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Study finds withdrawing less blood for ICU lab tests reduces patient strain, waste

Study finds withdrawing less blood for ICU lab tests reduces patient strain, waste

Intensive care units can collect less blood for lab tests and thereby reduce transfusions for critically ill patients who may have blood drawn multiple times a day, suggests a large study that says switching to lower-volume tubes can preserve the blo
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25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard , a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate.
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EU orders biotech giant Illumina to unwind $7.1 billion purchase of cancer-screening company Grail

EU orders biotech giant Illumina to unwind $7.1 billion purchase of cancer-screening company Grail

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday ordered U.S. biotech giant Illumina to undo its $7.1 billion purchase of cancer-screening company Grail because it closed the deal without approval of regulators in the 27-nation bloc.
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Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds

Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico's largest metro area. The order from U.S.
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Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added Wednesday to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.
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Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights

Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights began Wednesday in Ohio, the latest state where voters will decide the issue after the U.S.
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Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals

Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals

OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is set to sit down with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown on Wednesday to discuss how they're going to grow the health workforce.
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New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence

New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov.
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B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

VANCOUVER — Canada's health minister is touting Ottawa's new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new model for federal-provincial co-operation to address the health-care crisis across the country.
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How to talk to kids and teens about the Israel-Hamas war

How to talk to kids and teens about the Israel-Hamas war

TORONTO — Mental health experts and school boards say many kids and teens may be struggling with fear, anxiety or confusion about the Israel-Hamas war and are offering parents tips on how to talk about it.
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