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Quebec replaces Luc Boileau as head of public health with Caroline Quach-Thanh
MONTREAL — Quebec is replacing its national public health director, with Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh taking…
Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease
MOROGORO, Tanzania (AP) — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated…
Health warnings as minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.
VANCOUVER — British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a…
Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine…
Washington, Oregon and California governors form alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
SEATTLE (AP) — The Democratic governors of Washington state, Oregon and California announced Wednesday that…
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they’re students at Canada’s newest med school
TORONTO — Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada’s newest medical school this week, with 94 students…
Do weighted vests really help you get in shape faster?
In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted…
South Carolina’s top lawyers say paid family leave should include stillbirths too
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s law allowing for family leave after the birth of…
UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered Gaza
GENEVA (AP) — A team of human rights experts has faulted the world’s nations for…
PHOTO ESSAY: In Uganda, a sprawling generation of children finds its fate entwined with elders
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — Some call them the continent’s greatest natural resource, the bevy of…
AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
OTTAWA — Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in…
US media quickly forced to revisit a thorny question: How should a president’s health be covered?
Early in Donald Trump’s news conference Tuesday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked a question that…
Talks seek ways to restart negotiations with B.C. government workers: minister
As thousands of British Columbia government workers hit the picket lines Tuesday, the province’s finance…
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children’s hospital after rocket attack
KYIV — Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint…
PHOTO ESSAY: Uganda’s villages are filling with older people, bringing blessings and burdens
NABALANGA, Uganda (AP) — Look closely and you will see them. Atop dirt floors in…
Majority of Canadian youth have been bullied, child poverty on the rise: report
A new report released as students across the country return to school finds bullying, poverty…
Even in final years, African women endure long walks for water
MUBUSHURO, Uganda (AP) — Some things have changed as Joy Okwanjire has grown older: Ears…
For many with HIV, drugs lifted their death sentence. Now they must face old age.
NKULAGIRIRE, Uganda (AP) — Past a smoldering pile of trash and two bleating goats, through…
Across Africa, a shortage of care marks the end of life
MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — Maybe it’s something as simple as a urinary tract infection that…
Beaten, banished, killed: Witchcraft accusations haunt Africa’s old
NYAKITABIRE, Uganda (AP) — A drought had dragged on for months. Fields of onions, potatoes…
Africa is seeing a surge of dementia cases. Families aren’t sure what to do.
KITABURAZA, Uganda (AP) — In the night, when all that glows on this hilltop is…
Celebration and concern mix as more Africans reach old age
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In the packed aisles of this city’s largest market, every passageway…
In Africa, a continent full of children, the fates of young and old are intertwined
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — A boy scales the trunk of a jackfruit tree, pawing at…
Halsey bids big and Colman Domingo hosts Venice amfAR gala
VENICE (AP) — Singer Halsey bid for the top lot at the amfAR Venezia fundraiser…