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NFL expanding The Smart Heart Sports Coalition
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has expanded The Smart Heart Sports Coalition to 26 member organizations as it continues to advocate for all 50 states to adopt policies that will prevent high school students from fatal outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest.
Jun 1, 2023 6:02 AM
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Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian federal court said Thursday that the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020.
Jun 1, 2023 5:41 AM
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Women have harder time getting help after stroke due to gender roles: report
Diane Baronette's stroke symptoms in 2021 were initially misdiagnosed at a local emergency room, which resulted in serious mobility issues she's dealing with to this day.
Jun 1, 2023 4:49 AM
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
MADRID (AP) — The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a non-profit that undertakes research and delivers treatment to millions of marginalized patients worldwide, has won Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
Jun 1, 2023 3:20 AM
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Canadian researchers find brain inflammation in patients with long COVID
Leslie Ann Coles knew "almost immediately" something was wrong after her COVID-19 infection in January 2021. The filmmaker from Woodbridge, Ont.
Jun 1, 2023 2:05 AM
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Singapore prime minister tests positive for COVID again in rare rebound case
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in less than two weeks, in a rare case of a rebound.
May 31, 2023 11:56 PM
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US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
May 31, 2023 9:02 PM
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B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1
VANCOUVER — Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an effort to improve access for those without a family doctor and ease the stress on an overburdened health system.
May 31, 2023 5:24 PM
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California advances fentanyl bills focused on prevention, increased penalties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced more than a dozen bills aiming to address the fentanyl crisis, including some that would impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, ahead of a critical deadline this week.
May 31, 2023 4:57 PM
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Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis
VANCOUVER — A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital is placing British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny.
May 31, 2023 4:04 PM
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