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RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists .
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Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report .
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FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

Although mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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FDA flags problems with two Boston Scientific heart devices tied to injuries and deaths

FDA flags problems with two Boston Scientific heart devices tied to injuries and deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and patients about safety issues with two separate Boston Scientific heart devices recently linked to injuries and deaths.
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Kinew accuses group of Republicans of pitching 'timber tantrum' over wildfire smoke

Kinew accuses group of Republicans of pitching 'timber tantrum' over wildfire smoke

WASHINGTON — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a "timber tantrum" and playing "political games" after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.
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Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays

Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays

OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's dealing with a growing number of immigration security screening requests — and immigration lawyers say their clients are coping with long delays as a result.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios, Dubai chocolate likely to expand, PHAC says

Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios, Dubai chocolate likely to expand, PHAC says

TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it expects to report more salmonella cases linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products in the coming months, adding to the dozens of infections already confirmed in four p
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Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hailed as a “medical miracle” the mRNA vaccines developed to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Now, his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

HALIFAX — Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air conditioner have been ignored.
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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in London, Ont., declared over: health unit

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in London, Ont., declared over: health unit

Public health officials in London, Ont., have declared that an outbreak of legionnaires' disease is over, but a search for the source of the bacteria continues after three people died and dozens were hospitalized over the course of a month.
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