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B.C. to provide $155.7 million to recruit and retain specialized health workers
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, while expanding an incentive program to dozens more rural communities. Health Minister Adrian Dix says $155.
May 1, 2024 4:23 PM
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Saks says drug criminalization decision 'urgent', B.C. says feds have all they need
OTTAWA — Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks said she needs more information before prohibiting public use of illicit drugs again in British Columbia, but the province says she already has everything she needs. The B.C.
May 1, 2024 4:20 PM
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Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, advancing the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it.
May 1, 2024 3:51 PM
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Dental care program accepting claims for 1 million seniors
OTTAWA — More than 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government's new dental care plan, the Liberals announced Wednesday.
May 1, 2024 3:23 PM
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Utah woman arrested on suspicion of murder in uncompleted suicide pact with friend
SARASOTA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in what police said was an uncompleted suicide pact the women had reached several weeks earlier.
May 1, 2024 3:01 PM
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This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly.
May 1, 2024 2:44 PM
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Employer of visiting nurse who was killed didn't protect her and should be fined, safety agency says
HARTFORD, Conn.
May 1, 2024 2:30 PM
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At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas are investigating at least nine deaths this week in connection with an unusual spike of opioid overdoses in Austin that health officials are calling the city's worst overdose outbreak in nearly a decade.
May 1, 2024 1:55 PM
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Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case
A large staffing firm that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.
May 1, 2024 1:31 PM
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Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
BOCA RATON, Fla.
May 1, 2024 12:48 PM
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