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Trump administration's data deletions set off 'a mad scramble,' researcher says

Trump administration's data deletions set off 'a mad scramble,' researcher says

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are in what one described as “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites and electronic publications.
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Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation's health chief says yes

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S.
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Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
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New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for gender-affirming care t
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Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary care clinic because of a crisis. Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance but needed to see a doctor fast.
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Alcohol-related deaths rose 18 per cent during pandemic: report

Alcohol-related deaths rose 18 per cent during pandemic: report

TORONTO — Alcohol-related deaths rose about 18 per cent during the pandemic, according to a study that points to the harm of making liquor more available at a time of increased vulnerability.
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How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year

How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year

Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year. Those deductibles will have to be paid before most coverage starts. That can mean thousands of dollars in fresh health care bills .
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Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year

Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Monday a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio vaccination drive of the year, police said.
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WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal

WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week that the U.
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Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio

Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio

A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litiga
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