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Feds announce $1 million fund to reach communities affected by monkeypox

Feds announce $1 million fund to reach communities affected by monkeypox

OTTAWA 鈥 The federal government plans to give $1 million to community organizations across the country to provide gay and bisexual men with information about monkeypox and combat stigma around the disease.
WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) 鈥 As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world鈥檚 first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melin
AP-NORC poll: Majority in US want legal abortion nationally

AP-NORC poll: Majority in US want legal abortion nationally

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide, according to a new poll that finds over half say they feel at least somewhat 鈥渟ad鈥 or 鈥渁ngry鈥 about the Supreme Court鈥檚 decisio
Ukrainian experts turn to Israel for mental trauma training

Ukrainian experts turn to Israel for mental trauma training

JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥 Ukrainian therapist Svitlana Kutsenko thought she was making progress with her patients 鈥 army veterans recovering from mental trauma suffered during fighting with Russia in 2014. Then, war erupted again.
WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency

WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency

LONDON (AP) 鈥 As the World Health Organization's emergency committee convened Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, some scientists said the striking differences between the outbreaks in A
More doctors across sa国际传媒 should prescribe safer drugs to reduce overdoses: minister

More doctors across sa国际传媒 should prescribe safer drugs to reduce overdoses: minister

VANCOUVER 鈥 sa国际传媒's minister of mental health and addictions says more doctors across the country should be willing to prescribe a safer supply of drugs to reduce overdoses instead of fearing they will face barriers from their regulatory colleges.
North Dakota's lawyers say July 28 abortion ban should stick

North Dakota's lawyers say July 28 abortion ban should stick

FARGO, N.D.
Appeals court allows Georgia abortion law to take effect

Appeals court allows Georgia abortion law to take effect

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥 A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and allowed Georgia鈥檚 restrictive 2019 abortion law to take effect immediately Wednesday. The decision was expected after the U.S.
Questions raised about value of random COVID-19 tests for travellers

Questions raised about value of random COVID-19 tests for travellers

OTTAWA 鈥 Infectious disease experts are at odds over how valuable it is to randomly test travellers arriving in sa国际传媒 for COVID-19, as the federal government relaunched its mandatory testing program.
Emergency alerts for extreme heat could save lives, experts say

Emergency alerts for extreme heat could save lives, experts say

Experts say sending emergency alerts during extreme heat events could save lives, but a multi-faceted approach to warning the public is needed in order to reach the most vulnerable residents and help them take action.