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'Obamacare' will still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court battle

'Obamacare' will still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court battle

The government can keep enforcing “Obamacare” requirements that health insurance plans cover preventative care — such as HIV prevention, some types of cancer screenings and other illnesses — while a legal battle over the mandates plays out, under a c
COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether 'terrible consequences' could have been avoided or reduced

COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether 'terrible consequences' could have been avoided or reduced

LONDON (AP) — A mammoth three-year public inquiry into the U.K.
Hundreds of tribal members, mostly Navajo, living on Phoenix streets amid fake sober home crackdown

Hundreds of tribal members, mostly Navajo, living on Phoenix streets amid fake sober home crackdown

PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo law enforcement teams made contact with several hundred Native Americans from various tribes who are living on the streets in the metro Phoenix area, after the state cracked down on Medicaid fraud and suspended unlicensed sober
Lawyer for former Alberta cabinet minister says law society has no jurisdiction

Lawyer for former Alberta cabinet minister says law society has no jurisdiction

CALGARY — The Law Society of Alberta doesn't have the jurisdiction to address several complaints about former provincial cabinet minister Tyler Shandro, his lawyer suggested Monday.
Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model

Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model

VANCOUVER — Jill Diamond says when her brother Steven was struggling with substance addiction the system meant to support him was messy and filled with delays, disappointments and waitlists.
Biden administration urges states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid

Biden administration urges states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday urged states to slow down their purge of Medicaid rolls, citing concerns that large numbers of lower-income people are losing health care coverage due to administrative reasons.
Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines can be used for primary vaccination series, NACI says

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines can be used for primary vaccination series, NACI says

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says bivalent mRNA vaccines can be used as the two-dose primary series of shots against COVID-19.

Mother jailed in England for medicated abortion later in pregnancy

LONDON (AP) — A 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced Monday to more than two years in an English prison for medically inducing an abortion about eight months into her pregnancy.
UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson 'partygate' inquiry

UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson 'partygate' inquiry

LONDON (AP) — A U.K.
Atlantic premiers want to expand doctor registry to other health-care workers

Atlantic premiers want to expand doctor registry to other health-care workers

CHARLOTTETOWN — Atlantic Canada’s premiers say they want to expand a registry of physicians and surgeons to include other health-care professionals.