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New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time
U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals , including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries.
Feb 3, 2023 12:05 PM
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Ontario looks to increase fines for LTC homes that fail to have AC in all rooms
TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to increase fines for long-term care homes that do not have air conditioning in every resident's room.
Feb 3, 2023 10:50 AM
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Explainer: What is domperidone, why are doctors prescribing it for breastfeeding?
This week, Health Canada publicly confirmed that it is reviewing the safety of domperidone, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms that has also been prescribed off-label to improve breast milk supply.
Feb 3, 2023 8:33 AM
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Eye drops recalled after US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
Feb 3, 2023 8:26 AM
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Doctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussion
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican Gov.
Feb 2, 2023 3:54 PM
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Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday.
Feb 2, 2023 3:54 PM
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COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months
OTTAWA — People arriving on flights to Canada from China, Hong Kong and Macao will have to do a COVID-19 test before they board for another two months, after Canada announced it would renew border restrictions on air travel from those areas Thursday.
Feb 2, 2023 3:38 PM
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As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As rates of sexual assault climb across Canada, nursing experts say there is a shortage of specially trained forensic nurses to properly care for victims.
Feb 2, 2023 3:23 PM
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Bill Clinton back at White House to push paid family leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three decades after Bill Clinton signed the nation’s family and medical leave law, he was back at the White House on Thursday to hold forth on what it’s meant to the country, unspooling his trademark blend of storytelling and wonkin
Feb 2, 2023 2:59 PM
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Liberals table bill delaying medically assisted dying expansion to March 2024
OTTAWA — The federal government is delaying the expansion of its medically assisted dying regime to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder for another year because it says more time is needed to prepare health-care practitioners and systems
Feb 2, 2023 2:32 PM
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