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Europe offers clues for solving America's maternal mortality crisis

Europe offers clues for solving America's maternal mortality crisis

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Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak expected to plead no contest in Michigan case

Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak expected to plead no contest in Michigan case

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak is expected to plead no contest Thursday to involuntary manslaughter.
Your Good Health: Meds alone not the cure for alcohol disorders

Your Good Health: Meds alone not the cure for alcohol disorders

Alcohol use disorder is a huge problem worldwide, and basic and clinical scientists are constantly searching for new treatments.
Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way

Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way

Now that she’s working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone's misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone's misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk on a trip to England.

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.
A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world's oldest person

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 .
'Gut wrenching' report: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years

'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.

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.
Ontario health minister went against review recommendations on consumption sites

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