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German regions plan to end mandatory COVID isolation

BERLIN (AP) — Four German regions plan to scrap rules requiring people infected with the coronavirus to isolate at home, arguing that the pandemic has evolved and it's time for a different approach.
Ex-nurse donates $3.8M for health unit in Downtown Eastside where she worked in 1950s

Ex-nurse donates $3.8M for health unit in Downtown Eastside where she worked in 1950s

VANCOUVER — Lily Lee's first contribution to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown neighbourhoods was as a 21-year-old community nurse in the 1950s when she was fresh out of the University of British Columbia.
Former Supreme Court judge tabbed to help settle several 'Havana Syndrome' claims

Former Supreme Court judge tabbed to help settle several 'Havana Syndrome' claims

OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell will mediate claims against the federal government from nine family members of Canadian diplomats who suffered unexplained ailments in Cuba.
Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft

Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Moscow must he held to account for Russian cybercriminals accused of hacking Australia’s largest health insurer and dumping customers’ personal medical records on the dark web, Australian officials said Friday.
California sues over 'forever chemicals' that taint water

California sues over 'forever chemicals' that taint water

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals manufactured by the firms that have over decades foun

Charges: Wisconsin nurse amputated man's foot without orders

SPRING VALLEY, Wis. (AP) — A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient’s frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor’s orders. After she cut off the man’s right foot last spring, Mary K.
Aurora Cannabis CEO says company on track for profitability as it posts Q1 net loss

Aurora Cannabis CEO says company on track for profitability as it posts Q1 net loss

Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s chief executive insisted his company was on track to meet its profitability target even as it recorded a $51.9 million net loss and saw consumer pot net revenue fall 28 per cent from a year ago.
Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants

Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants

MONTREAL — Health officials in northern Quebec say they are trying to hire more nurses and Inuit staff after a coroner's report released last month linked the deaths of 10 infants in the region to overcrowding.
US providing abortion access for detained migrant youths

US providing abortion access for detained migrant youths

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S.
Imports of kids' pain and fever meds are coming, but critics say supply is fragile

Imports of kids' pain and fever meds are coming, but critics say supply is fragile

Emergency supplies of pain and fever medication are expected to arrive soon at hospitals overwhelmed by respiratory illnesses but observers say more can be done to guard against future drug shortages.