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The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here's how to get them

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here's how to get them

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests , without being charged, sent straight to their homes. The U.S.
US suicides held steady in 2023 - at a very high level

US suicides held steady in 2023 - at a very high level

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history, preliminary data suggests.
Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

Kentucky awarded the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program on Thursday, selecting a laboratory that will be assigned to test the products before being offered to patients. Gov.

Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients

As the pregnant woman's contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dispatched an ambulance to send her elsewhere.
New Brunswick election: Conservatives promise financial literacy curriculum

New Brunswick election: Conservatives promise financial literacy curriculum

FREDERICTON — The leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives is promising to make financial literacy part of the school curriculum if his party wins the Oct.
People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report

People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report

TORONTO — More than 7,000 people with diabetes undergo a leg, foot or toe amputation every year — and the majority of those procedures could have been prevented, the Canadian Institute for Health Information said in a report released Thursday.
'Not much has changed': Indigenous physicians reflect on health care in Canada

'Not much has changed': Indigenous physicians reflect on health care in Canada

Dr. Michael Anderson clearly remembers a First Nations child flown into the Toronto pediatric ward where he was working 30 years ago.
US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says

US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says

With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana , a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.
A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by one of its top neuroscientists, the agency said Thursday. In a statement, the NIH said the findings involve images in two studies co-authored by Dr.
Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests sent straight to their homes. The U.S.