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Your Good Health: Leptospirosis can be passed from dog to human

Your Good Health: Leptospirosis can be passed from dog to human

Dear Dr. Roach: Our family dog got sick and needed to be admitted to the veterinary hospital, where she was diagnosed with leptospirosis. The vet says she will pull through, but do I need to be concerned about my family? E.V.
French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

PARIS (AP) 鈥 The right to abortion in France hardly seems under threat 鈥 it鈥檚 been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum. But more and more French women are asking: Could what happened in the U.S.
B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected

B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected

VANCOUVER 鈥 British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this fall with the expectation that new vaccines tailor-made to fight the Omicron variant will be available. COVID-19 boosters will be available to people in B.C.
Arizona says "personhood" abortion law can't lead to charges

Arizona says "personhood" abortion law can't lead to charges

PHOENIX (AP) 鈥 An attorney with the Arizona attorney general's office told a judge Friday that a 2021 state 鈥減ersonhood鈥 law that gives all legal rights to unborn children can't be used to bring criminal charges against abortion providers.
Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients

Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients

Federal officials are looking into whether 91原创 health workers could face legal risks for providing abortion services to Americans from states where the procedure has been outlawed.
Ruling clears Louisiana to enforce near-total abortion ban

Ruling clears Louisiana to enforce near-total abortion ban

NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥 Louisiana can now enforce its ban on almost all abortions under a judge鈥檚 order issued Friday amid a flurry of court challenges to state 鈥渢rigger鈥 laws crafted to take effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade .
Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over Atikamekw patient treatment

Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over Atikamekw patient treatment

MONTREAL 鈥 A Quebec nurse who had been accused of making degrading comments towards an Atikamekw woman in March 2021 won't be fired, an arbitrator has ruled.
A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia

A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX 鈥 The physician leading a new clinic in downtown Halifax says its opening marks a "pivotal moment" for urban Indigenous people's access to health care in the city.
After declaring 7th wave, Quebec reports 17 more COVID-19 deaths

After declaring 7th wave, Quebec reports 17 more COVID-19 deaths

MONTREAL 鈥 Quebec is reporting 17 more COVID-19 deaths and a 15-patient rise in hospitalizations today, one day after health officials formally declared the province was into a seventh wave of COVID-19.
Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment

Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment

SALEM, Ore. (AP) 鈥 In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they were on fire. Bystanders, including children and pregnant women, were also exposed.