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Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned

Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists.
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers

Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers

Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season.
Review board denies discharge to man who killed five at Calgary house party

Review board denies discharge to man who killed five at Calgary house party

CALGARY — A mental health review board has rejected a discharge request from a man who killed five people at a Calgary house party almost a decade ago.

New Mexico's delegation outraged at removal of expand nuclear radiation compensation from proposal

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S.
Ontario auditor: at least 99 patients placed in LTC homes without their consent

Ontario auditor: at least 99 patients placed in LTC homes without their consent

TORONTO — At least 99 hospital patients in Ontario have been placed in long-term care homes without their consent, the province's auditor general has found.
Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases recalled due to potential botulism threat

Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases recalled due to potential botulism threat

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling several Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases due to the potential growth of bacteria that causes botulism.
FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR

FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR

Regulators on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S.
Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion

Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v.
Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests

Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests

Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many countries, including the U.S., but a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good.
Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

OTTAWA — The federal government has recovered $40 million of its investment in the now-defunct Quebec-based vaccine developer Medicago as part of a deal with the parent company, the innovation minister announced Thursday.