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Halifax region records increase in number of people diagnosed with HIV: Public Health

Halifax region records increase in number of people diagnosed with HIV: Public Health

HALIFAX 鈥 Nova Scotia is reporting a recent increase in the number of people diagnosed with HIV. The Public Health Department says it typically expects to record about 15 to 20 new cases of HIV every year.
Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

WASHINGTON 鈥 Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border.
Planned Parenthood plans mobile abortion clinic in Illinois

Planned Parenthood plans mobile abortion clinic in Illinois

Planned Parenthood officials on Monday announced plans for a mobile abortion clinic 鈥 a 37-foot RV that will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned the procedure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change Healthcare

UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change Healthcare

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) 鈥 UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare, closing the roughly $8 billion deal a couple weeks after a judge rejected a challenge from federal regulators.
Ringo Starr cancels 91原创 shows after catching COVID-19

Ringo Starr cancels 91原创 shows after catching COVID-19

LONDON (AP) 鈥 Ringo Starr has cancelled shows in North America after the former Beatles drummer tested positive for COVID-19.
It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots

Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans : Don鈥檛 skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic , it may be poised for a comeback.
COVID-19 burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table

COVID-19 burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table

TORONTO 鈥 The burden of COVID-19 going forward will sit on the shoulders of primary care doctors and nurses if no new variant emerges, but the way that medical care is delivered must be reconsidered, Ontario's now-defunct science table said Monday in
Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar

Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar

NYIRAGONGO, Congo (AP) 鈥 The last thing Pasika Bagerimana remembers before her sons died were their cries of hunger. But the 25-year-old mother had nothing to feed them. 鈥'Mom, I need to eat. Can you give me food?'鈥 they pleaded with her.
Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes

Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) 鈥 The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. Six days, six prizes, new faces from around the globe added to the world's most elite roster of scientists, writers, economists and human rights leaders.
Canada ends COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates

Canada ends COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates

MISSISSAUGA 鈥 Travel restrictions tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, including mask mandates, came to an end on Saturday as the last remaining border measures officially ceased to be in effect.