTO — Two Ontario government-commissioned reports recommended keeping existing drug consumption sites open across the province, increasing funding to stabilize staffing and hiring permanent security guards to boost safety, but the health minister
Aug 21, 2024 1:50 PM
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People with disabilities twice as likely to have food insecurity, StatCan report says
People with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households than those without disabilities, a new Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ report says. The report, published on Wednesday, used data from the 2021 Canadian Income Survey and found 26.
Aug 21, 2024 1:50 PM
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Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse court finding that it submitted hundreds of false claims
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reverse a lower court determination that it submitted hundreds of false claims on behalf of patients.
Aug 21, 2024 1:23 PM
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It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful
Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors' promises of “just a pinch.
Aug 21, 2024 10:00 AM
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How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time
LONDON (AP) — It's the bane of many travelers: jet lag. Nobody wants to lose out because they're too tired to enjoy the delights of their vacation spot. Here are some tips on how to handle jet lag, wherever you might end up.
Aug 21, 2024 7:39 AM
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India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday set up a national task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplace, days after the rape and killing of a trainee doctor that sparked outrage and nati
Aug 21, 2024 5:34 AM
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