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'This can't continue': No value for money in N.B. use of travel nurses, auditor says

'This can't continue': No value for money in N.B. use of travel nurses, auditor says

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's reliance on private nursing services was not a good use of public money, the province's auditor general said Tuesday, noting that the two provincial health authorities and a government department failed to properly monit
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Nebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead

Nebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead

OMAHA, Neb.
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London hospitals cancel operations and appointments after being hit in ransomware attack

LONDON (AP) — Several London hospitals said Tuesday that they had to cancel operations and send patients away because of a cyberattack on a company that supplies pathology laboratory services.
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B.C. organ donor project aims to reduce kidney rejection with better matches

B.C. organ donor project aims to reduce kidney rejection with better matches

VANCOUVER — Researchers in British Columbia have set their sights on virtually eliminating organ rejection by using advanced genetic testing to better match patients with kidney donors. Dr.
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US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs

US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs

NEW YORK (AP) — Some people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials recommended Tuesday.
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In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies

In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Parts of the north side of Montgomery are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago .
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How to spot a toxic workplace before accepting a job offer

How to spot a toxic workplace before accepting a job offer

The excitement of starting a new job can quickly subside once signs emerge that the workplace culture is toxic. Sara McCullough recalls the excitement and anticipation she felt about a job she was looking forward to starting.
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Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids

Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov.
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With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure

With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure

NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt departure of the newspaper's executive editor and a hastily announced restructuring plan aimed at stopping an exodus of readers over the past f
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3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot

South Dakota voters will decide again whether to legalize recreational marijuana, an issue with a frustrating history for backers of the ballot initiative in the conservative state.
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