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Some Quebec health workers sick with COVID-19 being asked back to work, union says

Some Quebec health workers sick with COVID-19 being asked back to work, union says

MONTREAL 鈥 Some Quebec health workers have been asked to report to work in recent days while suffering from serious symptoms of COVID-19, including nausea, vomiting, headaches and serious fatigue, the head of a major Quebec nurses union said Monday.
Dems seem headed for climate, health win after ups and downs

Dems seem headed for climate, health win after ups and downs

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 It鈥檚 been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs. Now, a Democratic economic package focused on climate and health care faces hurdles but seems headed toward party-line passage by Congress next month.
Mateo Restrepo trades one dream for another, leaving pro soccer for med school

Mateo Restrepo trades one dream for another, leaving pro soccer for med school

At 25, Mateo Restrepo has already achieved one dream by playing pro soccer. Now the HFX Wanderers FC defender is embarking on another, quitting football for medical school.

Minnesota case weighs right to emergency contraception

AITKIN, Minn. (AP) 鈥 A trial in Minnesota is expected to decide whether a woman's human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request in 2019 to fill a prescription for emergency contraception.
Monkeypox: Experts at AIDS conference say the current global response is not enough

Monkeypox: Experts at AIDS conference say the current global response is not enough

MONTREAL 鈥 A panel of scientists and activists at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal urged worldwide governments over the weekend to ramp up resources to handle the monkeypox outbreaks.
Doctor: Biden tests positive for COVID for 2nd day in a row

Doctor: Biden tests positive for COVID for 2nd day in a row

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day , in what appears to be a rare case of 鈥渞ebound鈥 following treatment with an anti-viral drug. In a letter noting the positive test , Dr.
Medicaid expansion breakthrough within reach in N. Carolina

Medicaid expansion breakthrough within reach in N. Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) 鈥 After a decade of vigorous opposition, most North Carolina Republicans have now embraced the idea of expanding the state's Medicaid program to cover hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults.
How a mental health project from moratorium-era Newfoundland can inform senior care

How a mental health project from moratorium-era Newfoundland can inform senior care

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. 鈥 When it comes to caring for seniors in Newfoundland's outport communities, there may be a homegrown model the province can use 鈥 and it sprang from the cod moratorium imposed 30 years ago.
Sacred site or rallying point? The politicization of sa国际传媒's National War Memorial

Sacred site or rallying point? The politicization of sa国际传媒's National War Memorial

OTTAWA 鈥 The sacrifices of Canadians who fought and died for democracy and freedom during the Korean War were honoured during a small ceremony last week at the National War Memorial.
New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city 鈥渢he epicenter鈥 of the outbreak.