Health

NEW YORK (AP) — A new, higher-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses did not save more lives than the previous standard dose, but it did cause more vomiting and other side effects, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Puberty blockers have been in the spotlight since Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans last week to ban the medications for children 15 and younger, unless they have already started the treatment.

OTTAWA — Some dentists and hygienists fear they won't be fairly paid for services under a new federal dental plan, and they worry it will jeopardize the success of the massive program.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates — controlled by Democrats who flipped the chamber in November after campaigning on abortion rights — decisively voted down a bill that would have instituted a near-total abortion ban.

CHICAGO (AP) — A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago , cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting parents' ability to communicate with their kids' caregiv

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican-led campaign to restore abortion rights in Missouri ended Thursday, clearing the path for a competing, more sweeping constitutional amendment to get on the state's November ballot.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Legislation in West Virginia to narrow the definitions of gender would give women no further rights and is a way for Republicans to suppress transgender people, speakers at a public hearing said Thursday.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling two types of Mexican-style corn salad kits due to possible Listeria contamination.

VANCOUVER — When the sun goes down, the rats of Vancouver's Burrard Skytrain Station emerge, in a scurrying blur of fur and whipping tails.

LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to royal duties Wednesday for the first time since his father, King Charles III , announced his cancer diagnosis and his wife, Kate, was hospitalized for abdominal surgery .