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Health sa国际传媒 authorizes updated version of Moderna's COVID-19 booster vaccine

OTTAWA 鈥� Health sa国际传媒 has authorized an updated version of Moderna's COVID-19 booster vaccine. The new bivalent shot targets the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants and is meant to be used as a booster dose for those aged 18 years and older.

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Abortion doctor sues Indiana AG over bids to access records

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana's attorney general, seeking to block him from using allegedly 鈥渇rivolous" consumer complaints to issue subpoenas seeking pati

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New Inuit Research Network aims to support self-determination in research

OTTAWA 鈥� The federal government and an organization representing Inuit in sa国际传媒 have announced $6.4 million in funding to establish an Inuit Research Network.

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US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The nation鈥檚 top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.

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EPA awards grants to monitor air quality in 37 states

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded grants for projects to monitor air quality in 37 states, with a focus on minority communities and other areas overburdened by pollution.

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Charles Booker touts abortion rights in Kentucky Senate bid

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) 鈥� Charles Booker's political stock rose in Democratic circles two years ago as he voiced outrage over the deaths of Black Americans in encounters with police, including in his hometown in Kentucky.

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Colorado could become 2nd state to decriminalize mushrooms

DENVER (AP) 鈥� Fresh off his third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jason Lopez awoke in crisis from an alcohol-induced nap during a family gathering in Colorado in 2014.

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New York could get $524M under opioid settlements with Teva

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� New York will receive up to $524 million from drugmaker Teva to settle claims that the company contributed to the U.S.

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Red Cross seeks 'digital emblem' to protect against hacking

BERLIN (AP) 鈥� The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it is seeking support to create a 鈥渄igital red cross/red crescent emblem鈥� that would make clear to military and other hackers that they have entered the computer systems of medi

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Northern health leader says language test is a barrier to Indigenous nurses

WINNIPEG 鈥� An English proficiency test for prospective registered nurses in Manitoba, even those who receive all their education in English, is a racial barrier that disproportionately affects Indigenous people, a health official in northern Manitoba

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